In 2012/13 EMAYO supported their community of Elerai to construct a charcoal dam to collect the rainwater for domestic use as well as watering livestock. The cost of constructing the dam was estimated to be $ 56,250 and in 2013 the community managed to raise the...
The Kesho Trust is pleased to receive and publicize the annual report of our partner organization EMAYO for 2013. This has been an active year again for EMAYO and they continue to demonstrate commitment and generosity to their community. EMAYO's 2013 Annual Report...
The Kesho Trust is very pleased to report on the revitalization of our partnership with the West Lunga Trust [WLT] in Zambia. Recent changes in the WLT have energized the organization. They have just produced a newsletter [WLT News March 2014] and you can sign up to...
The Kesho Trust has long been a promoter of youth engagement with nature, beginning back in 2007 especially through the efforts of Bob Peart [former Director and currently KT Advisor] who developed and promoted our Nature Child Reunion initiative. That work...
Following the community-based work of the Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction (PAPR) Alliance, research committees in Mkwaja, Saadani, and Matipwili continue to respond to community priorities. Mkwaja, a traditional fishing village on the coast of the Indian Ocean...
The Kesho Trust and PALISEP representatives met in Arusha [Feb. 1, 2014] to discuss plans for collaboration both with respect to planned upcoming research activities and future initiatives. Lorraine Wapling [Advisor] and Bruce Downie [Director] represented the Kesho...
We are please to announce the posting of our new Kihembe promotional video which has just been added to our website. Many thanks go to James Banks who produced the video for us and to others in the Kesho Trust and our partners SANA for their contributions. The video...
IUCN’s World Parks Congress [WPC] is held every 10 years. The last Congress was in Durban, South Africa. In November of 2014 Sydney, Australia will be hosting the WPC. The Kesho Trust will be participating in the Congress as will many of our partner participants in...
Volunteer Yukon sponsored an Education, Career and Volunteer Expo at Yukon College today [Oct. 10/13] and the Kesho Trust participated. Our table attracted many visitors wanting to find out about what the organziation does and how volunteers can asssist. Pictured...
Land rights have been a hotly contested issue in the Loliondo area of Tanzania. One of our partner organziations, PALISEP has been very active in their community on this issue and are celebrating a significant victory recently. Read about the issue here in an...