Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE government has been called upon to list Kalambo Waterfalls in Rukwa Region among the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites due to its uniqueness as doing so would promote tourism to the area and foster employment for women and youth.
Kalambo Falls, the 235-metres (772 ft) single-drop waterfall in Kalambo District in Rukwa Region Tanzania is one of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa after South Africa’s Tugela Falls and Ethiopia’s Jin Bahir Falls.
Tanzania Media for Community Development (TAMCODE), Executive Director, Ms Rose Ngunangwa made the call in Kalambo on Friday during a field visit with journalists in the region coordinated by her organisation with support from the UNESCO- Alwaleed Philanthropies grant.
She said listing Kalambo Falls among UNESCO Cultural Heritage sites will help to give it global recognition and thus promote tourism and investment to the area.
“Kalambo Falls also deserves to be among the wonders of the world due to its uniqueness and the forest conservation which surrounds the area and the history behind it,” said Ms Ngunangwa.
In another move, TAMCODE called upon the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources to invite investors from both private and public sector to invest in the hospitality and services industry in the area to accommodate tourists.
“The Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources should invite investors to build good hotels and shops in the area where tourists who come will be able to sleep and get all the basic needs.
“This will foster employment for women and youth in the region as they will be able to also sell traditional dishes, clothes and other goods and thus earn an income,” she said.
Sports and Culture Officer in Rukwa Region, Mr Adam Evarist, said in the past, the Kalambo Falls were not easily viewable, but the government has made efforts to construct infrastructure, citing the 1270 steps built to go down saying it helped those on the Tanzanian side to see the falls by 100 per cent.
Mr Evarist called upon Tanzanians to make more efforts in forest conservation to ensure that the cultural heritage such as Kalambo falls remain there for the future generation.
He called upon investors to construct hotels to increase accommodation, foods and other basic needs to the area.
The one-day field visits consisted of journalists from community radios and digital platforms as well as Sumbawanga district and Rukwa regional cultural officers.
The field visit was meant to enable journalists to promote forest conservation, cultural heritage, tourism and thus foster employment opportunities for youth and women in the Rukwa region.
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