Securing Water Through Collective Action
The Kilimanjaro Water Initiative brings communities, businesses, government, researchers and development partners together to protect water sources, restore ecosystems and build long-term water security across the Kilimanjaro landscape.
Schools engaged
Clean water programme live
Strategic pillars
“Securing Water Through Collective Action and Stewardship of Nature”
Strategic pillars
guiding our work
Water Is Not Something We Need. It Is the Foundation of Everything.
Water is the foundation of ecosystems, thriving communities and sustainable agriculture. It is what businesses need to grow and what people need to build a life.
Like a kiwifruit needs water to grow, the communities, businesses and ecosystems of the Kilimanjaro region need healthy watersheds and sustainable water management. Without it, agricultural productivity declines, ecosystems deteriorate, and economic opportunity is lost.
KIWI exists to protect that foundation — for the people living here now, and for the generations who will follow.
- Protecting springs, rivers and catchments
- Restoring forests and wetlands
- Strengthening livelihoods and resilience
- Building partnerships that last
Six Pillars That Shape Every Project
Each pillar addresses a different part of the same problem. Together they turn water stewardship from an idea into work that happens on the ground.
We Are Early. We Would Rather Be Honest About It.
Plenty of organisations lead with numbers they have not earned. KIWI is at the beginning of its journey, so here is exactly where we are — and what your support builds next.
Schools Engaged
Students taking part in hands-on water education and river monitoring across the Kilimanjaro landscape.
Programme Running
Our clean water programme is live and active, delivered together with local schools and communities.
Strategic Pillars
The framework that decides which work we take on and how we hold ourselves accountable for it.
Sectors at the Table
Communities, business, government, academia and development partners — convened around one goal.
Growing this list is the point. Every partnership, volunteer and contribution moves these numbers — and we will publish them honestly as they change.
We Cannot Solve Water Problems Alone
KIWI is a water stewardship organisation. We connect stakeholders, mobilise investment, make collaboration practical, and deliver solutions where they are needed — on the ground.
Convene Stakeholders
We bring communities, government institutions, businesses, researchers and development partners into the same room, around shared water goals.
Mobilise Investment
We turn commitment into funded work — connecting responsible investment to the catchments and communities that need it most.
Deliver on the Ground
Programmes run in real places with real people: schools, river catchments, farms and the communities that depend on them.
Measure & Share Impact
We track what changes, report it openly, and use the evidence to improve the next intervention.
Through collective action and stewardship of nature, the Kilimanjaro region can become a leading example of how to secure water for people, prosperity and the planet.
Water Stewardship, In Practice
Classroom sessions, river walks, water quality sampling and community cleanups — documented as they happened across the Kilimanjaro landscape.
Three Ways to Join the Movement
Water stewardship only works when enough people take part. Whichever way you come in, you are part of the same effort.
Volunteer
Join river cleanups, school water education days and catchment monitoring. No prior experience needed — we train you.
Partner
For funders, corporates, government institutions and researchers who want water stewardship built into how they operate.
Donate
Fund the work directly — education materials, monitoring equipment, tree seedlings and spring protection.
Questions We Are Often Asked
If your question is not here, we would genuinely like to hear it.
KIWI is a water stewardship organisation. We convene communities, businesses, government institutions, researchers and development partners, then turn that collaboration into work on the ground — protecting water sources, restoring catchments, running water education, and supporting livelihoods that depend on healthy watersheds.
Yes. Most of our volunteers arrive with no background in water or conservation. We provide the training and guidance so that everyone can contribute meaningfully — whether that is supporting a school session, joining a river cleanup, or helping record water quality data.
We work across the Kilimanjaro landscape in northern Tanzania, based in Moshi. Our focus is the catchments, springs, rivers and communities of the region — with the ambition of becoming a leading water stewardship organisation for East Africa.
We work with donors and development partners, corporates pursuing water stewardship commitments, government and basin authorities, and research institutions. Each partnership is shaped around what you bring and what the landscape needs. The best first step is a conversation.
Measurement is one of our six strategic pillars, not an afterthought. We use research, data and monitoring — including water quality sampling carried out with the communities themselves — to track environmental, social and economic change, and we report those results openly as they come in.
Water Security Is Built by People Who Show Up
Volunteer your time, partner your organisation, or fund the work directly. Every route leads to the same place: water secured for the Kilimanjaro landscape.