About Otesha
Who We Are
A national, technology-driven sustainability platform built to help Tanzania and Africa protect and restore its environment at scale.
Our Identity
Building the infrastructure for environmental action
Otesha exists to bring structure, coordination, and accountability to conservation by combining digital systems, local implementation, and multi-stakeholder participation. Otesha enables governments, communities, and partners to work from one transparent, verifiable record of environmental action.
We are not a policy maker and we do not replace existing institutions. We are an implementation and accountability layer that strengthens existing policies while enabling citizens, companies, and eventually tourists to participate in protecting the natural systems that support the country's future.
Value Proposition
Otesha transforms conservation from scattered activity into accountable national infrastructure.
Background
How Otesha came to be
Tanzania is globally recognised for its extraordinary natural wealth. Forests, water bodies, wildlife habitats, and landscapes support livelihoods, national identity, and a thriving tourism sector.
Yet conservation efforts remain fragmented. Tree planting initiatives often focus on the number of seedlings placed in the ground, with limited systems to track survival, maintenance, or long-term ecological outcomes. As a result, decision makers lack consistent, verified national data.
Otesha was created to close this implementation gap by combining digital traceability, structured coordination, and community participation. The platform transforms restoration from scattered activity into measurable national progress.
Vision & Mission
Where we are headed
Vision
A Tanzania where environmental restoration is organised, measurable, and sustained for future generations.
Mission
To enable large-scale ecosystem recovery by providing the technology, coordination framework, and accountability systems that allow government, communities, and partners to plant, monitor, and protect trees effectively.
Objectives
Goals that guide our work
Establish a single national system for registering and tracking tree planting
Mobilise citizens, institutions, and businesses in conservation
Create a pathway for tourism to contribute to ecosystem restoration
Support climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and watershed security
Improve survival rates through funded maintenance and monitoring
Generate reliable environmental data for planning and reporting
Guiding Principles
What drives every decision
Accountability
Every action must be verifiable.
Transparency
Data should build trust locally and internationally.
Local Ownership
Communities are central to implementation and long-term success.
Collaboration
The government, private sector, NGOs, and citizens work through one system.
Sustainability
Focus on survival, not symbolism.
Practicality
Solutions must be implementable within existing structures.
Geographic Focus
National in scope, phased in delivery
Implementation begins with selected pilot regions identified in collaboration with the government, prioritising areas of ecological importance such as degraded forests, watersheds, and biodiversity corridors. The model is designed for phased expansion across all regions of Tanzania.
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