The porter voices of Tanzania make it possible for tourists to successfully climb the highest peak of Africa – Kilimanjaro. They come from diverse ethnic groups in the region. Many of them become porters due to lack of other job opportunities in the region aside from agriculture. The Kilimanjaro trekking industry is immense with numerous competing tour agencies, many of which offer cheaper priced treks that usually leads to underpayment of porters. Despite the existence of a couple of organizations on the ground that claim to improve the lives of porters, many porters face underpayment, lack of proper meals and shelters, noncompliance with set load weight, lack of medical and life insurance, lack of proper shoes and gear among a few other concerns that have become industry standard.