The 10th anniversary even of our Nature Child Reunion initiative was held recently in Victoria, BC. Richard Louv who participated in our initial events back in 2007 and 2009 was the keynote speaker and Lieutenant Governor of BC, The Honourable Judith Guichon, also...
Our two Coop students from the University of Victoria, Alex Papp [left] and Justine Cowitz [left centre], have now arrived in Dar es Salaam and met up with our volunteers Penina Mairo [right centre] and Vaileth Mashauri [right]. There are logistics to work out but...
Our community story for the Saadani area has now been posted on the CCRN website. Similar stories highlighting the work of researchers and local organizations in the various study areas of the network from around the world are posted there. Fostering Long Term...
Director Bruce Downie has published an article in the IUCN journal Policy Matters which reviews our PECC case study. Follow the link below to the journal. His articel is Chapter 7 - pages 66-80. Policy Matters - Issue 20; September 2016
CONGRATULATIONS to one of our volunteers Beatrice Simon who has recently completed her Masters degree at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway! Beatrice volunteered with the Kesho Trust first doing a community profile report for our...
The Kesho Trust is very pleased to announce the release of a video that documents the process involved in the assessment of the PECC project as a case study of good practice by IUCN. The video has been viewed by our participating committees in the villages of the...
A further outcome of the PECC review by IUCN has been to connect us with the organization Linking Tourism & Conservation [LTC]. LTC is a global network that promotes sustainable tourism for the benefit of conservation. Representatives are attending an upcoming...
Marie Fischborn, from the Global Protected Areas Programme of IUCN, visited the Saadani area recently to review the work of our PECC project and present its successes on the PANORAMA website. This is a new initiative of IUCN which recognizes inspiring solutions for...
We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Jane Goodall as one of our ambassadors for the Kihembe Environmental Learning Centre. Her support and appreciation of the work we are doing in the area is most encouraging. She recently visited Kihembe to see how our development...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bob Brown to a position on the Kesho Trust Board of Directors. Bob brings considerable business experience and a strong interest in social responsibility to the board. His appointment brings the total number of...