Local Indegineous knowledge plays a vital role in conservation of fisheries resources, In Africa tales have been a major means of transferring skills, knowledge and local expertise from generation to generation. 

Aqua-Farms Organization values art and culture as part of ecosystems for sustainable fisheries and aquatic conservation. The project Hapo Zamani za Kale is incorporating traditional storytelling into multimedia through children’s storybooks. The project focuses on Tanzanian culture and contributes towards it by developing learning materials, improving the literacy rate and promoting the culture of reading, and enhancing local indigenous knowledge transfer. 

The project also works with local artists who are being economically empowered and exposed to new avenues of income generation, while doing art that preserves culture, and promotes the sustainable use of resources. The artists are elevating their work experience and are equipped with new skills and knowledge in the technology era.

This project is engaging different groups, coastal communities, indigenous groups (Maasai, Hadzabe and Datoga), the elderly and children in efforts to preserve Tanzanian culture through children’s storybooks and has took place in 5 regions of Tanzania Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Pwani and Zanzibar.