Support education & conservation with ecobursaries
About
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Mida Creek (Kenya) support some of Africa's rarest wildlife. But as communities fight for survival, they resort to unsustainable exploitation of their local ecosystem. ASSETS is a pioneering community conservation project that lifts children out of poverty through secondary school bursaries and engages families in ecotourism and practical conservation activities. With 775 students sponsored, ASSETS has a proven track-record of success. Help sponsor 100 students in 2024!
Need
The coast of Kenya holds a number of rich yet highly threatened habitats. Among them, the mangrove creek of Mida and the largest remaining coastal forest of Africa, Arabuko-Sokoke, two connected eco-systems home to several Red-listed species. As local communities struggle to survive, they rely on these ecosystems for income, through unsustainable fishing, logging, and snaring. In particular, families often resort to logging trees when they need quick cash, typically for school fees.
Long term impact
Whereas 90% of students would have otherwise not gone beyond primary school, ASSETS alumni become university graduates, professionals, and business people - lifting them out of poverty and making them agents of change for conservation. Meanwhile, their families have access to sustainable income sources and become ambassadors for the protection of local habitats among their communities. This programme has a proven track record of changing attitudes and behaviors of hundreds of community members.
About the Organization
To conserve and restore threatened habitats and biodiversity through research, environmental action, education and empowerment of communities.
GlobalGiving Categories:
- Education
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Wildlife Conservation
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Remaining Goal
What is a Project?
Domestic and international programs and services housed within organizations, addressing specific needs of community groups.