About
About SCOPE Tanzania
Schools as living learning spaces for agroecology, permaculture, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Who we are
SCOPE Tanzania brings together schools, learners, teachers, communities and nine implementing organisations across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Coordinated by Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO), it is the Tanzania chapter of ReSCOPE, supported by the Howden Foundation.
Why school communities matter
Schools sit at the centre of their communities. When a school demonstrates practical agroecology and climate resilience, that learning travels home with every student, teacher and parent involved — making the school grounds a living classroom for the whole community, not just its students.
Why agroecology and climate resilience
Communities across Tanzania and Zanzibar face water scarcity, heat, rainfall variability and declining soil health. Agroecology and permaculture offer practical, low-cost responses that schools can demonstrate directly — building food security and resilience while learners are still in the classroom.
Our vision and mission
SCOPE Tanzania envisions school communities across the country actively practising and teaching agroecology, permaculture, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. Its mission is to support schools to become living learning spaces that demonstrate these practices and share what they learn — with their communities and across the wider ReSCOPE network.
Our whole-school approach
Learners, teachers and parents/community work together, treating school grounds as living classrooms that link education, food, environment and community — rather than treating agroecology as a stand-alone project separate from everyday school life.
Integrated Land Use Design (ILUD)
ILUD is the participatory design process schools use to plan how their land is used — moving from observation and design, through implementation, to ongoing learning and adaptation.
How the Tanzania chapter works
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO) coordinates the Tanzania chapter nationally, supporting nine implementing partners to deliver consistent, high-quality school and community programmes across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Relationship with ReSCOPE
SCOPE Tanzania is one of several semi-autonomous country chapters within the wider ReSCOPE network, which promotes sharing of experience, learning and practical approaches between countries — while each chapter retains its own national identity and evidence base.
How partners collaborate
Nine implementing organisations work across different regions and specialisms, coordinated by TABIO to keep programme delivery, evidence and learning consistent across the network. See the full partner directory for each organisation's role.
Gender, youth, inclusion and community participation
SCOPE Tanzania aims for visible participation and leadership from girls, women, boys, men and diverse community stakeholders, with young people positioned as environmental stewards, peer educators and communicators, not just programme beneficiaries.
Learning, evidence and knowledge sharing
Programme learning and evidence are documented at school and partner level, reviewed by TABIO/SCOPE Tanzania coordination, and shared with the wider ReSCOPE network — supporting continuous improvement across country chapters.