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...
News & Announcements
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...
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...
I-CAN Inception Meeting
Leaders of the I-CAN project [International Canopy of Conservation] from McGill University and the Africa Conservation Centre in Kenya are meeting with the donors in Ottawa this week to initiate the project. The Kesho Trust is participating n the project with our...
Call for Proposals
The Kesho Trust is seeking a consultant to conduct a learning and impact evaluation of our ICAAD initiative - a two year project focused on empowering groups of disabled people to advocate for inclusion at local level. Further information on this proposal is provided...
ICAAD Extension
The Kesho Trust is pleased to announce an extension to the ICAAD project - ICAAD 2 - focusing on engagement with the disability sector, especially on issues of the barriers to education for disabled children. Over the next few months we will expand the previous work...
More Yukon volunteers in Tanzania
Vanessa Falle and Brook McKenzie have headed off to Tanzania for a brief but surely eventful time in the Saadani area. Vanessa is gathering photo material for us focused on Kihembe and the lives of the people in the communities of the area. They will be hosted by...
Emmanuel returns to Canada
Emmanuel Ole Kileli, Chair of our partner organization EMAYO, has returned to Canada. This time he has come as a student and is taking a diploma course in International Development at the Coady Institute of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. ...