MAASAI COMMUNITY CARBON TREES AFRICA

We are excited to continue looking towards our Massai community in Kenya in preparation for future retreats with eco tourists  in furtherance of  expansion of our tree planting efforts. So amny people have expre3ssed interest to share our hands on experience in Kenya. And all of a sudden, it appears that a team of committed people are aligning to provide just such an opportunity. We are welcoming Fateh to our community whoi will be leading these retreats with my participation and assistance. Fateh is an experienced retreat leader and world traveller and with her taking on the logistics of the participants, its attractive to organize a group.

In this regard, we will begin establishing a new realtionship woth two otjer tree planting groups in Kenya to donate more support money and do more tree planting. Our current leader Dalmas has been offered a teaching position at the University in Nairobi which we believe is a great sign of the positive impact we have made with Dalmas and the existing collaboration in Enkutoto Nahalala. Thus, we are sharing the benefits of pastoral silvo grazing or rotational grazing mixed with multi species reforestation. We are on contact with Dalmas and look forward to his recommendations for new leadership. We will make an exploratory journey with a small group as we continue to follow the trees we have planted with the Massai community and expand to other communities.  We are so proud of Dalmas and his growth and we consider it a blessing to have someone like him on our team who is so respected and committed to further ongoing work throughout the Massai land together. And of course, it is so important to train and work with the younger generations who will continue to plant and maintain the treesas  we move forward together and design our planting projects for 2025.

Stay tuned. Meanwhile, Dalmas and the community continue to work in the nursery and care of the over 3000 trees we have planted so far. 

Thank you for your kind support… 

We are thrilled to support the Massai clans in eastern Kenya who are taking great care of the trees we have been planting in Kenya en Enkutoto Nahalala. The rains fell in March and flooded many areas of Kenya but our area of planting did not suffer damage. Our tree nursery continues to grow and expand which gives the folks there a greater selection of trees and more quantities for planting in the surrounding pastures.

We are also thrilled to report the the new tree nursery has produced enough trees for us to expand to another community nearby and begin planting there as well. As we expand to new families and planting zones,. we have the opportunity to teach more about rotational grazing for the goats and cows and mixing in the trees for fodder and shade expecially around dried out streams. Creating shade makes all the animals healthier in time and inspires the people along with the fair pay for planting the trees to enage in more holistic grazing practices. The trees serve as a rally point in the center of many aspects of change that come along with the reforestation projects.

Stay tuned as we plan an eco tourism excursion to Kenya next february and March to check in on the expanding project and continmue to encourage our Massai partners to produce a wide variety of trees in the nursery and plant and maintain them for all the positive benefits they give now and in to the future.