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Kenya: Reverse Deserts through Community Transformation Project Profile Total project need: $40,000 Local Project Leader: Adam Tuller Project Sponsor: Ashoka Innovators for the Public Theme: Environment Donation Options: Project Needs and Beneficiaries Three thousand trees are cut down each day to supply charcoal to Nairobi, Kenya's capital. A large portion of this fuel requirement is coming from the Lake Magadi area of southern Kenya. This project provides an alternative source of trees to supply charcoal and firewood to the people in the target area and to Nairobi. The communities will be supplied the trees and taught how to grow them and process biomass into charcoal. Activities Set up a nursery; supply fast-growing nitrogen fixing trees; train the community how to cultivate, harvest and process the biomass into high-grade charcoal for sale and for use as home-grown fodder to stop overgrazing. Potential Long Term Impact Helping communities produce their own energy, with a surplus for sale, boosting income to poor rural families, and improving their lives. One project integrates large-scale conservation, job generation and wealth creation. Project Message "This is exactly what we need now (referring to the provision of trees for energy and fodder)." - Peter Ole Simel, Maasai Tribe Elder Organization - Africa Conservation Trust Mission Our mission requires the generation on a large scale of alternate sources of fast growing trees for charcoal and firewood. Our goal is to stop the destruction of the forests of Kenya for charcoal, and start restoring the national forest cover through these missions and vital interventions, building capacity with rural people for reforestation and the conservation of their forests and environment. Programs The program has been running since 2003 in the Aberdares Mountain Range in central Kenya, involving the following: Promotion of fast growing trees & time saving nursery techniques; installation of cost efficient water & irrigation systems; identification of methods of intervention & participatory management with the communities; building community awareness of forest conservation and environment; promotion of micro-enterprise for the sale of charcoal, firewood, honey, bee's wax, wool & meat. Team Bios Adam Tuller - Chief Executive Officer: Founder of the Africa Conservation Trust, working with fast growing nitrogen fixing trees for many years & experienced in project design and management in many fields. Work experience includes successful corporate turn around work with Pricewaterhouse Coopers with their receivership department. Interested to raise Kenya's forest cover from its current level of 1.7% to 12%. Kenyan by birth. David Muniu Riunge - Community relations and capacity building officer: Kenyan by birth,40 years old. Experienced and highly accredited Nation newspaper journalist Long-term experience with rural communities Has been successfully managing community relations in the Aberdares for the trust since September 2003 and is leading the capacity building team with youth and women's groups in this area. Stuart Kemp - IT and logistics: Born in Southern Africa with great IT qualifications and field experience, Stuart has been invaluable in the successful operations and expansion of the trust. Statistics Founded in 2001 Contact Adam Tuller, |
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