Tofino Workshop
The CCRN held a mid term workshop in Tofino, BC between June 1st and 5th. As an affiliate member of the network, the Kesho Trust was represented at the meeting by Bruce Downie, Director, who made a presentation regarding the work of the Kesho Trust in Tanzania with...
I-CAN News
Our new research initiative I-CAN, led by McGill University and the African Conservation Centre, has just released the first newsletter. Follow this link to get a better understanding of the direction of the program and the people involved - I-CAN Newsletter Issue 1...
Kihembe Initial Construction
In February the first facilities at the Kihembe site were constructed. Facilities included accommodation, office space, kitchen, eating and lounging area and washroom for staff and volunteers who will assist in the further development of the site. The construction...
Out of Africa
This winter I escaped the cold in Yukon and headed straight to Africa, with a sixty degree Celsius increase in temperature. My assignment, with the World Elephant Centre near Serengeti, was to develop preliminary interpretive storylines on the conservation crisis...
A “Thank you” from Emmanuel
Emmanuel has completed his diploma program at the Coady Institute in Antigonish, NS. He will be providing us with some further reflections on his courses and the ideas he has developed at the institute in later journals that will be posted on our website. He is now...
Kihembe Dedication Ceremony
The village of Mkange supports the development of the Kihembe Environmental Learning Centre. They have dedicated land for its development and have now conducted a traditional dedication ceremony on the land preparing the way for facility development. Our staff member,...
Kihembe Fundraising Kickoff Event
On November 1st we held the kickoff fundraising event for a campaign that will raise the funds necessary to construct the Kihembe Environmental Learning Centre in Mkange, Tanzania. Kihembe is our joint project with Saving Africa's Nature [SANA] that is so important in...
Planning for a Volunteer with PALISEP
I met with PALISEP representatives twice on my recent trip to Tanzania. The first meeting in Arusha with Samwel Nangiria and Robert Kamakia reviewed the requirements for volunteer support through the Kesho Trust that would be intended to build the capacity of the...
Initial facilities at Kihembe
A joint field visit by Kesho Trust [Peter Millanga and I] and SANA [Costa Coucoulis and Ally Abdallah]. We travelled from Dar es Salaam to Mkange where we met with village representatives to discuss the onsite implementation of the initial Kihembe facilities. We also...
Research Contributions
The Kesho Trust encourages research to support the work in which we are engaged and we want to support and benefit from the work of qualified researchers on relevant topics. We have assisted Mr. Brock Bersaglio in his search for funding support and he is soon to...
ICAAD Assessment
Ms. Sue Enfield from the UK was the successful consultant in our recent proposal call to undertake a learning and impact evaluation of the ICAAD project. She has recently completed her field investigations, visiting the four districts – Hai, Moshi, Morogoro and...
Building Kihembe Partnerships
Two members of the Kihembe management team Costa Coucoulis and Bruce Downie met with Regine Qualmann, the Country Director of German Cooperation [GIZ] in Dar es Salaam recently. The German development organizations have a long history in conservation in Tanzania...