Celebrating World Desertification and Drought Day at Maiyanat Community Conservancy

Laikipia County hosted the national celebration for World Desertification and Drought Day (WDDD) on June 17, 2024, at the Maiyanat Community Conservancy in Ol Kinyei, Laikipia North. This year’s event, themed “United for Land: Our Legacy, Our Future,” highlighted the importance of sustainable land management and the urgent need to combat desertification and drought. The…

Empowering Communities with Technology: LWF Commences ‘My Geo Farm’ Onboarding in Mukogodo West

This quarter, our LWF team commenced the onboarding of farmers in Mukogodo West ward, Laikipia North, to the ‘My Geo Farm’ application. This initiative is part of our project titled “Restoration Challenge Grant Platform for Smallholders and Communities with Blockchain-Enabled Crowdfunding (My Farm Trees),” supported by our development partners; Alliance Bioversity  & CIAT. This initiative…

MUTARA CAMP

Mutara Camp is the only accommodation facility in the expansive 20,000 acres Mutara Conservancy with just 15 tents offering the true definition of exclusivity. It lies North of the Ancient Aberdares Forest and West of the majestic snow-capped Mount Kenya. It borders the world-famous Ol Pejeta Conservancy together with which makes the largest Black Rhino…

LWF participates in Ujuzi Manyattani’s graduation ceremony and 5th anniversary celebrations

LWF was among those who congregated to congratulate the 222 graduates of Ujuzi Manyattani as it marked its 5th anniversary. The young men and women were from Mayianat, Shulmai, Lekurukki, Kirimon, Ilngwesi, and Sera Conservancies. The catering, hairdressing, tailoring, plumbing, motorcycle repair, electrical and solar installation, and mobile phone repair graduates received level 3 and…

Creating strong buffer strips for our riparian zones

Through support from TerraFund for AFR100, LWF commenced the restoration of Likii and Nanyuki Rivers’ riparian zones, which are instrumental in improving water quality for both surface runoff and water flowing into streams through subsurface or underground water. To achieve this restoration goal, LWF has partnered with different stakeholders to undertake tree-growing events aimed at…

Journey Towards sustainable utilization of rangeland resources

LWF participated in a two-day workshop on 4th and 5th June, 2024, aimed at formulating the Laikipia Rangelands Management Bill. This workshop brought together stakeholders, from the National Government, FLLoCCA, CSOs including Hand in Hand East Africa, Laikipia Conservancies Association, and representatives from the CLMCs in Laikipia from Mukogodo West and Mukogodo East, along with…

A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUMAN- WILDLIFE CONFLICT TOWARDS SECURING A HEALTHY CARNIVORE POPULATION

Amidist the urgent call for collaboration in combating human wildlife conflict in Ewaso ecosystem, LWF joined a team of experts in a human carnivore conflict and co- existence workshop organized by Samburu- Laikipia wild dog project held at Old House, Nanyuki. The workshop brought together conservationists, ecologists, researchers, wildlife vets and other stakeholders working in…