In 2021, a pilot health education initiative was rolled out in 10 primary schools across the project area, which combined the gender-inclusive sport of volleyball with reproductive health education. This afterschool program reached over 1,200 students, was implemented by a team of 6 local volunteers and focused on a variety of subjects including gender-based violence, […]
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project has multiple avenues of engagement with women’s groups throughout the project area. One of the most impactful and widespread initiatives is the Hadithi Crafts Support Community Based Organization (CBO), an umbrella organization that represents 61 women’s groups which make traditional handicrafts, providing economic alternatives for sustainable livelihoods to 1,773 women […]
The continuous monitoring of wildlife populations across the Kasigau Corridor is a core element of the project’s theory of change, and one of the requirements for reporting under the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) standard. The project is located between the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks – representing […]
Through an innovative, inclusive governance mechanism known as Locational Carbon Committees (LCCs), the community members have allocated a significant amount of the REDD+ funds to build and renovate classrooms to provide adequate learning spaces to local students. To date, 44 new classrooms have been built, 18 classrooms have been renovated and 15 water tanks and […]
The Voi Diagnostics Laboratory is a state-of-the-art medical and pathology laboratory, refurbished and funded by the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project. It is situated in Voi town close to Wildlife Work’s Rukinga Headquarters. The number of patients visiting the lab has grown substantially over the years, testing an average of 32,000 people per year since 2015.
In an already semi-arid landscape with limited access to clean and safe water, climate change is creating drastic changes to rainfall patterns in the region, resulting in widespread drought and water shortages. The seasonal precipitation patterns are highly unpredictable, challenging the efficient management of water resources in the project zone. This is leaving devastating impacts […]
The Wildlife Works Greenhouse initiative runs a seedling and tree nursery program as a means of increasing forest cover in sites of degradation within the project zone. Within the greenhouses, seeds are nurtured into juvenile trees, ready for planting by the project team and community members. These trees are also provided for free to any […]
Access to clean water is a top community development priority at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project. In an already semi-arid landscape with limited access to clean and safe water, climate change is creating drastic changes to rainfall patterns in the region, resulting in widespread drought and water shortages. Over the past 50 years, mean annual temperature has risen by nearly 2°C, while the number of consecutive dry days is increasing and consecutive wet days are decreasing – resulting in higher frequency and magnitude droughts impacting the region. The seasonal precipitation patterns are highly unpredictable, challenging the efficient management of water resources in the project zone. This is leaving devastating impacts on the community, their livestock, and wildlife in the project area.
The Kasigau corridor project continues to expand healthcare and education spending, with the implementation of 3 novel health education pilot projects, the distribution of covid supplies as well as building, renovating and equipping schools within the project zone. A new cohort of enthusiastic rangers has been recruited and trained alongside a new Senior Research Scientist, Dr Geoffrey Mwangi Wambugu, who has joined the team. A widespread drought has challenged food security, but the communities remain resilient in their drive to continue the greenhouse enterprise.
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project has multiple avenues of engagement with women’s groups throughout the project area. One of the most impactful and widespread initiatives is the Hadithi Crafts Support Community Based Organization (CBO), an umbrella organization that represents 61 women’s groups which make traditional handicrafts, providing economic alternatives for sustainable livelihoods to 1,773 women living in the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project area.
