Summary
This project promotes community development, environmental conservation and wealth creation around the process of growing trees for charcoal as an alternative source of energy for 3800 Masai.
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The challenges facing the Masai in southern Kenya are: * Encroaching desertification with rising poverty levels * Scarcity of water * Poor infastructure (schools, clinics and social services) * Farming lifestyles with lack of business knowledge * Lack understanding of the rightful place of women * Poor child support and educational opportunities
This project will plant 20 million trees in Kenya in the next 5 years and provide access to clean water for 3800 people. We will train 400 people per year and promote community development via schools and clinics.
Total Funding Received to Date: $16,802
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $57,197
Total Funding Goal: $74,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
We will serve 3800 villagers in the planting out area and over 2500 students. The water shortage problem will be solved, the enviroment will be restored and our training will generate income/promote healthy lifestyles.
Since Africa Conservation Trust has come to the Magadi area we have seen a big difference. This area is a desert, but with the help of our new friends there is a bright future.
- Peter Tingai, Peter is a well respected Masai Elder
Adam Tuller
Chief Executive Officer
17 Karen Connection
Karen Road
Nairobi, Ken ya 15192-00509
Kenya
254-20-883-432
Email:
Africa Conservation Trust
P.O.Box 15219 177b,Koitobus Road
Nairobi,
Central Province
509
Kenya
+254 733 621773
http://www.africaconservationtrust.org
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This project is located in
Kenya
and can also be found under
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 2, 2005
By Stacy Harris - Program Manager, October 30, 2009 09:06 AM
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