By Mary McCarthy | Project Development Officer
A few months can go by in what seems to be ‘a blink of an eye’, but when the time comes to reflect and report on what has happened, we realize just how much has been accomplished.
Recently, we have replaced the leaky roof of our toolshed/office with a strong, 30-plus year roof. We have also been working hard to repair, build (and rebuild!) protective fences for our tree seedling nurseries, construct additional water catchment in the form of swales and ponds, and, of course, continue to plant trees, bringing us up to over 200 on our land, in addition to ongoing monitoring of all trees planted by SFK in the local community. We also managed a training and planting day near Oldenyiro, a village 50km from SFK land; this trip meant we were also able to transport a sick tortoise to the Kenyan Wildlife Services’ veterinarian.
Amongst the events of trees and infrastructure, we have also had the privilege of spending our time with our friends. Not only have we recently hosted a visit from our Board of Directors, but we were invited to contribute to planning Samburu County's events for World Environment Day 2016. There we met and worked with officials from National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Samburu County Department for the Environment and Natural Resources, World Vision, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-Kenya), and Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP). Events for the day were hosted at Lkirimon Secondary School and over 100 trees were planted. As part of the proceedings, three representatives from Sadhana Forest Kenya conducted a training session for around 500 people.
Even with only a few volunteers, we accomplish a lot at Sadhana Forest Kenya and truly appreciate the support from the GlobalGiving community. If you are interested in providing us further feedback concerning our project, finding out more about our activities or area of operation, or would like to volunteer with us, please contact us here or email us directly at Kenya@sadhanaforest.org. We also strongly encourage you to provide feedback at the end of this report.
Ashe Oleng! (Thank you very much in Kisamburu)
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