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African Conservation—a website listing conservation groups working in Africa
African Conservation Fund—an organisation dedicated to conserving Africa’s wildlife
African Wildlife Foundation—an organisation working in the heartlands of Africa.
aidsfocus.ch - Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS using a community-led rights ... Supporting community-led change allows the move towards AIDS competence to be at a ... Community-led change towards AIDS competence can take many forms, ...
Allavida List of useful funding organsiations, etc
Amazon— the one-stop internet shop for maps & travel guides to Kenya
AMREF African Medical & Research Foundation
AVERT— a comprehensive website with in-depth up-to-date information about HIV/AIDS
Christensen Funding Organisation Funding orgainsation backing the stewards of cultural and biological diversity Commonwealth Foundation Funding organisation. Grantseekers guidelines. Community Initiatives in Livestock Improvement:The Case of Kathekani, Kenya.Joyce Njoki Njoro, KenyaPDF] Community-led approaches to ending food insecurity and poverty MS ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Community-Led HIV Intervention Program Helps Reduce AIDS Risk .. Results of community-level HIV prevention intervention programs created for low-income, minority women show that locally respected women can positively ...
Community-led sanitation in Nigeria | WaterAid What is the connection between a group of villages in Bangladesh and Nigeria? The answer: communities pulling together to build latrines and make their environment clean and healthy. WaterAid project staff and partners from both countries are building on the successful experiences from Bangladesh to inspire Nigerian villagers to make the same sustainable and vital changes to their hygiene practices. In Bangladesh, WaterAid's partner organisation VERC has been facilitating community-led total sanitation (CLTS) since 1999. The approach involves inspiring ...
[PDF] FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT R7584: Community-led tools for enhancing ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Conservation Evidence—information on the effectiveness of conservation
CORE Initiative Grants for HIV/AIDS community projects support
DIFID Civil Societies funding scheme
DIFID http://www.rwsn.ch/documentation/skatdocumentation.2005-11-16.8970874570/file (DFID paper, Community-led Improvement to Rural Water Supplies)
Eco Tourism Society of Kenya - national organisation promoting responsible & sustainable tourism
Firelight Foundation Funding organisation. Applications
For Cambodia's 'Great Lake' and the millions who depend on it, a ... With community-led sustainable resource management taking root in the province, in 2000 came an added opportunity to change the way the lake was being ...
Ford Foundation. Funding organisation. Guidlines.
From Seeds to Success—Guidelines for Community Partnerships (New Zealand govt. doc) - Guide for Community Conservation Projects (New Zealand govt. doc) - Toolkit for Community Conservation Projects (New Zealand govt. doc)
Funding organisation offering grants for non-profit orgs.
Global Links Initiative—A non-profit organisation which aims to support positive and creative action on social inclusion and citizen empowerment world wide. Their inspirational website has a networking facility encouraging ‘people to people links’ world wide.
The Green Belt Movement, Kenya — grassroots organisation established in 1977 by Kenya’s Wangari Maathi, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
HEDON—The HEDON Household Energy Network is an international forum dedicated to improving social, economic, and environmental conditions in the South, through promotion of local, national, regional and international initiatives in the household energy sector
Hesperian Foundation — DOWNLOADABLE books & resources including ‘Where There’s No Doctor’ and others…..The Hesperian Foundation is a non-profit publisher of books and educational materials that help people take the lead in their own health care and organize to improve health conditions in their communities. http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Design/haybox.html Interesting website about the use of fuel-less cookers (cooking baskets) in Kenya & around the world.
http://tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/Footsteps+11-20/Footsteps+16/Cooking+without+fuel.htm Another good website about fuel-less cookers.
ICIPE—International Centre for Insect Physiology & Ecology (beekeeping as well as medicinal plant research, etc)
ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre) - organisation supporting the Millennium Villages Project (MVP)
International Livestock Research Institute— website with information on better livestock management & use of water resources to help reduce poverty, hunger & environmental degradation in developing countries
JAM data archive :: View topic - Sustainable Environmental ... “The Equator Intiative Project of UNDP has over the last 3-4 years now developed a process to showcase what in reality is sustainable environmental project. This project is incredible. It has nurtured real community driven intiatives that use local resources and expertise to conserve the environment while at the same time strengthening communities livelihoods.” Esther Mwaura-Muiru, GROOTs Kenya. www.habitatjam.com/jamdata/viewtopic.php?t=5015921&sid=ff1578e67680011d04480397a1425011 - 23k
JICA—Japanese aid organisation working with AMREF on bore-hole project in Kenya
KEFRI— Kenya Forestry Research Inistitute
Kipepeo— a grassroots community-led organisation based in the Arabuko Sokoke Forest, on the North Coast of Kenya. Part of Nature Kenya’s site support programme & known for their butterfly farming & other activities.
The Meteorological Department of Kenya—official website for Kenyan weather forecasting
Millennium Promise—a non-profit organisation whose vision is eradication of extreme global poverty, a supporter of the Millenium Villages Project (MVP)
National Geographic—widely respected magazine on cultures & conservation worldwide
Nature Kenya & East Africa Natural History Society
NASCOP (Kenya National AIDS/STDs Control Programme) PO Box 19361, Nairobi, Kenya. - official national organisation supplying information on HIV/AIDS awareness (leaflets/posters & condoms). Also has a department at Kenyatta Hospital, Nairobi.
One Heart Global Music Exchange—an organisation helping indigenous people help themselves through music.
Plantlife International—Plant Conservation Charity working in partnership with National Museums of Kenya on the Allachy project: Building capacity for community-based conservation of medicinal plants in Kenya
Practical Action— organisation challenging poverty through practical intermediate technology solutions. (This link is to an article on ‘Smoke & health in Kenya’. Click on Practical Action logo to enter their main site.)
Proposal Writing Useful Website giving advice on how to write proposals, etc
Tisza community-led demonstration project for sustainable ... The Tisza community-led demonstration project for sustainable development and integrated land and water management is an integral part of the GEF- Mid-Size ...
Tourism Trust Fund (TTF) - national organization formed jointly by the Kenya Government and European Union in 2002 to facilitate the disbursement of funds provided for tourism development and marketing and promotion of tourism in the country
UNDP, Equator Initiative—The Equator Initiative is a partnership that brings together the United Nations, civil society, business, governments and communities to help build the capacity and raise the profile of grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
UNGANA—The Young Friends of AMREF - Based in Nairobi, this volunteer group of young Kenyan professionals & students supports AMREF and similar organisations in their mission of improving the welfare of Africa’s people.
Whitley Awards Funding organisation for conservationists in developing countries
World Bank - Arid Lands funding programme. World Bank Funding for community-driven development
World Vision—organisation providing educational sponsorship programmes in Kenya
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A list of links to other interesting & potentially useful websites, pdf documents, research, etc on themes related to Community-led Sustainable Resource Management Initiatives based in Kenya and elsewhere around the world. This list will continue to be updated. If you would like to recommend a good link, then please let us know by email. |
