Uwemajo Reptiles Park

Umoja wa Wenye Mashamba Jozani (UWEMAJO) is an NGO Registered under the society ACT No. 6 of 1995. It was registered by office of registrar Zanzibar, Tanzania on 5th May 2004. The registration number is 282. The main office of UWEMAJO is found at Jozani, Chwaka constituency, South Region, Zanzibar while the sub office is situated at Mwanakwerekwe, Urban West Region, Zanzibar.
people in this area especially those who own farms are in poor economic conditions as they can’t exploit their farms effectively for agriculture. This is due to the crop destruction caused by red colobus monkeys.  Villagers are strongly complaining about the red colobus raiding their crops and seriously damaging them. This trend resulted to negative situation among community members. However, the existence of these types of monkeys and other species in this area generates a lot of foreign exchanges earnings to the government as it attracts tourists from all over the world for their uniqueness