| MAASAILAND PRESERVATION TRUST
"Treat the earth
well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by
your children."
A Kenyan Proverb
Various projects have been exclusively directed to sustain and enrich the fragile environment; its traditional people and natural wildlife. There has to be a way for the people and their land to benefit from sufficient returns from the wildlife in order for them to continue co-existing, or the wildlife would have to give way.
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Mbirikani Group Ranch Mobile Health Clinic.
Established by the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious diseases including
HIV/AIDS This is funded by a private United States foundation and is based
in Mbirikani village but also visits the more remote areas when people are
unable to travel. There are hopes for the future construction of a large
fixed based clinic to continue looking after the health of the indigenous
people.
Amboseli/Tsavo Game Scout Association:
The Game Scouts are involved, primarily, with the prevention of poaching
but despite all efforts, the bush meat trade is still on the increase. The scouts
are also called upon to help protect small-scale farmers from crop raiding
wildlife. The human/wildlife conflict has become a primary issue in Kenya
today.
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Chyulu Rhino Project:
The Maasailand Preservation Trust, and KWS rangers, together with other
organizations, is responsible for enhancing security and monitoring the
endangered Chyulu rhino for their protection, probably the last remaining population of wild black rhino in Kenya today.
Reafforestation Project:
There is a tree nursery in Mbiriakani Village concerntrating on the replanting
of indigenous trees in the area.
Education:
This is the priority of the Trust and has already constructed six classrooms
all with teaching aids. We plan to start an environmental education
program dealing with land degradation and problems associated with pastoralism
marginal areas.
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