Our Programs
Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara Foundation Program
"It is absolutely useless for us to work to save wildlife without working to educate the next generation of conservationists." Jane Goodall
Water4Wildlife
Water is life
Water4Wildlife is our flagship conservation program aimed at providing sustainable access to water resources for wildlife in areas of critical need. The program focuses on constructing, excavating and maintaining of water pans, boreholes, water troughs and, other water infrastructure to support the health and survival of local wildlife populations and communities. In addition to providing vital hydration, these water sources also serve as key congregating points for many species, helping to support biodiversity and ecological balance. Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara Foundation has utilized every accessible resource to address water challenges within the Maasai Mara Conservancies.
Football for Conservation
Football4Wildlife
Kick The Ball, Save Our Wildlife
Through this initiative, we seek to engage children in wildlife conservation by tapping into the popularity and widespread appeal for football to raise awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife and their habitats. The program includes various activities such as fun football with the coaches, wildlife education with the game rangers and through continuous football and wildlife clubs activities with the teachers and our organization. Our aim is to encourage children to take an active role in promoting wildlife conservation and to instill in them a sense of responsibility in wildlife conservation.
Football4Environment
Kick The ball, Keep Our Nature Clean
“Make conservation an activity for children and it will become a way of life”
The land in the Maasai Mara ecosystem is vast and mostly flat. The schools around the wildlife conservancies do not have proper waste management. They are facing adverse environmental challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution among others. These are caused by uncontrolled landfills, wild dumps and illegal dumping on land. Waste management infrastructure is underdeveloped and this is witnessed through plastic pollution caused by leakages of domestic waste upon natural environment during heavy rains and extreme windy conditions. This increases the likelihood of floatable plastic contamination discharged into nearby rivers e.g. Mara and Talek rivers. The litter is also dispersed into the surrounding environment. Not only does this give rise to open pollution, but also causes serious injuries to animals and even result in death from choking or entanglement. Furthermore, when litter infiltrates the water systems, it results in a toxicity. As the contaminated water gets ingested by animals, the toxins may cause blood clotting, seizures and a series of other health issues. Surrounding plant life can also be killed. Water4Wildlife has come up with an Eco-brick bin for schools within the wildlife conservancies for the disposal of litter in the right way. The children need to understand the consequences of not littering and its effect on the environment and biodiversity. These bins separate organic and inorganic waste, which can further be sorted for reuse and recycling. The pit will have a cover that is made of wire mesh thus preventing litter from being blown away by wind and from birds picking them up. This will be used to prevent access by the roaming wildlife within the wildlife Conservancy. Our goal is to reduce litter and affect long-term positive behavioral change among children fine-tuning them to be environmental conservationists.
Football4Trees
Kick A Ball, Plant A Tree
The "Football4Trees" program is an initiative aimed at inspiring a culture in children at a young age the importance of planting trees and caring for them. We encourage children from various schools to become stewards of environmental conservation through tree-planting, especially the avocados as they are environmental-friendly, economical, nutritionally beneficial. To nurture them into environmental conservationists, we educate them on the importance of preserving the environment by mitigating challenges posed by climate change.
Distributing balls to the children not only creates and opportunity for them to enjoy football, but also is a symbolic demonstration of how it is possible to change the world through small and simple actions. Through the program slogan; “Kick the Ball, Plant a Tree”, children are encouraged to consistently become active ambassadors of environmental conservation. The success of this approach is made possible through the utilization of children’s love for football in the practical exercise of tree planting.
Distributing balls to the children not only creates and opportunity for them to enjoy football, but also is a symbolic demonstration of how it is possible to change the world through small and simple actions. Through the program slogan; “Kick the Ball, Plant a Tree”, children are encouraged to consistently become active ambassadors of environmental conservation. The success of this approach is made possible through the utilization of children’s love for football in the practical exercise of tree planting.
StreetFootball4Children
Kick A Ball, Tell Your Story
This program is designed to provide children with an outlet to express themselves and share their personal stories through the use of their hand-made football balls. We interact with them and request them to show us the creativity in making their hand-made football balls i.e., the locally found materials e.g., leaves, old mattresses, old clothes, nets, old shopping bags, newspapers etc. After the dialogue, we give them a ball, jerseys and encourage them to continue playing football.
StreetFootball4Children aims at building children’s self-esteem, improving communication skills, and promoting a sense of community and belonging among the children. It's an interactive and fun way for children to engage with one another and learn more about each other's experiences. We are rolling out this program in a variety of settings, including schools, villages and rural shopping centers. By encouraging children to share their stories and listen to others, we foster empathy, understanding, respect and friendship among random different cultural areas.
