Supporting Tanzania’s climate resilience through collaboration and innovation

A global programme helping climate start-ups grow their impact, delivered in Tanzania by our partner SmartLab. Tanzanian entrepreneurs are developing precision farming tools, resilient seeds, and sustainable nutrition solutions that help communities adapt to climate change. Start-ups get hands-on mentorship from experts who understand the challenges, access to funding, expert support to measure and strengthen their impact, and the chance to test their solutions where they matter most.

A multi-day hackathon where innovators, students and community leaders team up to tackle real climate challenges — from making seaweed farming more resilient, to AI-enabled early warning systems. Teams get mentorship, work through challenges together, and pitch their solutions to expert judges. Winning teams receive awards to bring their ideas to life.

Long-term partnerships with local youth organisations that provide training, mentorship and platforms for young leaders to drive climate action. Participants — especially young women and rural youth — gain skills in climate literacy, entrepreneurship and advocacy. Many become recognised voices shaping Tanzania’s climate future. 

A six-month programme teaching people how to use AI and data science to solve climate problems, run by Omdena. Participants learn through hands-on workshops and real-world projects, gradually building their skills. The programme ends with participants developing their own AI solutions for climate adaptation challenges—tackling issues that matter in their own communities and beyond.

Interactive workshops that build shared understanding of climate science and its systemic impacts. Using a participatory, card-based approach, participants explore the causes and consequences of climate change—connecting climate drivers with ecosystems and socio-economic systems. The workshops create a foundation for informed climate action by making complex science accessible and engaging for diverse groups.

A three-day in-person workshop building leadership skills for climate adaptation. Young leaders strengthen their abilities in communication, storytelling, and advocacy while deepening their understanding of climate policies from local to global levels. Participants explore the intersection of climate and gender, and design practical initiatives they can implement in their communities—turning knowledge into locally relevant action.

A structured process helping start-ups assess and validate their climate impact. Through training, coaching and guided assessment, start-ups identify the climate hazards they address, the type of adaptation they deliver, potential risks, and relevant performance indicators. Successful completion results in an Adaptation Impact Validation Certificate—strengthening credibility with investors and partners.