Our Partner in Kwale County is a local based Organization registered in August 2004, with the purpose of enhancing Community sustainable conservation within their forest ecosystem.

The Organization with relevant government stakeholders which include Kenya Forest Services (KFS), Kenya Wildlife services (KWS) and Kenya Water towers; has since expanded its scope in conservation, which includes Afforestation, tree nursery Propagation, Wildlife Conservation, Community and schools sensitizations programs, and has gone further to initiate a 200 Hectare nature trail through the forest, at the outskirts of the organization, with the aim of creating awareness of conservation agendas important to and within the community.
What Do they want to Impact?
To witness the community is sustainably benefiting from environmental/conservation endeavours within the eco- system.

The organization aims to expand a network scheme with the purpose of improving its knowledge and experience base of members and the community.

Strong volunteering program helps to build on this foundation by exposing its members to individual and organizations with diverse skills and ideas. While placed with us, volunteers will be engaged in various organization’s program of their choice and interest relative to slot availability and season.

• Community Awareness & sensitization on environmental conservation :
The organization, through constant meetings and training, spreads the word on conservation to the communities living adjacent/around and benefiting from the resource (the forest), on how best and sustainably way they can utilize the resources and at the same time benefiting from them.

• Ecotourism :
The program is aimed at promoting responsible tourism by conserving nature while benefiting the local community through offering excursions to the villages involving the local community’s traditions and cultural practices.

• Butterfly farming :
Butterfly farming in the ecosystem has proved to be an important source of income for some members of the community, through the sale of butterfly products and as a potential tourist attraction, thus encouraging sustainable conservation.

• School education program :
The program plays a huge role in seeing that young students understand issues on conservation from an early age and be great players in environmental conservation

• Research & primates monitoring :
Constant monitoring and data recording of primates’ species movements, mating, and feeding grounds helping in information research and reliable tour packages.

• Sanitation project :
The organization is involved in frequent clean-up activities, maintenance, and management of the public toilets with Kwale town in collaboration with the County Government of Kwale.

The volunteer will engage in some or all the activities described in the activity sections.

The specific activity to engage at a specific time depends on the season of implementation and interest of the volunteer.

The volunteer cottages are simple and clean.

Facilities include:
- Two separate beds for two people ;
- Electricity, though not always reliable especially during the rains, the organization will provide alternative light or you can bring your own spotlight to use when it’s dark ;
- A basically equipped kitchen including potable gas cooker ;
- Overhead showers in the rooms ;
- Each bedroom has bedding & mosquito nets ;
- In order to guarantee security, we give you the room keys and you will handover it the last day of your leaving.

The cottages are in a secure area, located within Kenya forest service’s compound - Kwale station and are close to the Forest rangers’ residential cottages assuring you maximum security.

The volunteers will be provided three basic meals a day that volunteers and members can cook together (breakfast, lunch and dinner) with slight change of meat/fish and are a mixture of Kenyan and international dishes.

Special diets can be arranged.

The site is located in Matuga Sub-County of Kwale County at the Kwale town approximately 34KM from the Mombasa Airport. Our main office is located at the heart of Kwale Town – and the volunteer cottages are found at the outskirt of the National Reserve along the Kwale-Kinango highway, a 5 minutes’ walk from the Kwale Town.

- Age : 18-60 years old ;
- Travel visa ;
- Mentally and physically healthy ;
- Medical Insurance ;
- Clean criminal record ;
- Cover letter or letter of introduction from an organization/institution.

Volunteering fees :

The volunteer fees will cover for: one way airport transfer, accommodations, three meals a day, volunteering engagements and contributions for the project operations and sustainability.

The minimum stay requirement is two weeks.