Mt. Kilimanjaro has been a great attraction to tourist from all over the world. Communities living adjacent to mountain climbing routes increases their income through tourists' activities. The rehabilitation of the Machame climbing route will benefit the communities nearby through engagement in tourist related activities such as selling of souvenirs, cultural tourism and also work as potter or guides to the tourists using this route. This will enlarge chances to the communities to improve their income with less investment, as cultural tourism activities are the community daily activities.
The project aims at rehabilitating Mweka climbing route which has bee affected by heavy rains and thus make its use impossible. The rehabilitation of Machame route will reduce pressure on other climbing trails as this route is used only for tourist to ascend the Mt. and descending is using other routes.
Machame climbing route has contributed in poverty reduction to villagers who work as tour guides and porters along this route.