UWC East Africa (Moshi & Arusha Campus)

Founded in 2021 by the students of UWC East Africa and by the then Sustainability Coordinator, the Moshi Campus Sustainability Committee aims to ensure that the school abides by the UWC mission of creating a sustainable future. At our campus, located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, we acknowledge a responsibility to our host community to participate in the protection and  preservation of unique and abundant biodiversity. We are on a long term mission at soil and habitat regeneration and an overall reduction of our ecological footprint.

Our committee also plays a considerable role in spreading awareness amongst our PYP, MYP and DP students. In addition to students, we extend our awareness and sustainability methods to the staff of our campus. To lead constructive change, we also hold an advisory role to the school’s Leadership team to ensure sustainable measures being considered in decision-making. To engage more broadly, the UWCEA Moshi Sustainability Committee has also been nationally involved through Pre-COP movements, and internationally involved through constructive youth proposals sent to COP Presidencies through the United Nations.

Focussing on 3 main working groups, we have constructed our approach such that constant monitoring is made with regards to our priorities. Our current working groups are Waste Management, Water Consumption and Carbon Footprint. From finding affordable clean energies to researching efficient carbon offsetting measures and collaborating with local recycling plants, our Sustainability Committee has become a key element of the UWCEA Moshi campus. Despite local challenges and, taking into account economic and technological factors of living in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, we are finding innovative measures for sustainable and regenerative incentives for creating a positive impact.