DAR ES SALAAM, May 23 -- THE fight against marine pollution and environmental degradation is becoming one of the most urgent global conversations of this time. In Tanzania, a growing movement is empowering young people to become champions of environmental conservation through education, storytelling, and community engagement.

At the centre of this effort is the Beyond the Shoreline: Youth Championing Ocean Conservation Programme 2026, a transformative initiative led by the Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation in collaboration with Sana Mare Organisation, Mazingira Konekti and Transforming Life.

As part of the continuation of the Beyond the Shoreline project, the partners recently organised an educational outreach and screening of the animat...