Situated in the foothills of Mt. Kiliminjaro, College of African Wildlife Management, MWEKA (CAWM) was established in 1963 with the aim of providing training for employees of, and those seeking employment in, game parks, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks throughout the African continent.

CWAM provides need-based training to protected area and wildlife managers by offering a variety of awards for long courses in Wildlife Management, as well as short courses in different fields related to conservation such as Tourism and Ecotourism Management, Nature-Based Interpretation and Communication, Tour Guiding, Wildlife entrepreneurship, participatory planning, community conservation, biodiversity conservation, wildlife education, natural resources management, environment impact assessment (EIA) protected area and land use management.