experience a journey of impact

join us in august 2025 on a testigo charity climb up mount kilimanjaro

Join Testigo’s founder and director Tracey Sawyer in making a difference!

We arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport on 31st July 2025, commencing our eight day trek on 1st August on the Loshomo route. Following our climb we visit Testigo Africa’s school and Masai permaculture communities, where you’ll experience the Masai culture firsthand.

Safari We have an amazing optional safari to the Great Rift Valley’s Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater (UNESCO world heritage site) and Tarangire National Park (famous for its elephants) to experience Africa’s stunning wildlife and landscapes, finishing with an overnight visit to Longido to meet the Masai family that inspired Testigo’s water and permaculture projects.

Zanzibar We offer an optional trip to the beautiful spice island of Zanzibar, where you’ll visit historical Stonetown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and explore Zanzibar’s beaches.

Mt Kilimanjaro climb This exhilarating climb will challenge you physically and spiritually, all while contributing to the vital work of charity Testigo Africa. At an altitude of 5,895 metre, the trek is rated from moderate to challenging. Your luggage is carried by porters (you only carry your day pack) while experienced local guides lead our group.

Why Support Charity Testigo Africa? Testigo Africa focuses on food, water, and education in Tanzania. We tailor our projects to meet the specific needs of a given Masai community or school, as we believe local problems need locally conceived solutions.  We place a premium on what the communities tells us is important and co-design in partnership with them. We’ve been doing this for 15 years.

Your participation helps fund:

  • Training remote Masai boarding school students and teachers in permaculture

  • Culturally sensitive permaculture training projects for Masai communities

  • Water projects in Masai villages and schools including water access, pipelines, water tanks, water rehabilitation and dams

  • Vocational and school sponsorship of Masai students

  • Micro enterprise entrepreneurial and start-up support

At Testigo we believe in the power of first-hand experience. We offer unique opportunities for philanthropists, partners, and supporters to travel to the heart of the communities we work with, whether it's visiting the charity’s schools and villages or embarking on the adventure of a lifetime by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or going on safari.

visit our communities and schools

Witness the impact of the work you’re supporting by visiting the schools, water projects, and permaculture initiatives that are transforming indigenous communities. Meet the students and people whose lives are being changed, and see how your contribution is making a tangible difference.

meet the masai

Witness the impact of the work you’re supporting by visiting the Masai permaculture communities trained by Testigo Africa.  

climb mount kilimanjaro

For those who want to take their commitment to global change even further, we offer the opportunity to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for purpose. This journey is not only a personal challenge but a way to deepen your connection to the causes you support, while experiencing firsthand the beauty and power of Tanzania's landscapes.

“I feel very lucky to have gone on the Testigo Tanzania safari trip Tracey organised in September 2019.  It was a wonderful way to see some of the diversity of this fascinating country.  The safaris were amazing:  seeing animals up close at times heart-stopping, the landscapes, the knowledgeable guides, and the lovely range of accommodation.  Visiting villages, meeting with people there, even playing footy with them, gave us a real sense of their daily lives and the great impact Testigo has had.  I loved our time in Zanzibar, with its beautiful beaches, and walking through the winding streets of Stonetown, full of colour, atmosphere and history.  Throughout Tracey made everything go so smoothly and easily for us, always caring and thoughtful.  Her knowledge and experience, having worked in Tanzania for many years and forging strong friendships there, and her sharing it with us, made our trip very special and memorable.  I would strongly recommend it.”

Naomi Saporta

“In 2019 we joined Tracey with a small group and experienced an unforgettable safari in Tanzania.  We have travelled in many countries and this stands out as the one we still talk about. Tracey had chosen our accommodation carefully so that we could travel through the national parks and observe a wide range of animals and birds. Words do not convey our memory of our fabulous tour.”

Pat and Ross McCully