The project
Volunteer Tasks:
Animal conservation
Regular ground patrols and safari walks.
Identifying animal species found within the area
Identify and name indigenous plants and uses.
Monitoring wildlife movement
Cultural Activities
Experience the Maasai way of life
Control cattle grazing, milking and caring for cattle
Maintenance of manyatta houses
School teaching programme
Teaching English
Teaching Arts, Designs & Drawings
Teaching music
Playing football with girls and boys
Playing other games with the children
Planting of trees
Other Activities
Gardening and landscaping
Outreach programme in the local community.
Extra activities: learning life skills, beadwork, cooking using firewood, etc.
Ensure upkeep of the conservancy
Work with other stakeholders to ensure the upkeep of the conservancy.
Bird watching for interested volunteers.
Accommodation & food
• Volunteers accepted on this project will be accommodated within the conservancy with modest accommodation facilities
• It should be noted that the volunteers will cater for their own commuting expenses to and from the project
• We recommend that the volunteers should carry a sleeping bag and mat among other personal effects
Location & leisure
• Kenya is replete with a lot of interesting and natural spectacular sites that would capture the imagination of volunteers.
• From the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve to visits to local communities beholding sights, the volunteers have the privilege to make choices that would fundamentally make a difference.
• The project also offers a perfect opportunity for people who enjoy being close to nature and are interested in the spectacular setting that the traditional way of living in the heartland of the African culture would enrich their cultural heritage
Project host
• Oloisukut Group Conservancy is a 23,000-acre area of community land which borders the world-famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve, popularly known as the Mara Triangle, to the North in the Trans Mara District, Rift Valley Province.
• Oloisukut conservancy is an intriguing conservation concept on land-use owned and managed by the community members of Oloisukut.
• The income generated from conservation has given the land owners a reliable alternative source of income from the traditional livestock.
• The conservancy has ensured that the northern part of the greater Mara-Serengeti ecosystem is secured for conservation and hence affords the wildlife the much-needed dispersal areas.
• The area boasts of high density of game, including the big five except for the Rhino. Over 300 different species of birds have been identified. Some of the common animal species are: Maasai giraffe, Burschell zebra, waterbucks, elands, lions, leopards, elephants and the elusive and timid bushbuck.
• Oloisukut boasts the highest population of elands, giraffes and leopards in the Mara per unit area. Currently, we have the biggest pride comprising 18 adult lions with several cubs.
• Tourism in the conservancy is highly controlled, a move that is aimed at maximising the client wilderness experience and minimising environmental impact.
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