KIMWAM – Kikundi Mwavuli Mtwara, in English Mtwara People's Umbrella Organisation, is an NGO that was established in 1994 by 14 grass roots groups mainly working with fishing and protection of the marine environment. KIMWAM is active in Mtwara and Lindi regions in southern Tanzania. KIMWAM is working to increase environmental awareness in the local population of the region. It is mainly working to help villagers to organise themselves in groups and with supplementary livelihoods (fishing, crops and fish farming, and animal rearing). Through microcredits, it has helped former fishermen to find alternative ways to support themselves, such as farming, animal rearing (goats, chickens and cows) and trade. It is working to protect the marine environment, e.g. by replanting mangrove, strengthening Beach Management Units (BMUs) while to protect the surrounding environment it has provided fishermen with access to nets with larger mesh and better boats.

KIMWAM - Kikundi Mwavuli Mtwara, katika Umbrella Shirika Kiingereza Mtwara Watu, ni NGO ambayo ilianzishwa mwaka 1994 kwa vikundi 14 majani mizizi hasa kufanya kazi na uvuvi na hifadhi ya mazingira ya bahari. KIMWAM ni kazi katika mikoa ya Mtwara na Lindi katika kusini mwa Tanzania. KIMWAM ni kazi kuongeza uelewa wa mazingira kwa wakazi wa mitaa ya kanda. Ni hasa kazi ya kusaidia wanakijiji kwa kujikusanya wenyewe katika makundi na kwa maisha ya ziada (uvuvi, mazao na ufugaji wa samaki, na kufuga wanyama). Kupitia microcredits, ni imesaidia wavuvi wa zamani wa kutafuta njia mbadala kwa msaada wenyewe, kama vile kilimo, ufugaji wanyama (mbuzi, kuku na ng'ombe) na biashara. Ni kazi ya kulinda mazingira ya bahari, kwa mfano kwa kupanda mara kwa mara ya mikoko, kuimarisha Beach Management Units (BMUs) wakati wa kulinda mazingira yanayozunguka ina zinazotolewa wavuvi na upatikanaji wa nyavu na boti mesh kubwa na bora.