Our Work
Community Benefits
Stronger
Communities.
Thriving communities and healthy wildlife go hand in hand. We support local people through education, livelihoods, infrastructure, and shared opportunities, ensuring conservation delivers lasting benefits for generations.
People
Opportunities
Shared Futures
Conservation works best when people thrive.
Community Today.
Brighter Tomorrows.
Community & Conservation
The Heart of the Mara.
For generations, communities across the Mara have lived alongside wildlife. Lasting conservation depends on ensuring that local people share in the opportunities, resources, and benefits created by protecting this landscape.
“When communities are stronger,
conservation has a stronger future.”
Our approach connects conservation with locally identified priorities such as education, livelihoods, essential infrastructure, and community participation, helping build resilience while strengthening long-term stewardship of the Mara.
Planned Initiatives
Investing in Prosperity.
Our support will help ensure that Maasai conservancies see tangible benefits across four key areas of development.
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Sustainable Water Access
Support locally identified water priorities that can improve resilience for households, livestock, and communities during periods of water stress.
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Education & Opportunity
Explore education support and learning opportunities that help young people build skills and participate in the future of their communities.
03
Community Health Access
Support practical approaches that can improve access to essential health services for communities in remote parts of the Mara landscape.
04
Livelihood Resilience
Strengthen locally led livelihood opportunities that improve household resilience while supporting coexistence with wildlife.
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“Stronger communities create a safer future for wildlife and people alike.”
People. Wildlife. Shared Tomorrows.
Community Voices
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“Conservation should create a future where both people and wildlife can thrive.”
When communities have opportunities, access to essential services, and a voice in decisions, wildlife and people can flourish together. This is the future we are working towards in the Mara.
People. Wildlife. Shared Tomorrows.
Stronger
Communities
Brighter Tomorrows
Our Approach
From Listening to
Lasting Impact.
Community programmes should begin with local priorities, be tested carefully, and grow only when they are delivering meaningful value.
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Listen & Co-Design
Work with community leaders and residents to identify priorities and shape initiatives around local needs and knowledge.
02
Pilot & Learn
Introduce focused initiatives at a manageable scale, gather feedback, and refine the approach before expanding.
03
Measure & Grow
Track outcomes, strengthen what works, and responsibly extend successful approaches across communities in the Mara landscape.
People.
Wildlife.
Shared Tomorrows.
Field Stories
Voices of the Mara.
Notes from the communities we work alongside, as our programmes take shape.
Planning
Co-Designing Water Security
How elders and youth leaders are helping site the first solar water points so both herds and households benefit.
Education
A Brighter Future for Narok
Our planned bursary programme aims to keep conservancy children in school through secondary level.
Health
Mapping Healthcare Access
Charting the distances remote families travel for care, to plan where mobile clinics are needed most.
Join the Mission
Be Part of the Story.
Whether you are an individual supporter, institutional donor, or corporate partner, your support can help strengthen rhino protection, empower local communities, and safeguard the Mara for generations to come.
People • Wildlife • Thriving Together
“A wilder, brighter tomorrow for the Mara.”