Camps International

Projects

How are projects chosen?

We work closely with governments, scientific bodies, NGOs, local communities and businesses to ensure that our projects fulfil the needs of the people and wildlife, and all programmes are closely supervised by our in-house team of experts. All of our projects have been established in partnership with the surrounding communities and are designed to meet the specific needs of the area at the time. Projects are constantly reviewed to address their needs and identify changing priorities.

Many factors influence the projects we support but priority is given to those instances where our help is needed most, and where we feel we can make a substantial and profound contribution. However, the more funds we can raise, the more projects we can support!

What projects are we currently supporting?

Makongeni - School & Community Development Programme

Project	Duration	Example Activity
Completion of school library	Summer 2006	Construction of building Painting and furnishing library
Construction of two large classrooms	Summer 2006	Construction of building Fitting necessary amenities Painting and furnishing rooms
Village 'Clean-up Day' Renovation of Mosque Construction of a simple cattle crush Rehabilitation of sports grounds and facilities within the school	Summer 2006 2006 2006 Ongoing	Removing litter from around the village with pupils at the school Painting the local mosque with whitewash Building a simple crush to allow vaccinations to be administered to local livestock Building and erecting netball/basketball posts Marking lines on sports field Cutting grass on field Participate in friendly sports matches Teaching and coaching sports
Establishing a tree nursery	Ongoing	Extensive planting and landscaping of indigenous trees and shrubs on and around the school grounds
Facilitating water collection from rainwater run-off	Ongoing	Installing appropriate guttering to collect rainwater from the roofs of school buildings
Improving security around the school Renovation and maintenance of classrooms/school facilities	Ongoing Ongoing	Securely fencing the school compound and tree planting around periphery Painting and decorating classrooms Desk repairs Other necessary repair and maintenance work
Improving accessibility to Makongeni Teaching Assistance	Ongoing Ongoing	Road repairs including levelling and filling damaged parts of road Providing teaching assistance within the school on a wide variety of subjects including English, Maths, Geography, Science, Music, Drama etc

Mukurumuji Community Development Programme

Project	Duration	Example Activity
Restoration of indigenous forest on vacant farmland	Ongoing	Clearing of crop trees and plants Extensive tree planting of native trees and shrubs
Facilitating water collection from rainwater run-off	Ongoing	Installing appropriate guttering to collect rainwater from the roofs of buildings
Establishing a tree nursery	Ongoing	Extensive planting of indigenous trees and shrubs on and around the school grounds
Repair and maintenance of game fence around Shimba Hills National Reserve	Ongoing	Repairing broken sections of fence that has been damaged by elephants Digging foundation holes and erecting fence posts Removing sharp protuberances that may pose hazardous to people/wildlife
Renovation of nursery school/kindergarten	Ongoing	Roofing of nursery Painting and decorating classroom
Fabricating new classroom desks	Ongoing	Building and installing desks for the children at the school

Project	Duration	Example Activity
Maintenance of campsite	Summer 2006	Repair and replace steps leading to main campsite Fix toilets at main gate and plaster and paint ablution block. Also repair concrete step outside
Enhance displays at Visitors Centre	Summer 2006	Create a covered display area for wildlife specimens Construct two covered concrete display boards Design & display a large visitors map for the main entrance to the Sanctuary Design & display several large information boards
Excavation and display of fossilised tree site	Summer 2006	Excavation work to unearth petrified wood samples Creating a visitors display of the excavated samples
Establishing a tree nursery	Ongoing	Landscaping nursery & constructing shelter, fencing, installing irrigation system Planting & maintaining a variety of indigenous trees from seeds and seedlings for eventual reforestation project
Elephant Dung Paper manufacture and development	Ongoing	Making elephant dung paper and associated products Experimenting with new designs/colours and decorations to increase the variety of products for sale Renovating and decorating gift shop
Identification of wild elephants	Ongoing	Finding elephants and recording individual characteristics to monitor the impact of translocation
Elephant behaviour, welfare and conservation	Ongoing	Learning about elephant behaviour and conservation Reporting any welfare issues and concerns to the KWS
Monitoring activities within the Sanctuary	Ongoing	Informing KWS of any illegal activity within the Sanctuary such as cattle grazing or charcoal making
Repair and maintenance of game fence around the Sanctuary	Ongoing	Repairing broken sections of fence that has been damaged by elephants Digging foundation holes and erecting fence posts Removing sharp protuberances that may pose hazardous to people/wildlife

Mwamba Marine Conservation Project Click here

Project	Duration	Example Activity
Primate conservation research	Ongoing	Counting and recording individual colobus monkeys in known troops Reporting on any animal welfare concerns
Rubbish clearance		Removing litter that could be hazardous to wildlife from coastal forest areas
Increasing security in Kaya Diani	2006	Constructing a wire fence around the sacred forest to discourage illegal activities e.g. timber/wildlife poaching Planting indigenous trees around the periphery of the Kaya to enhance security
Constructing staff facilities at the Trust	2006	Construction of building Fitting necessary amenities Painting and furnishing rooms

Other Projects

Kaya Project (unconfirmed)

Available only to some team groups participating in scuba activities. Activities will be designed to make the Kaya more enticing to tourists. Projects may include building walkways, benches and possibly a visitor's information centre.

Donations

What percentage of my contribution will go directly to projects?

100% of your donation - no matter how large or small - will go directly to funding Camp Kenya Trust Projects for the benefit of the local community and environment. The Camp Kenya Trust aims to provide all necessary funding for the running of each project undertaken (e.g. building materials, equipment, labour etc) and without your support we simply would not be able to fund these essential projects in Kenya.

Can I choose which projects to support?

At present, we do not have the facilities to allow donations to go to specific projects except in the case of Tsavo Wildlife conservation. However, you can donate to either terrestrial wildlife conservation (Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary and Tsavo Wildlife Conservation), Marine conservation (Mwamba Conservation Project and East Africa Whale Shark Trust ), or community development (Makongeni and Mukurumuji community projects).

Alternatively you can send a non-specific contribution that will be divided among all of the projects or used in priority areas chosen by the Camp Kenya Trust.

Will I be able to see where my money goes?

We fully believe in and promote absolute transparency in everything we do and we actively want people to get involved. Quarterly updates on all of our projects will be available online. We also publish an annual report showing you exactly how your money has been spent.

How can I contribute ?

At present, you will be able to make a donation to the Camp Kenya Trust