We acknowledge that people and nature are inseparable partners, so we work closely with communities, authorities, NGOs and industry partners to achieve the best possible long-term outcomes for all concerned. With the help of our guests, who contribute a levy of US$10 for each night that they stay with us, we’re able to make the most significant positive impact towards our goal of empowering these areas, including the communities and wildlife that call them home.
This in-house initiative welcomes children from surrounding communities into The Cambrian Village Resort camps to experience first-hand what a safari is all about. For many of them, it is their first-time viewing wildlife in a non-threatening environment, allowing them to observe their beauty and begin to understand why tourists come all the way to East Africa to see them.
The Maa trust operates a number of programmes in the Greater Mara Area, focussing on community development and increasing benefits to Maasai families to encourage their appreciation for the protection of wildlife and wilderness areas. Specific emphasis is placed on female empowerment, women’s rights, and provision of education.
This in-house initiative welcomes children from surrounding communities into The Cambrian Village Resort camps to experience first-hand what a safari is all about. For many of them, it is their first-time viewing wildlife in a non-threatening environment, allowing them to observe their beauty and begin to understand why tourists come all the way to East Africa to see them.
Change A Life Bwindi is a grassroots NGO supporting Batwa and Bakiga communities living alongside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Their work focuses on conservation-linked livelihoods to reduce forest pressure and improve local incomes. It is a vital resource, offering training programs that connect people to their environment, proving that conservation and livelihoods can work together sustainably.
“Humans in harmony with habitat and wildlife” is the guiding philosophy behind this organisation. Focussing on the protection of mountain forests and the wildlife that depend on them, their work revolves around education, job and revenue creation, the protection of land, and the mitigation of human-wildlife conflict.
Working across the Greater Mara Area, Laikipia, and Tsavo, KWT focusses on the conservation needs for the protection of predators – the cornerstone of a thriving ecosystem. By working closely with the communities living in these regions to provide education and increased awareness, as well as partnering with organisations like MMWCA, the trust is able to conserve habitat and protect predators in these key locations.
Honeyguide is a foundation focussed on empowering people and communities to protect their land and natural resources in northern Tanzania. This is accomplished by working closely with communities to provide business education and an understanding of the benefits of conservation, mitigating instances of human-wildlife conflict, and ensuring the protection of habitat for sustainable use by both humans and wildlife.
“Enabling lasting coexistence between people and lions in Ngorongoro”. In a landscape that is shared between people and lions, there will always be challenges needing to be addressed in order to maintain a balance and foster coexistence. Former Maasai lion hunters are now employed, acting as guardians to both livestock and lion.
The world’s longest running scientific project on wild cheetah, with a comprehensive database dating back to 1975. Families and individuals have been, and are, identified and monitored, with information contributing to many scientific publications and accounting for much of what is known about these animals in the wild today.
Asilia is a proud member of the Nawiri Group, through which the reach and extent of our Positive Impact is able to travel so much further. Our latest report showcases the joint accomplishments of our implementing partners and the support of your contributions as lifelong friends and guests of Asilia.
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