Themi Valley Eco and Cultural Tourism Homestay

ABOUT US. 

Themi Valley Eco and Cultural Tourism Homestay was formed on July,  2010. 
The Organization history can be categorized in different perspectives, in which every perspective has its own uniqueness and importance.

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 Travel Experience and Foreign Studies* 
The idea to establish  Themi Valley Homestay was developed by mama Lydia Joachim from the experiences she gained long time ago when she visited Rome in Italy and Harare in Zimbabwe.
In 1991 In Rome she was offered an accomodation for one month at home stay facilities as she was not able to afford hotel expenses because she was a student living on stipend allowance. 
She lived in that family very comfotably and the payment per day was very conduicive and affodable.

 In 1994 while attending International Conference in Harare, mama Lydia had an opportunity to visit Zimbabwe home in the urban area with other participants. 
Upon visiting such a home, the host family conducted formal and structured Cultural activities for conference delegates who are guided to visit the home during weekends.
The aim here was  to expose them to  learn cultural activities such as traditional meals, uses of indigenous trees and History of Zimbabwe.

 

 National Competition and Awards. 
The dream was then achieved when the founder, Mama Lydia Joachim won a competition advertised in the Daily News Paper in the year 2010. 
Among 3000 competitors who participated from Arusha and Kilimanjaro Regions( Northern zone) the Themi Valley Concept Paper on  initiating Themi Valley Home Stay was selected together with other  100 Winners from  this zone  . 
The Facilitation of this  process was conducted by the Business School of University of Dar es Salaam at National level. The  selected  3000 winners from all country zones were trained for two weeks on how to develop viable and practical  Business Plans based on already individual Concept Papers. 80 Best Business Plans, Themi Valley  included won the Award of service provision's value amounting to Tsh 5,000,000 for each Winner. The vendors to provide these services were identified by the organizer's and directly paid by the Fund Agencies supporting entrepreneurship in  Tanzania. 
For the Themi Valley activities support  through this Award included costs incurred to Pay to prepare Company Memorandum,  Articles of Association and BRELLA Registration.

Her idea was also catalyzed by Tanzania  Ministry of natural Resources and Tourism under its Tourism board in collaboration with Netherlands Development Organization ( SNV)  on the same year 2010 when Cultural Tourism Programs were given a mandate and legal approval to operate in the country. 
Therefore,   Themi Valley Eco and Cultural Tourism Company Co is a legal entity since 2010.

 

 Organization Structure 
Themi Valley Eco and Cultural Tourism
Home Stay is   a family  share holding company under the leadership of Mama Lydia Joachim who is the owner and Co founder. The other members are her three daughters namely, Catherine, Elizabeth and Grace. Most of the activities of this Company are effectively managed and performed by family members under the supervision of one keen supervisor Haji and freelance Hamza as a tour guide.

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 GOALS, VISSION AND MISSION OF THE COMPANY 
The primary goal of establishing this company was to offer unique education on stingless bee keeping, zero grazing dairy farming in urban area. At the same time to offer conducive accommodation facilities to guests who prefer to stay in quiet and well managed ecology full of indigenous trees, fruits, bananas and variety of flowers.

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 THE VISION STATEMENT OF THE COMPANY. 
The Vision statement of this Enterprise is to become a leading Cultural Tourism Enterprise on offering a unique and affordable accommodation services and  sustainable Cultural Tourism experiences to the guests from within and outside the country Tanzania.

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 THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE  COMPANY. 
- To provide a unique and quality accommodation services in Homestay style different from a five star hotel style .
- To provide entrepreneurship skills and knowledge to visitors through visiting its development projects and learning. 
- To emphasis on ecology management to sustain Themi River, i.e. Preservation  and Conservation of  environment through planting trees around the area and along banks of Themi River Valley, recycling and zero grazing.
- To provide sustainable Cultural Tourism experiences to guests through Cooking Classes, walking and hiking, visiting local villages, visiting local market etc.
- To empower local artists especially women groups and youths through inviting them to showcase their unique Cultural Tourism products to guests visiting the enterprise.
- To stand as a Center on transit/gate away for the students from within and outside the country to stay and  learn/orientation program about authentic Culture of Tanzania