Jamal is our inhouse film producer, cameraman, editor and storyteller. He has a passion for making films, it was something he dreamed about frequently, playing with the idea that a camera in his hands could one day spin a story. During his weekend breaks at school, rather than join his school mates and wander around the streets, he preferred to lose himself in a story with his phone, making a short film about his sister or just his life.

When Jamal came to Honeyguide as a volunteer, we asked him what he wanted to do, what was his passion ” I would love to make videos’ was a simple answer, but in his eyes, it was a question rather than an answer; can I make videos? Jamal has taught himself, he has research and learned online and most of all, he never stops at criticizing his own work.

Six WMAs came together in Makame WMA to learn from one another and share experiences. This short film captures the highlights of their gathering—meeting under a tree, as tradition dictates, and exchanging insights on managing their WMAs.

When Wildlife Management Areas provide real value to local communities, people are more likely to engage and protect them. This film shows how Randilen WMA supports local livelihoods—and how, in return, communities trust their leaders and actively support the protection of their WMA.

This relationship goes beyond work. Ranger handlers dedicate their lives to working alongside tracker dogs, building bonds rooted in trust, discipline, and shared purpose. Together, they form highly specialised units where human and canine rely on one another to protect wildlife. This film explores the quiet strength of that partnership and the vital role it plays in conservation.

Honeyguide started to work in Makame in 2017. Makame is the largest community-owned conservation area in Tanzania and will become financially sustainable due to its partners, Carbon Tanzania who is a social business and will pay the WMA to conservative their habitat through carbon trading.