Nyekweri-Kimintet Community Forest Conservation Trust

MMWCA Second Annual Women Workshop Forum happening in Zebu, Narok.

3 of our Women who sits in our Conservancy committee attends the workshop in Narok.

The workshop is facilitated by Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA).

Day 1 Training on SMART

Our conservancy rangers are being trained on how to effectively & efficiently utilize Spatial Monitoring And Reporting Tool (SMART) to be able to collect data.

Data collection tool like SMART is a critical component of an organization as it helps collects data on threats to Wildlife, Monitoring illegal activities such as logging, charcoal burning, deforestation,poaching among others & helps in analysing data and be to make informed decisions which influences the management of an organization.

This training is facilitated by The Pangolin Project.

Invitation to All members of Nyekweri Kimintet Community Forest Conservation Trust to their second Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for August 29,2024, Saparingo, Conservancy HQ, starting 10:00 a.m.

Today is World Rangers Day!

We recognize a pivotal & incredible role played by our rangers to protect our faunal & floral biodiversity especially the Nyekweri forest a unique ecosystem for endangered & endemic species which is also an Important Bird Area (IBA).

Rangers are custodians, researchers, wildlife security officers, father's/mothers who protect the mother Earth and we continue to applaud their efforts in protecting,preserving & conserving key biodiversity for healthy ecosystems.

Happy World Rangers Day!
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Congratulations to the new team!

One of our own, Jackson Koikoti at the ongoing, IUCN Africa Region Conservation Forum (ACF), Nairobi, Kenya.

We are represented at ongoing IUCN Africa Regional Conservation Forum.

Two of our conservancy rangers, Koikoti Jackson & Otipo Letele are attending The Africa Conservation Forum 2024 happening at Olesereni Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya sponsored by IUCN & Indigenous Information Network to represent Indigenous People and Local communities which is convened by the Government of Kenya.

We are great to have benefited a lot from the ToT phase of trainings!

Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA) Interns Opportunity!

Here's the link to the application:

https://www.facebook.com/100067211091097/posts/pfbid0xZ4iBQTp2JxPVEjsA8uA2MZ

Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Growing and strengthening Mara Conservancies.

Business week in a glance!

Predator -Prey ecological interactions in our conservancy where a Leopard preyed on the gazelle as portrayed by our one of our camera traps.

The camera traps have also portrays beyond doubt that Nyekweri Kimintet Community Forest Conservation Trust is rich in biodiversity.This is supported by the Congolese equitorial forest -Nyekweri forest that is endemic to the Giant Ground Pangolin among other (20 species of mammals) including endangered species such African Elephant,Maasai Giraffe,Lions,Leopards and also an Important Bird Area (IBA) to host 58 birds species including White-capped Vulture,99 Plant families.
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World Bee Day & Symposium celebrations@ Wildlife Tourism College, Maasai Mara ground,Endonyo-Erinka.

The theme for this year's Bee Day is:

"Bee engaged with the youth".

We joined partners,members of the International Community,Local Leaders & Administration,Local community in celebration of this year's Bee Day convened by The Maa Trust and partners.

Beekeeping is one of the most valuable yet sustainable value chain in Narok County that goes along with biodiversity conservation that farmers are encouraged to engaged in as away of diversifying income to improve livelihoods of the communities.

World Bee Day!
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The Pangolin Project a co-partner in our conservation endeavors is recruiting 3 Pangolins guardians to join their exciting team to advocate for forest protection within the Nyekweri ecosystem as well as to be custodians of the remaining species-Giant Ground Pangolins.

Please send your academic credentials to :
[email protected]

National Tree Growing Day!

We observed the just declared public holiday by planting trees in our conservancies lands together with Africa Foundation team.In addition to donating 5 trees for each of our Landowner's for planting in their various homesteads as way of commemorating the tree growing Day!

What an inspiring story!

Honored to facilitate the Nyekweri-Kimintet beekeepers' capacity building! Empowering Indigenous livelihoods through sustainable beekeeping for a brighter future

We conclude a 2 day's training on honey production in our conservancy that targets small beekepers and we had groups ranging from Enkereri Women group, Nyekweri Oloirien Women group, Nyekweri Kimintet beekeeping committee and Oloisukut conservancy women group trained on
on sustainable beekeeping-Cleaning of hives to enhance colonization, Problem of bee colonization, Principal of a Community honey collection center,seasonality of honey production in Nyekweri ecological zones and the dynamics of climate change in relation to beekeeping production and other challenges and packaging of honey as well as marketing.

We really appreciate the efforts of Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association through support of the IMARA grant to strengthen honey production within the Trans-Mara Conservation Area which goes along in improving many livelihoods in this ecological zones.
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What an Impactful story,we are great to just partner with you recently and we hope for such inspiring stories of transformation to our communities in the future!

Happy World Water Day!

We are partnering with the Pangolin Project here in Maasai Mara, Kenya to preserve,protect the last remaining part of Nyekweri forest,a remnant of the Congolese equitorial forest thanks to Basecamp Explorer Foundation-Kenya for the immense support.

To this far more than 2,000 Acres have been secured.
We have also partnered with Africa Foundation on an effort to restore the degraded Nyekweri forest and currently we have about 13,000 native indigenous tree seedlings geared towards the restoration.

Happy International Forest Day!
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Breaking Barriers and inspiring inclusion!

On the International Women's Day,we acknowledge the role our Conservancy women's continue to take in our conservation's effort to preserve,Conserve our biodiversity for the future generations.

Happy International Women's Day!
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The use of innovative technology is vital in enhancing research since it enables the efficient tracking, monitoring and tracing wildlife with the aim of better protecting wildlife species and conserving their habitats.
The theme for this years’ World Wildlife Day “Connecting People & Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation” calls for the use of innovative digital solutions in safeguarding and preserving the worlds fauna and flora to ensure the that our ecosystems are healthy and biodiversity is thriving.

We have commemorated this day by planting trees in one of our Landowners parcel within the Conservancy.

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