Africa Transformational Initiative

17–21 August 2026 · Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zanzibar Multi-Agency Taskforce programme

The opening, instruction, participant discussion, drone training and outdoor field exercise, and the programme cohort, from the five-day capacity-building programme for Zanzibar's multi-agency taskforce.

Opening session beneath the official Zanzibar Multi-Agency Task Force Capacity Building Program banner.
A programme instructor leads a session on transnational organised crime and illicit proceeds during the August 2026 Zanzibar programme.
A programme instructor leads a session on adaptive law enforcement and collaborative governance.
Discussion during the Zanzibar drone training session.
Participants attending a drone training session, with drones displayed at the front of the classroom.
Programme instructor demonstrating a drone during classroom instruction.
Programme instructor preparing drone equipment outdoors.
Programme instructors discussing the outdoor field demonstration.
Participants, instructors and programme representatives at the Zanzibar Multi-Agency Task Force Capacity Building Program, August 2026.

24–28 March 2025 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Strengthening Law Enforcement Capacity

Investigative techniques and port security training for officers from Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.

Event graphic with full programme title, dates and the Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia flags. March 2025, Dar es Salaam.

December 2024 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

A film screening and community discussion held during the 2024 16 Days of Activism.

A speaker addresses the audience at ATI's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence event. Dar es Salaam, December 2024.
Audience at the 16 Days of Activism event. Dar es Salaam, December 2024.
Event audience beneath the 16 Days of Activism banner. Dar es Salaam, December 2024.
Venue and audience, 16 Days of Activism event. Dar es Salaam, December 2024.

22–24 July 2024 · Singida, Tanzania

Eco-briquette production training

Women taking part in practical eco-briquette production training.

Programme participants in ATI-branded shirts hold finished eco-briquettes. Tanzania, July 2024.
Briquette production from charcoal and biomass waste. Tanzania, 22 July 2024.
Production process, eco-briquette programme. Tanzania, 23 July 2024.

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12–17 June 2023 · Mombasa, Kenya

Controlled Delivery: Advanced Practical Exercise, Mombasa

Field exercises, instruction and press engagement from the second controlled delivery exercise.

Practical field exercise during the controlled delivery course, Mombasa, Kenya, 12–17 June 2023.
Field exercise, controlled delivery course, Mombasa, Kenya, June 2023.
Training venue grounds, controlled delivery course, Mombasa, Kenya, June 2023.
Media doorstep interview during the controlled delivery course, Mombasa, Kenya, June 2023.
Training venue, controlled delivery course, Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya, June 2023.

30 May–4 June 2022 · Arusha, Tanzania

Reducing Maritime Trafficking of Wildlife, Arusha

Sessions and the certificate ceremony from advanced training session 1 on financial investigation and asset recovery.

Certificate ceremony, Reducing Maritime Trafficking of Wildlife between Africa and Asia. 30 May–4 June 2022, Arusha, Tanzania. GEF and partner marks visible on programme banner.
Training session, Reducing Maritime Trafficking of Wildlife between Africa and Asia. Arusha, Tanzania, June 2022.
Session under the Lusaka Agreement Task Force banner reading “Agreement on Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora.”
Training cohort, maritime wildlife trafficking programme. Arusha, Tanzania, June 2022.
Classroom module, maritime wildlife trafficking programme. Arusha, Tanzania, June 2022.

2025–2026 · Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam

Kigamboni mangrove restoration

Women-led community teams planting and tending mangrove seedlings.

Planting team on site in the mangrove flats at Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam. Restoration is delivered by community teams; the project is women-led. Reporting period 2025–2026.
Community steward tending newly planted mangrove seedlings through early establishment, Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam. Reporting period 2025–2026.

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