With many children and young adults not able to attend school and receive an education, youth unemployment is a challenging issue in Tanzania. Also, many kids end up on the streets of Tanzania’s major cities. This is a cause we deeply care about at Stay Wild Tanzania and we are determined to help tackle this problem. In 2022, we set up the Hakuna Matata Academy, aiming to give vulnerable youth a change and at the same time improve the quality of hospitality in the country. It started successfully with six trainers and several courses, and right now:

• We train 200 street children every year in strengthening their life skills, aiming to eventually offer them training to work in the hospitality industry.
• We organise hospitality training for staff of hotels we have on offer, to help develop the quality of Tanzania’s tourism industry.
• We train guides about wildlife and the importance of offering professional service to clients.