|   Giving Back

FOTZC Celebrates New Maternity Ward with Maasai Elder

She’s a grandmother, midwife and storyteller. She regales listeners with tales of the two-mouthed monster and songs from her c...

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  |   Giving Back

Celebrating 25 Years of Making a Difference with FOTZC

Twenty-five years ago, six Thomson Safaris guests and founder Judi Wineland were moved by their experiences with the beauty an...

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  |   Giving Back, People

Meet Asela, a Beekeeper Empowering Women with FOTZC

Helping Maasai women manage their own beehives is about much more than honey to Asela Melkiory, beekeeping project manager at ...

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  |   Giving Back

Maasai Women Share How COCOBA Changed Their Lives

A group of Maasai women told members of Focus on Tanzanian Communities (FoTZC), Thomson’s partner philanthropic organization, ...

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  |   Giving Back

Become a Part of a Charitable Project in Tanzania

Our partner philanthropic organization, Focus on Tanzanian Communities, works with people in Tanzania on dozens of projects yea...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

The Ripple Effect of Clean Water

Twenty years. There’s a weight to that number that’s hard to ignore. It feels like just yesterday that Judi Wineland and a grou...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

2016 Roundup: Top 10 Moments at Thomson Safaris

The Thomson team The end of the year is a time to reflect on all that you’ve accomplished. The Thomson Safaris staff took some ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Thomson Co-founder Judi Wineland on Women’s Empowerment

 Thomson Co-Founder Judi Wineland with a group of Maasai women and children in Tanzania. When Judi Wineland started her career ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

How FOTZC Helps Support Tanzania (and How You Can, Too!)

Judi Wineland on the floor of Tanzania’s Empakaai Crater in 1981. Anniversaries – whether they mark a milestone in marriage, wo...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

Video: 26,000 Steps Closer to Healthcare in Tanzania

Put on your fitness tracker and start walking – let us know when you hit 13 miles, or approximately 26,000 steps. It will like...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

Nainokanoka Village Celebrates Efforts of Thomson Safaris & FOTZC to Improve Education for Community

Maasai songs reverberated through the hills of Ngorongoro from the village of Nainokanoka during a recent celebration for the c...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

New Film Release: Supporting Tanzanian Communities

This beautiful film was just released! Have a look to learn about projects and communities we are proudly supporting in Tanzani...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

FOTZC Completes Kitchen at Robanda Primary School

Focus on Tanzanian Communities (FOTZC), our non-profit arm specializing in community-based projects, recently completed the con...

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  |   About/By Thomson Staff

Thomson Celebrates 30 Years in Tanzania!

Our 30th year in Tanzania was officially kicked off at a gala event and silent art auction last week. With over 300 Thomson Saf...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

Family Honors Daughter by Supporting Tanzanian Community

Five years ago, high school student, Michela Harriman, was tragically killed in a car accident. In Michela’s honor, her parents...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

New Projects on the Horizon for FOTZC!

The Board of Directors of our partner organization, Focus on Tanzanian Communities (FOTZC), recently met and was excited about ...

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  |   A Safari Category List, About/By Thomson Staff

Where is Eliza?

Eliza from our Boston office just wrote to us this morning to tell us about her latest Tanzania adventure. She’s on the tail en...

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  |   A Safari Category List, Giving Back

FOTZC Launches New Mission & Website

Our favorite non-profit organization, Friends of Tanzanian Schools, has recently broadened its scope to provide critical resou...

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