A farm lodge with a purpose, near Iringa
With MARK’s Farm & Lodge we want to play an exemplary role in Tanzanian society: to show that people with disabilities have talents, and that there is a place for them.
The farm is named after Mark, a young man with autism who likes to sing and works during the week on a care farm in the east of the Netherlands. He inspired us with a simple belief: everyone deserves meaningful work and a place to belong.
About us
Focus on possibilities
At MARK’s Farm & Lodge we offer daytime activities and guidance for people with autism and/or an intellectual disability. With support, they take part in the daily life of the farm: working in the vegetable garden, helping in the kitchen, cleaning the rooms and doing the laundry. These are skills that carry over into everyday life.
In this way, parents and the wider community see that everyone, including people with a disability, has possibilities. Your stay as a guest makes this work possible.
Farming
We produce our own food during the daytime activities with the clients.
Opportunities focused
We don't focus on the things we can't, but on the things we can do.
Sustainability
We use a sustainable approach as much as possible.
Daycare activities
We receive clients every day and guide them through the work.
Sustainability
To reduce the footprint
The project uses a sustainable approach as much as possible. Our drinking and irrigation water comes from our own well that is 100 meters deep, the water pump works on solar panels. We also use solar energy for lighting. For cooking we mainly use gas instead of the usual charcoal or wood, for which trees are cut.
Sustainability is a top priority.