Kawa Foundation (formerly known as Kawa Training Center) strives to improve the economic status, reduce poverty and unemployment of Zanzibar Youth, empowering women and improving livelihood in rural communities through capacity building in skills, knowledge and leadership to fill the (skills) gap in the tourism and hospitality industry.
All activities of KF focus around ensuring a sustainable future of the heritage and the tourism and hospitality industry by taking action to protect, enhance and make use of the natural, cultural and historical heritage of Zanzibar by creating sustainable income generating activities.
KF Encourages partnerships, entrepreneurship, create economic links between the communities and the industry to improve economic resilience and to advocate the implementation of sustainable practices concerning fair working conditions.