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PHOTO ⟶ ACACIA AT DUSK · SERENGETI · OUR PHOTOGRAPHER— Our commitmentTanzania first.
Tanzania first.
Always.
We are a Tanzania-based, Tanzania-employed safari company. Our impact promise isn't a marketing campaign — it's how we run. This page lists the specific things we do, the ones we're still working toward, and the ones we won't pretend.
— What we commit to · 01
Five concrete commitments.
Numbered so we can be held to them. Each has a receipt — a verifiable detail you can ask us to prove.
01
Tanzanian-owned and Tanzanian-employed.
Every guide, driver, accountant, and office team member is Tanzanian. Two of our founders — Emmanuel and Joseph — were born and raised in Arusha and Karatu. Our admin team in Moshi runs in Swahili. We don't sub-contract foreign staff. Year 1 target: 12 full-time team members, 100% local. Year 3 target: 22 team members, 100% local, with at least 4 women guides.
Current team · 9 full-timeEmmanuel Mollel (founder, Arusha) · Joseph Mbwana (founder, Karatu) · Neema Sumayi (senior guide) · Hassan Kibirashi (lead Kilimanjaro guide) · 3 driver-guides · 2 office staff in Moshi.
02
1% of revenue to Tanzania conservation.
Off the top — not after operating margin, not "subject to availability." 1% of total trip revenue goes directly to two Tanzania-based conservation partners: the Honeyguide Foundation (community wildlife conservation in northern Tanzania) and Carbon Tanzania (community forestry in Yaeda Valley). Annual transparency report published every January with audited numbers.
Inaugural report · Jan 2027Will list every guest booking, the 1% contribution per trip, and the partner payments. We're publishing the template now so you can see what to expect.
03
KPAP partner from day one.
Every Kilimanjaro climb we run is KPAP-compliant. Porters paid above the KINAPA legal minimum, loads weighed at the gate (cap: 20kg of guest kit + 5kg of personal gear), three meals daily on the mountain, proper sleeping gear and waterproof boots issued — not bought from porters' wages. Tips are paid through a transparent envelope system at the end of every climb.
Partner ID · KPAP-TZ-2287Audited annually · current rating: Compliant Partner · last audit February 2026.
04
Plastic-light camps.
One reusable stainless-steel water bottle for every guest at trip start, yours to keep. Refill stations in every Land Cruiser (20L filtered) and at every mobile camp. No single-use plastic in our packed lunches — bento-style stainless tins. We can't enforce this at lodges we don't operate, but we choose lodge partners with similar policies.
2024 estimate · ~14,000 plastic bottles avoidedBased on our typical 3L/guest/day consumption × 412 guest-days last year. Imperfect estimate; we'd rather report it than skip it.
05
Carbon-aware operations.
We offset every booking's flight-emissions footprint through Carbon Tanzania's Yaeda-Eyasi REDD+ project — community forestry in the Hadzabe heartland. At our cost, not added to your invoice. We do not claim to be "net zero" — diesel game-drive vehicles drive 200+ km per day, that's a real footprint. We measure, we offset, we contribute.
2024 · 89 tCO₂e offsetReceipt: Carbon Tanzania project #YAE-2024-091, retired 12 December 2024.
— Where we're imperfect · 02
We won't say “100% sustainable”. Safari has a footprint — bush flights, diesel game-drive vehicles, single-use water on long days. We measure it, we offset it, we work to lower it. We do not pretend it goes away.
— Emmanuel Mollel, Founder · Savunda
— Who we work with · 03
Partners we trust on the ground.
Sustainability claims need a paper trail. Each of these organisations audits or receives money from us — and they will confirm it independently if you ask.
HGHONEYGUIDE
Honeyguide Foundation
CONSERVATION PARTNERCommunity wildlife conservation in northern Tanzania — anti-poaching, community game scouts, lion-livestock conflict mitigation. Our primary recipient for the 1%-of-revenue program.
CTCARBON TZ
Carbon Tanzania
CARBON OFFSETCommunity-led REDD+ forest conservation in the Yaeda-Eyasi valley, the Hadzabe heartland. Verified Plan Vivo project, with the carbon dividend paid directly to the community.
KPKPAP
Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
PORTER WELFAREThe independent industry body that audits Kilimanjaro porter pay and working conditions. We submit to their audit annually and publish the result.
TTTATO
TATO — Tanzania Association of Tour Operators
INDUSTRY BODYMember since 2024. The country's principal tour-operator association, which enforces a code of conduct, runs guide training, and represents the industry to the government.