Maajabu Film Crew updates - March 2009

The Maajabu Film Crew has joined forces with the Community-based Biodiversity Conservation Films project to enhance local participatory filmmaking and support to local filmmakers. The Maajabu office has now expanded to include its new Field Coordinator and CBCF staff!

TNRF welcomes the Community-based Biodiversity Conservation Films (CBCF) project to its offices in Arusha where Maajabu and CBCF will be working closely over the next year to create films exploring community experiences with natural resource management. CBCF is a Darwin Initiative funded project that seeks to train young conservationists how to make films highlighting environmental issues in various parts of Kenya and Tanzania (www.biodiversityconservationfilms.org/). Over the past year CBCF has generously sponsored the Maajabu team to attend film production trainings and has provided filming equipment for use in the Maajabu office. Together with CBCF and Maajabu's new Field Coordinator, Erica Rugabandana, Maajabu is able to expanding is services for showing and producing films. The Maajabu-CBCF partnership will produce and screen tailor made films for use in local environmental education programmes and policy advocacy initiatives based on the expertise of TNRF partners, working groups and the general public. The new partnership also allows for additional services including film equipment loans for local organizations, customized film trainings and film editing support. For a full service offering please contact Erica at e.rugabandana@tnrf.org.