MISSION AND GOALS OF THE PCCTP

1. WHERE WE ARE:

PHYSICAL ADDRESS : PANGANI CENTRAL BUS STAND, MARKET AREA

PANGANI COAST CULTURAL TOURISM PROGRAMME,

P.O. BOX 3, PANGANI- TANGA.

Tel: +255 272 63006

Mob: +255 784 489 129

         +255 713 935 335

2)     INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE SUMMARY

ORGANIZATION TYPE & OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE –

i)        Establishment: PCCT was established by members on voluntary basis for

Promoting Cultural Tourism in Pangani District. Its daily activities are executed by the Executive Committee.

The Organisation is a Non-Governmental, Non Religious, non- Political and Non Profit Organization ‘CBO’ registered in the Republic of Tanzania on the 7th, March, 2001 under the National Arts Council Law No 23   of 1984, Certificate of Registration no BST 0830.

iii) SOURCES OF OUR INCOME OF PCCTP                                                    

Internal sources: Tour Guiding fees, Administration fee, Development Fund and – Grants

3)      BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE, Executed and Accomplished Activities 2006 - 2010

In 2007-PCCTP executed two projects funded by UNWTO ST-EP Programme and IUCN Small Grants Project (Biodiversity and Tourism) for communities in green Turtle Conservation.

   The Projects are: Pangani Saadani Tourism Project and `Green Turtle Habitat Conservation and Tourism in Mkwaja, Buyuni and Saadani Villages.

4. EXISTING SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OFFERED

Some of the activities accomplished are as follows:

   1. Construction of Kikokwe Village Dispensary

2. Construction of Tourist Information Centre,
3. Purchase of Office equipment
4. Communication and promotional materials as brochures, leaflets, website lounged.
5. Issue of loans to 32 Small scale entrepreneurship groups.
6. Fibre outboard engine bought for green turtles Patrols,
7. Training of Tour guides Scouts to three villages.
8. Agricultural and Poultry keeping Training to entrepreneur groups.
9. Hand craft Training in wood curving
10. Basic Hospitality Training.

     11. Clean up campaigns Pangani East, Pangani West Central Market, Mkwaja Village, Buyuni Village and Saadani.

5. ON GOING ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE PCCTP TO DATE

• Monitoring of Small scale entrepreneurship groups given loans and give loans to new groups.
• Maintenance of Tourist Information Centre.
• Green turtle patrol and keeping records of nests
• Clean up campaigns in Coastal villages.
• Feedback of forms for visitors satisfaction
• Data collection
• Marketing, printing and distribution of Posters and Brochures and website maintanance.
• Enrolling and Training of new tour guides
• Clustering network
• Support community based projects
• Banesto Foundation for five women groups

6. STAFF DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTATION OR ADMINISTRATION LEADER

• MR. LEONARD A. SEKIBAHA.

Coordinator

2. MR. LEOPOLD ABEID

                   Project Officer

3. MR. EDWARD E. MIKUNDI

Secretary

4   Jacob Israel:

TREASURE

OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

1. HASSANI SEMNANGWA
2. TWAHIR MKONGO
3. EMMANUEL PETRO
4. PATRIC SEKIBAHA
5. JACOB NGONGOMI
6. JOHN SEMKANDE
7. VALENTINO AMIRI
8. AGNESS MFUKO
9. ALLY ABDALLAH
10. MATARI MRIDU

SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES GROUPS GIVEN LOANS BY PCCTP IN SUPPORT OF UNWTO ST- EP REVOLVING FUND 2008