Sarara Institute

THE SARARA FOUNDATION OPERATES ACROSS THREE KEY PILLARS: EDUCATION & HEALTH, WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION, AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION: SARARA'S CONSERVATION APPROACH FOCUSES ON HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF RAPID POPULATION INCREASE AND RESULTING ISSUES WITH POLLUTION, BIODIVERSITY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE. OUR WORK INCLUDES: - RANGELAND RESTORATION THROUGH RE-SEEDING AND RE-GREENING PROGRAMS - SUPPORTING RETETI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY, LOCATED IN NAMUNYAK CONSERVANCY - WILDLIFE RETURNING AND MONITORING THE SAMBURU TRIBE HAS LIVED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH A HEALTHY, ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR MANY GENERATIONS; OUR CORE ROLE IS TO OFFER SUPPORT IN NAVIGATINGA RAPIDLY MODERNIZING AND FAST-PACED WORLD WHERE TRADITIONAL WISDOM IS OFTEN FORGOTTEN.

EDUCATION & HEALTH: THE SARARA FOUNDATION IS HEAVILY INVESTING IN A SUSTAINABLE AND OPPORTUNITY-RICH FUTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF NORTHERN KENYA. WE OFFER CRITICAL SUPPORT TO A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED SOCIETY THROUGH: - WORLD-CLASS, CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION FROM INFANCY TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD - HEALTHCARE SERVICE FOCUSING ON PEDIATRIC, MATERNAL AND DEEP TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT: THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND KEY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ENDEAVOR TO EMPOWER THE INDIGENOUS SAMBURA COMMUNITY THROUGH ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - MILK TO MARKET PROGRAM WHERE SAMBURU WOMEN SELL EXCESS GOAT MILK, NOT REQUIRED BY THEIR FAMILIES, TO RETETI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY - BEADWORKS PROGRAM INVOLVES OVER 50 WOMEN WHO PRODUCE BEADED ITEMS SOLD IN THE SARARA ECO LODGE'S TOURISM SHOP - SARARA HAS BUILT THREE ECO LODGES WHOLLY OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY, WITH A TOTAL OF 50 BEDS, WHICH CURRENTLY EMPLOY 125 PEOPLE FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH BUILDING SELF-SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THE SAMBURU CAN SAFEGUARD THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE, THE LAND THEY CALL HOME AND BIODIVERSITY WHICH THEY SHARE IT WITH.

HEALTH AND NUTRITION - OUR NOMADIC AND LOCALISED HEALTHCARE SUPPORT IS DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON DELIVERING WORLD CLASS PAEDIATRIC AND MATERNAL CARE TO INDIGENOUS SAMBURU COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN KENYA. EVERY DAY, THE HEALTHCARE TEAM SETS OFF IN THEIR MOBILE CLINIC TO VISIT MANYATTAS (HOMESTEADS) ACROSS THE 850,000 ACRE NAMUNYAK CONSERVANCY TO TREAT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. OTHER PROGRAMS - SARARA PROMOTES SELF GOVERNANCE, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL. SARARA SUPPORTS THE EMPLOYEMENT OF 75 WILDLIFE RANGERS, 16 ECO RANGERS, 25 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND 60 ELEPHANT KEEPERS.