What is the Camp Kenya Trust?
Camp Kenya Trust is a charitable trust dedicated to providing financial support towards sustainable community development and conservation initiatives throughout Kenya and East Africa , with particular emphasis on those programmes currently undertaken by Camp Kenya Ltd. The charity was set up primarily to support existing conservation and community programmes, but also aims to establish and support long term conservation programmes involving local communities and international participants in capacity building, research, education, and exchange and dissemination of information in a participatory and ethical way for the benefit of wildlife and the community.
The main objectives of the Camp Kenya Trust focus on the following aspects:
Community
Sustainable rural and community development
- Promoting local employment initiatives
- Providing training and employment
- Providing housing
- Facilitating necessary improvements and maintenance of other specified objects for general public utility
- Assisting communities to profit from their resources in a sustainable manner
Education
- Providing gifts, loans or grants towards education scholarships for underprivileged students
- Facilitating the advancement of education
- Maintaining and renovating Schools
- Implementing environmental education programmes in schools
- Facilitating sports education in schools
Healthcare
- Providing relief from medical (including hospital charges) and any distress caused by natural disasters and sudden catastrophes.
- Maintaining and renovating hospitals and other medical facilities
Wildlife And Environment
Ecosystem and species conservation
- Maintaining biodiversity within the diverse ecosystems of East Africa
- Habitat protection, restoration and management
- Developing and implementing applied marine and terrestrial field conservation research
- Managing long term conservation research projects to tackle pertinent issues and implement solutions
- Encouraging sustainable use and conservation of natural resources
Individual participation
- Promoting an awareness and appreciation of the natural world by engaging visitors in applied projects and giving them a chance to make a positive and real contribution to habitat and species conservation
- Raising public awareness of conservation issues through environmental education for volunteers, visitors and tourists to East Africa
Responsible and ethical tourism
- Promoting sustainable tourism that has low impacts on the environment.
- Developing eco-tourism as a strategic tool towards addressing social and environmental issues
Other Charitable Causes
In addition to the above, Camp Kenya Trust will:
- Maintain and manage of all properties comprised in the Trust fund
- Raise donations to aid other charitable trusts and institutions carrying on the above objectives and activities
What is the difference between Camp Kenya Ltd and the Camp Kenya Trust?
Camp Kenya Ltd is a limited company and was established in partnership with a rural African community situated on community land. It accommodates gap year students, school expeditions and grown up gappers. Camp Kenya travellers engage in a range of community and wildlife tourist initiatives as part of a wider adventure package that includes mountain expeditions, water sport activities and game viewing on safari.
The Camp Kenya Trust was established out of necessity to support the community development projects and the wildlife conservation projects run by Camp Kenya Ltd. Previously, it was impossible to donate money to support this vital work as any money given to Camp Kenya Ltd would be regarded as income and valuable contributions would be heavily taxed. By donating money into the Camp Kenya Trust, your donation is tax exempt which means that every penny of your contribution goes directly towards the people and projects that need it most.
