Tabora Anglican Training Center (TATC)
Integrating Climate Science into Theological Education for Ecological and Food Justice Leadership in Tanzania is a one-year initiative of Tabora Anglican Training Centre (TATC), an accredited institution of the Anglican Church of Tanzania. The project addresses a critical gap: theological education and church leadership training often lack integration of climate science, theological reflection, and practical responses to environmental challenges. It responds to growing climate-related food insecurity, water scarcity, environmental degradation, and vulnerable livelihoods in Tanzania.
TATC prepares clergy and lay leaders who serve churches and communities across Tanzania, particularly in rural areas where climate change affects lives and livelihoods. Led by Rev. Canon Bartholomew Lucas Segu, Principal/Dean of TATC, in partnership with Dr. Anthony Reid Harvey of Alfred University, the project connects theology, climate science, and community action.
Climate science, ecology, environmental stewardship, and food justice will be integrated into six core courses: Systematic Theology, Global Issues, Church and Society, Christian Ethics, Christian Stewardship, and Evangelism and Mission. Faculty training, mentoring, and guest lectures will strengthen interdisciplinary teaching. Students will undertake applied learning projects focused on environmental care, climate resilience, and food justice. A Climate Science and Faith Forum will bring together students, faculty, scientists, clergy, and community stakeholders for dialogue.
Approximately 147 students will participate in community-based and field learning through existing academic and ministry placement programs. Four field visits per semester will deepen engagement with rural and peri-urban communities in Tabora Region, including refugee and former refugee settlements hosting people from some neighboring countries, where climate vulnerability and food insecurity are especially serious.
The project will also engage approximately 125 religious leaders, 55 youth and women’s groups, and 20 local government officials. Through curriculum integration and institutional commitment, TATC will embed climate-informed theological education and strengthen faith-based leadership for ecological resilience and food justice beyond the project period.
