What are the Activities Performed by You in Ecotourism Field?
- Single use plastic collection in National Parks / Game Reserves - Education of communities / driver /guides to educate our safari guests on ban of single use plastics in protected areas - Education of guests through our banner / e-mails on ban of single use plastics - Leading the Environment committee for 3 years now for the Kenya Association of Tour Operators - Founding the Community Wildlife Fund - Education of Slum Children through annual Wildlife Tours and conservation of our parks / reserves & wildlife - Tree planting activities - Creation of Conservation based Safaris
The Benefit Contribution of the Activity to the World
- Education of our children / youth is the single most important factor to retain our wildlife / protected areas. - It has always been our own CSR (with no funding) until now but with the newly established COMMUNITY WILDLIFE FUND this year (during Covid period) we have managed to get funding from our safari guests. - Only our own projects that have benefited communities / environment - Wildlife Tours for OlMalaika Home in the Maasai Mara - Wildlife Tours for The Nest Home near Nairobi - Educational Wildlife Tours for Korogocho Slum School Children (St. John’s) for 15 years - Food donations to Wildlife Related areas such as parks / reserves during Covid & eduction on Covid - Food donations to Korogocho Slums - Transportation of medical team / food donations to remote parts of Kenya 0 such as Lake Magadi
Have You Been Involved in Social Responsibility Projects Before?
yes
Project Details
Support of “St.Johs School” in Korogocho Slum with providing educational tours to National Parks / Game Reserves in order to educate them on the importance of wildlife conservation. This is a fully sponsored trip by the company as we are providing a full day guided tour that includes transportation, lunch, drinks, park entrance fees. The group includes 90 children and 10 teachers from the school as well as our company representative and guided game drives and an educational talk from wildlife rangers. We offer this excursion once a year and the amount spent per excursion is approximately USD.1,200.00 We have also offered complimentary transportation and guides for wildlife counts/wildlife census in various conservation areas. We have recently assisted with transportation with one of our Landcruisers and guide to assist in transporting firefighting equipment and staff to aid in the recent Mt. Kenya fire. We offered free transportation to doctors to a medical camp to assist the local population in health care. We have provided excursions to the 'Nest Children’s Home' in Limuru to the orphaned children to educate them on wildlife and nature. In addition we support the Nest Children's Home with transportation as needed to attend local court cases or family matters. We have frequently provided transportation in our Landcruisers to the remote region of Lake Magadi for health care Officers or doctors to educate the local Maasai community on child care, pregnancy/ child delivery and have also provided food donations during drought period. We support ten orphaned children with food, shelter, clothing, shoes and school fees.
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Best Eco Friendly Company
Why Should You be Considered for the Award?
Because we genuinely care about the protection of our wildlife / environment and the education of our communities to achieve the above. Only with a direct benefit from Tourism will communities realize the value of wildlife. With Tourism on the brink of collapse, our wildlife and the people that depend on Tourism suffer greatly. Poaching / bush meat trade has increased tremendously.
Future Projects for Ecotourism
- Long term focus on the Community Wildlife Fund and its objectives. - Most important is education of children / youth on nature / their heritage - Creating awareness of single use plastic ban and continued park clean ups - Creating awareness on Human - Wildlife Conflict and mitigating measures - Including communities / projects more into daily itineraries for direct benefit and interaction between guests and communities - Promotion of Conservation Based Safaris
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Since when you are in travel industry?
1997-01-01
Staff Numbers Employed in the Itinerary
15
What is the Most Remarkable Entity of the Itinerary in these Ecotours such as Attractions and Entertainment Options
Ithumba Camp and Umani Springs Stockades for orphaned baby elephants
What kind of facilities the Itinerary includes such as Accommodation Venues and/or Food Beverage Places visited
Small, eco-friendly and eco-rated properties that suppport sustainability. A personal chef for some of the properties is included and menus can be tailor made
What are the Activities Performed by You in these Eco-focused Tours?
The visit of the Nairobi Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and interaction with sponsored baby elephants. The visit of Umani Springs and Ithumba where stockades of orphaned elephants are and guests can visit their orphans in the Wild. The idea is to save Baby Elephants and introduce them back into the Wild, Tsavo East National Park.
The Benefit Contribution of the Program to the World
To save our Elephants and create awareness on the importance of Wild Elephants and their endangered status.
Have You Been Involved in Social Responsibility Projects Before?
yes
Project Details
Wildlife tours for school children from the Slums, Park clean ups, Elephant counts, Founder of The Community Wildlife Fund
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Why Should You be Considered for the Award?
Because we help the Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Trust with sponsorships for their elephants and support them since many years with guests
Future Projects for Ecotravellers
More Tours that involve Saving our our endangered species and community based activities as wildlife and communities need to exist in harmony
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