FAQ
What is Emattan and its mission?
Emattan is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that builds regenerative communities in Tanzania, rooted in the principles of nature.
Our mission is to help these communities become self-reliant, educated, and prosperous — cultivating agriculture, schools, health resources, and local economies through cooperation with the land.
How can I get involved or volunteer? Can I visit your projects and communities?
We host adventure trips to Tanzania — half hands-on volunteer work, hald experiencing the beauty of the land itself. As we develop, these trips will include workshops in regenerative techniques, followed by the chance to put them into practice.
3. What are regenerative communities?
A regenerative community goes beyond sustaining itself — it actively restores the people and land within it. Ours prioritize stewardship of nature, local self-sufficiency, education, and economic opportunity, built to serve generations beyond our own.
5. How do you promote economic development?
We train people in vocational skills so they can build careers, and we’re developing opportunity across agriculture, education, hospitality, retail, and healthcare.
Historically we’ve used micro-finance loans paired with small business accountability groups to help individuals start businesses — over 300 to date.
Looking ahead. we’re building spaces for people to sell what they produce, including an artisan market and a farm-to-table hotel that brings in income through tourism and workshops.
6. What geographic areas do you serve?
We are based in Southern California, and work primarily in Kisarawe, Tanzania.
7. How can I donate or contribute financially?
8. Is my donation tax deductible?
Emattan is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, and you will receive an IRS acknowledgement letter in your email after your donation is received.
9. What impacts have you made so far?
Visit our Initiatives page to see what we’ve built and who we’ve reached.
10. How can I contact Emattan?
emattaninfo@gmail.com
11. Do you partner with organizations?
We are open to partnering with other organizations that share our mission — email us if you’re interested.
We have partnered with organizations before. We worked with Haiti Endowment and Rancho Maranatha to set up aquaponics systems.
12. What are your future plans and goals?
We’re developing 25 acres in Kisarawe, Tanzania. Our well now supplies clean water to the surrounding community, and we have two school buildings serving roughly 300 students. We’ve since added a sewing room and bakery for the mothers and have begun a brick making business to help build our campus. We are currently working with engineers to map the full property to guide the next phase: agriculture zones, additional schooling, black water treatment, and roads connecting it all.
13. What agricultural initiatives do you support?
Our land is designed around regenerative principles: organic, chemical-free farming; systems where plants, animals, and soil support each other; agroforestry for fertility and habitat; and aquaponics, where fish and crops sustain one another. We prioritize water conservation, soil health, and crop and livestock diversity — and we teach these practices directly, both in our schools and through hands-on training for adults.