‘Naturub’  

 

 

 

 

 

- an aromatic medicinal ointment used to help ease insect bites, colds and  congestion. Naturub is produced from locally cultivated medicinal plants by the Muliru Farmers Conservation Group in their small factory  based in the Kakamega rain forest in western Kenya.

 

 

                                          Honey &

                                 Skin Salve

 

 

Beekeeping & honey production are another way of helping farmers to earn a living and  protect and conserve their local environment.

This honey & skin salve is produced by ‘Friends of Kinangop Plateau’ in Kenya’s

Central Highlands.

 
Naturub produced by the Muliru Farmers Conservation Group, Kakamega rain forest, Kenya. Photo E. Riddiford Young girls collecting firewood, Kakamega rain forest, Kenya. Photo E. Riddiford

Young girls collecting firewood in Kakamega rain forest, Kenya.  Wherever you live, the use of energy-saving ‘jiko’s’ & cooking baskets can help to conserve the environment, reduce the quantity of fuel & water needed for cooking as well as reducing harmful smoke and carbon emissions.

 

 

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Welcome to our web-site which is being developed to help provide a useful link, voice & outreach for indigenous community-led groups & supporting organizations involved in biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, community development & the safeguarding of natural & cultural heritage in Kenya.

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Community Support & Partnership

Do you have an interest in community-led sustainable resource management, biodiversity conservation, environmental education, gender issues, health care, HIV/AIDS awareness, community development &  the safeguarding of natural & cultural heritage?

 

Are you or your organisation dedicated, experienced & genuinely interested in working in a collaborative partnership with community-led groups & local experts to combine traditional knowledge & local expertise in a holistic & integrated programme of local biodiversity conservation,  capacity-building, education & community-led development projects?

 

Are you able to assist with funding?

 

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Text Box: In support of community-led sustainable resource management projects & the safeguarding of natural & cultural heritage

Last Updated: 16/09/09

Meeting with members of MBEKEC at Musul. Rain forest mural, KEEP office, Isecheno. Photo E. RiddifordText Box: Supporting local communities as they work together towards the betterment of life today & a sustainable future for tomorrow Girl dancers dressed in ceremonial attire at traditional Ilwaso maasai wedding at Koija Group Ranch, Mkukogodo, Laikipia, Kenya. Photo Elizabeth Riddiford.

The CommunityConservation Initiative ”Linking Projects in Partnership” - Kenya (otherwise known as CCI-Kenya) is a small non-profit making initiative providing grass-roots level project support & facilitation to a small number of community-led sustainable resource management groups in Kenya. The Initiative was set up & organised in March 2006 by a freelance project facilitator from UK in a direct response to the range of needs & challenges expressed by many community groups & supporting organisations during her time in Kenya between 2003 & early 2006.

Find out how you can help to support us in our work….

The following community-led initiatives are currently receiving on-going project facilitation, outreach & support from CCI-Kenya.

 

Western Mukogodo, Laikipia (Ilwaso, & Ildigiri Laikipiac Maasai pastoralists)

Ewaso Women’s Group & Koija Cultural Manyatta,

Koija Hope Club

Mukogodo Beekeepers & Environmental Conservation  Group (MBEKEC),

Musul Naramatisho Women’s Group,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kakamega Rain Forest, Western Highlands

- Kakamega Environmental Education Programme (KEEP),

Muliru Farmers Conservation Group,

 

 

 

 

 

Arabuko Sokoke/Coast

A Rocha Kenya (based at Watamu, North Coast), is also giving & receiving collaborative advice & support with regard to their environmental education & ASSETS school sponsorship programmes for communities living in & around the Arabuko Sokoke forest.

 

Kinangop, Central Highlands

Friends of Kinangop Plateau

 

Mathare, Nairobi

Mathare Roots Youth Group
With community members, Musul Group Ranch. Butterfly species, Kakamega rain forest. Photo E. RiddifordText Box: Latest News & Updates
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Some community-led Initiatives that are helping to conserve the environment & improve local lives & livelihoods -

A Cooking Basket demonstration with maasai community groups at Musul also provides a useful opportunity for some health care awareness using donated HIV/AIDS resource materials and ‘Where There’s No Doctor’ village health care book. More….
Text Box: Project focus “The Mukogodo Beekeepers and Environmental Conservation” Group” (MBEKEC) MBEKEC are working hard along with members of the local Musul Naramatisho Women’s Group & others in the local community towards urgently finding the necessary funds, practical assistance, training & capacity-building that they need to successfully implement their important 2006 –2012 Strategic Plan. INTRODUCTION – Mukogodo Beekeepers and Environmental Conservation Group (MBEKEC) is a Community-Based Organisation (CBO) that was established by Indigenous local people in order to address the needs & challenges of the Ildigiri Laikipiak Maasai Pastoralist Community. MBEKEC values participation as a driving force behind the full realization of genuine development efforts towards long-term future sustainability of environmental conservation, improved livelihoods & poverty reduction. BACKGROUND & LOCATION Mukogodo Beekeepers & Environmental Conservation Group (MBEKEC) is based at the Musul Group Ranch, Ilpolei Location, in the western area of Mukogodo Divison, Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Situated in a hilly area with good rock catchment in what is otherwise a harsh semi-arid environment, Musul Group Ranch is 7,000 acres in size, with 2,000 acres of this land set aside & managed by the local community as a conservation area for wildlife. The Group Ranch has a human population of approximately 450 indigenous pastoralists (plus children), & their livestock (mostly cattle, goats, sheep & some camels), & is legally owned by the indigenous community with full title deeds. Musul Group Ranch is bordered by three other community-run group ranches – Ilpolei to the south, Momonyot to the east, & Kijabe to the north. Musul is bordered in the west by 2 small-scale ranches run by local community people as non-conservation areas. Kijabe Group Ranch also operates as a conservation area & eco-lodge. MBEKEC’s Vision a just, progressive and self-reliant society through working together to conserve and utilize the traditional cultural and natural resources. MBEKEC’s Mission To promote and facilitate the empowering of the poor & marginalized Indigenous Ildigiri Laikipiak Maasai Community and enable them to transform themselves in a sustainable manner by pooling resources, sharing knowledge and collaborating with all stakeholders. See also- MBEKEC 2006-2012 Strategic Plan. (pdf) MBEKEC Project Profile pdf. Photo Gallery, Album 1- MBEKEC Photo’s & Captions How You Can Help (Above information & text provided by Daniel LeMolo, Secretary, (MBEKEC) For more details of MBEKEC & the other community-led projects which we help to support in Kenya, please see the Community Projects pages of this website. Cooking Basket demonstration and healthcare awareness with maasai community groups at Musul, using donated HIV/Aids materials & 'Where There's No doctor' village health care book. Photo E. Riddiford, Dec 2006. MBEKEC logoText Box: Thank you very much for your visit & for your interest & support for us & our website. FEEDBACK If you have any letters for our Letters Page, ‘Sema Kenya’ Youth & Community Group Forum or comments or suggestions on ways to help improve this website please send them to the Webmaster.

News from CCI-Kenya - Please note that, apart from this useful website facility, CCI-Kenya’s other community support activities are currently on hold until further notice later on in 2010.

 

June 2009—Latest Community Group News & Updates— Severe drought brings urgent request for assistance from Laikipia—see ‘Postcards from Kenya

 

Educational Sponsorship & School Development Programme - Your chance to help maasai children living at Musul in Laikipia. Please visit the Sherston Musul Primary School website for more information & to find out how to make a much-needed donation.

 

Community Support— CCI-Kenya, Nature Kenya, The African Propoor Tourism Development Centre and Span-Africa Safaris have been working  towards an exciting new community-based eco-tourism initiative which will help to benefit the environment, local economy & community groups right across the country. More news to follow on this at ‘Postcards from Kenya’ as time goes by...

 

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VISIT OUR OTHER CCI-KENYA WEBSITES—

 

‘Postcards from Kenya’ - our CCI-Kenya blogspot with lots more information, community updates & photos, including latest field visits to Kenya;

 

Sema Kenya’  - youth & community group forum facility—a chance to link, share advice, experience & ideas;

 

‘Cooking in a Basket’  - Find out how to make & use a cooking basket or hay box & save 50% to 70% of your cooking fuel. Plus recipes & suggested cooking times.

 

 

 
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Eco-tourism facility provided by KEEP (Kakamega Environmental Education Programme), Isecheno Forest Station., Kakamega.
KEEP tree nursery at Isecheno Forest Station, Kakamega rain forest, Western Highlands, Kenya. Photo Elizabeth Riddiford

One of a number of community-led tree nurseries established at Isecheno Forest Station, Kakamega.

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