OUR GREEN COMPANY
VISION & PURPOSE
In pursuit of a thriving and sustainable society, environment and economy, Our Green Company was established with the vision and purpose of being an eco-social business to create opportunity, strengthen capacity and cultivate resilience across existing and emerging sectors, to support regenerative and wise use of natural resources, the economy they sustain, and people’s wellbeing and culture, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and beyond.
NELL HAMILTON
COASTAL ECOLOGIST & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR
Nell Hamilton is a coastal ecologist, environmental educator, naturalist, wildlife writer and ecological gardener. With a Masters in Tropical Marine Ecology from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and Permaculture Design Certificate from the Practical Permaculture Institute, Zanzibar, she has lived and worked on Zanzibar for 12 years working and consulting on a variety of programmes – to raise awareness and understanding of environmental issues and advocate across sectors for wildlife, ecological land use planning and environmental sustainability.
“coastal ecologist, environmental educator, naturalist, wildlife writer and ecological gardener”
DR. MWATIMA ABDALLA JUMA
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Mwatima Abdalla Juma has 36 years of involvement with agricultural development in the tropics including 5 years in multidisciplinary project management and 15 years with international organisations involved in the formulation of sector wide approaches (SWAP), policy dialogue, networking and links with other related development partners. Mwatima also has 20 years of active involvement in the development of organic agriculture in Tanzania and is the owner of Msonge Organic Family Farm.
“36 years of involvement with agricultural development in the tropics”