We invest in those people that are the future of their village and the future of Pemba.  KSB provides vital employment for those people bright people who would otherwise leave Pemba and make money in Dar es Salaam or Washington. (Yes there really is a Pemban community in DC!). We firmly believe that aid for no reason creates a dependency culture.  We are guests in Africa, and it is our duty to behave as such. In this light, we help those who want our help and will use that help to create more jobs, and business for their own local community.

KSB may seem like a hotel, but it is in effect a moving, living, eco friendly development program. Having started in 1999, and been owner-operated since that time, we know where not to invest, and we know where people make mistakes. Kervan Saray Beach was built using coral blocks and paste and grass from the Island of Pemba. The re-enforcing bar came from Dar es Salaam and the paint from Tanga. All of these items came by dhow. The carbon footprint of a dhow is limited to the fire that the crew use to warm their food at night when at sea. Indeed, some of the wooden poles were landed right on our beach. The rest came by bullock cart (and a few trucks) from the nearest town, (Konde).

Now almost all of our food and vegetables and beer come by dhow. Our water is heated using a bush solar system. Where possible we use inverters and batteries. Solar Electricity is being investigated by us at this time. Our staff walk to work or use bicycles, our cylinders are moved by ox cart. Where we have to use engines, we have retrofitted Turbocharged Direct injection Diesel engines to our Landrovers. These engines were imported from Great Britain and come up to the highest European pollution controls. All of our fast boats have been retrofitted with four stroke engines from the UK that also comply to European emissions controls. We are the only dive centre in Pemba that uses 4 stroke engines and the eco-friendly Direct injection engines in our Landrovers. We have made the correct investments at the correct time to ensure that the only carbon you use is the flight down to Tanzania. And as aircraft companies use more and more eco friendly engines, we believe that a long haul flight is a small carbon output given that it enables you to put money back into one of the world's poorest societies.