Ufukwe Wetu.
Wajibu Wetu.
"Tumerithishwa, Tuwarithishe."
The JMMBA Community & Environment Hub brings together two committees — Mazingira and Jamii — into one space for shoreline stewardship, community action, environmental education, and measurable local impact. Every last Saturday of the month, we clean our beach. Everyone is welcome.
From 7 February to 7 March: 1,101 bags. Every week without fail.
Since 7 February 2026 our team has shown up every single week. The programme culminated in a landmark event on 7 March with the District Commissioner of Kinondoni present.
7 March 2026 — Waste Category Breakdown
863 items were individually identified and categorised. Here is what we found on Mbezi Beach A.
Data submitted to NPAP — National Plastic Action Partnership Tanzania. Partners: Sana Mare, HUDEFO, MBRC, Dontino Refills, Serikali ya Mtaa, JMMBA.
2 Trees per Household
JMMBA's Mazingira committee runs a tree-planting initiative alongside the beach clean-up. Every household is encouraged to plant at least two trees. Members have already begun — including midodoma seedlings. Our goal: make Mbezi Beach A the greenest and cleanest neighbourhood in Dar es Salaam.
How to participate in the clean-up.
WhatsApp us to confirm
Send a WhatsApp to +255 752 181 988 saying you want to join the next clean-up. We will add you to the coordination group and send you the exact meeting point and time.
WhatsApp us →Show up at Rainbow Beach
Every last Saturday of the month, we gather at Mbezi Beach A (locally known as Rainbow Beach). Bring comfortable clothes, sunscreen, and water. We provide bags and gloves.
📍 Open on Maps →Everyone is welcome
You do not need to be a JMMBA member to join the clean-up. Residents, visitors, schools, businesses, NGOs, and partner organisations are all welcome to participate and be counted.
Join JMMBA →What the work actually looks like.
Every Saturday our community shows up. These images are from the clean-up sessions at Rainbow Beach, Mbezi Beach A — February and March 2026.
Ziara rasmi — Mhe. Saad Mtambule, Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Kinondoni
The 7 March 2026 official visit placed the Mbezi Beach A shoreline issue directly before district leadership. The visit reinforced the seriousness of the community's environmental case and strengthened the connection between local action, public authority, and the future of the area.
From cleaning the beach to stopping the waste before it arrives.
Repeated beach clean-up is necessary — but it cannot by itself solve a problem that is continually being reloaded. Waste from inland drainage lines, rivers, and gully outlets flows onto the beach with every rainfall. Marine debris returns with the tide. JMMBA has begun working with district authorities and strategic partners to move from reactive cleaning to a disciplined, source-to-shore approach.
Outlet rehabilitation
Identifying and stabilising the principal drainage outlets where waste enters the beach from inland channels.
Waste interception
Installing low-technology interception at controlled discharge points to capture floating plastic and solid waste before it reaches the Indian Ocean.
Evidence and scale
Generating a documented model — quantities, retrieval routines, monitoring data — that can be reviewed by authorities and selectively replicated where justified.
A Phase 1 concept note has been submitted to the Kinondoni District Commissioner and is under strategic review. JMMBA is seeking administrative recognition and a coordinated technical verification process. This is a public-interest environmental initiative, not a standalone community activity.
The work we do connects to the goals that matter most here.
JMMBA's community and environmental work directly advances seven Sustainable Development Goals — from clean water and marine protection to climate action and community health.
Good Health
Clean Water
Sustainable Cities
Responsible Consumption
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Partnerships
Support the Ufukwe Wetu campaign.
Organisations, businesses, NGOs, and institutions can sponsor equipment, fund data collection, contribute expertise, or align their ESG and sustainability narratives with measurable community impact at Mbezi Beach A.