Creating eco-tourism and reducing poverty in Kenya
SummaryThe Il Ngwesi Group Ranch is reducing local poverty and conserving biodiversity through promotion of ecotourism and establishment of a community owned trust responsible for local land management.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $440 was raised for this project. |
Received $440 from 21 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The ranch itself is a collectively owned initiative of 499 local households that incorporates an exclusive ecotourism lodge and a locally-led committee responsible for land and resource management.
Activities
The trust limits poaching through community patrols and leading efforts to sustainably manage local resources.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $440
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $440 as of Feb 26, 2004. The original project funding goal was $33,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The trust has helped to secure a more certain future for wildlife on Il Ngwesi and neighboring reserves.
Project Message
By adopting a collaborative approach to resource management, Il Ngwesi has achieved remarkable success in promoting local livelihoods without compromising the integrity of the natural environment.
- Sean Southey, Manger
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sean Southey
Manger
405 Lexington Avenue
4th Floor
New York, NY 10174
United States
212-457-1709
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
One United Nations Plaza 21st Floor
New York,
NY
10017
United States
212-906-5000
http://www.undp.org
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Kenya
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 15, 2003
