Tourism with purpose

Tourism With Purpose

Tourism brings visitors to Arusha every day. Here is how a trip can also support the children who live here.

Why tourism matters

Making sure the benefits stay local

Tourism is one of Tanzania's most important industries, and Arusha is where most northern safaris and Kilimanjaro climbs begin. Visitors spend money on lodges, vehicles, guides and park fees, but much less of it reaches the children in the communities around them.

We think every trip can do some good close to home.

How it works

From your booking to a child in Arusha

  1. You travel

    Book a safari, Kilimanjaro climb or Zanzibar holiday with Lappet Faced Safaris.

  2. 10% is set aside

    Lappet Faced Safaris gives 10% of every package to local communities.

  3. Children are supported

    That money goes towards children's healthcare and schooling here in Arusha.

For travellers

Ways to help while you travel

  • Choose your operator carefully

    Travel with companies that put money back into local communities.

  • Give through us, not on the roadside

    Gifts given directly to children can encourage them to miss school. Give through an organisation that knows the families.

  • Ask before you take photos

    Always ask an adult’s permission before photographing children.

Travelling soon?

Give for every day of your trip

Whoever you travel with, you can give for each day you spend in Tanzania.

Travelling with one of our partners?

Give per day of your trip

For every day you spend in Tanzania, help a child here

Choose an amount for each day of your trip, or make a one-off gift.

Type of gift
Choose an amount per day (USD)

No payment is taken on this website. We will reply by email or WhatsApp with how to give, and how your gift will be used.

Prefer to talk first? WhatsApp us

Our partner in tourism

Hope of Dream and Lappet Faced Safaris

Lappet Faced Safaris is a safari company based in Arusha, and Hope of Dream operates under it. If you are planning a safari, a Kilimanjaro climb or a Zanzibar holiday, travelling with Lappet Faced Safaris is one of the simplest ways to support our work.

Plan a trip with Lappet Faced Safaris
The ash cone inside the crater of Mount Meru

Every child deserves a healthy start and a place in school.

Whether you give, volunteer, partner with us or travel with purpose, you can help.