Arid Lands Information Network is an International NGO that facilitate information and knowledge exchange between extension workers of arid lands communities in Kenya,Uganda and Tanzania .The information exchange activities focus on small scale agriculture,climate change adaptation natural resource management and other livelihood issues through MAARIFA CENTRE(KNOWLEDGE CENTRE). Shinyanga Maarifa Centre is one of ALIN branches which located at Shinyanga town near by Shinyanga regional Police block (Mazingira Centre) in Tanzania.The centre was started on 2007 between two collaboration institution Arid Land Information Network(ALIN) based in Nairobi (Kenya)and Natural Forest Resource Management and Agro Forestry Centre (NAFRAC) based in Shinyanga(Tanzania). OUR VISION: Enabling Access,Creating Knowledge and Empowering People MISSION:
MATUMIZI YA MAJIKO MBADALA Matumizi ya majiko mbadala ni mradi ambao unasimamiwa na taasisi inayohusika na mpango wa kupunguza gesi ukaa TaTEDO wakishirikiana na taasisi ya misitu mkoani shinyanga Natural Resources Management and Agroforestry Centre (NAFRAC) iliyoko mkoani shinyanga nchini Tanzania,ambapo jumla ya vijiji 25 vimepatiwa majiko hayo yanayotumia mkaa kidogo na kuni chache hivyo mkuu wa kituo hicho ndg Pastory Mwesiga anatarajia kukutana na wana vijiji hao ili kujua kama majiko wanayowapa kama yanafanya kazi kama walivyo tarajia,lengo ni kupunguza mabadiliko ya tabia nchi mkoani shinyanga .