Author: tyfairclough

In the lead up to the fabulous star-studded Conservation Tusk Awards we have celebs all over Twitter wearing wristcuffs made by the mamas of Enkiito Village. Thanks to the dynamo that is Robyn Forsythe, one of our volunteers, we may even have a certain Patron of the Awards adorned in jewellery on the night (Tuesday November 25,…

  Today is another one of those serendipitous days of cross-connections and parallel thinking that Isaac Asimov was talking about way back in 1959. In a single day the internet has allowed me to connect with the incredible team at CodeClubWorld and World Possible to deploy a “powerful democratization of access to a world-class education“.…

  The internet comes through again!After brainstorming a rainwater-harvesting solution for our maasai hosts in Nkiito, Amboseli I contacted IFAW who work in the area with KWS, protecting the elephants. They put me onto the Meshanani Project which led me to the dutch Naga Foundation who employ a “specialized geo-engineering technique to stop and reverse…

We’re ramping up the design work now for Nkiito’s water facility. After many years struggling to raise the funds for the monstrous well needed in the area we’ve decided to change tack. Maybe drilling 280m in lava and bedrock isn’t the best solution here. Maybe we should be simply helping to collect as much water…

Our volunteer Tony has been working hard in a small western Kenyan community of Eshibanze near Mumias. The school there has been supported by a young Canadian friend for over 6 years now but we need some help. The school has been reopened but teachers & 75% of parents are struggling financially. If the parents…