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The Blessing of Rain After Years of Drought in Northern Kenya

After years of drought, Northern Kenya received its first proper rains spanning March, April and May 2023. In a matter of weeks, the once parched landscape was completely reborn and restored. A true testimony of nature’s resilience.

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Snake Awareness Training at Sarara Camps

Did you know that snakes account for 44.8% of all human-animal conflict cases in Kenya. We were thrilled to host a snake-awareness workshop at Sarara for staff and community members.

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Montessori teachers attend Language Training Workshop in Nairobi

Teaching is a challenging profession, and it requires a unique set of skills to be an effective educator. Recently, three Montessori teachers attended a language training workshop in Nairobi, where they learned about various aspects of language and how to apply it to their teaching environments.

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Adapting School Uniforms to Support Indigenous Culture and Learning

Learn more about how The Sarara Foundation adapted school uniforms to support the unique culture and learning needs of our Montessori preschoolers.

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Letter of Commendation for The Sarara Foundation

On December 11th, we were honoured to receive a visit from Samburu County’s new Governor, Hon. Lati Lelelit.

The Governor was “profoundly impressed” with the work and progress we’ve achieved in Namunyak Conservancy and wrote a letter of commendation after his visit.

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Women’s Microfinance Training

It was a privilege to partner with Women’s Microfinance Initiative for this business skills training session with Milk Mamas and Beading Ladies from across the conservancy.

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Drought induced Human Wildlife Conflict

Our hearts ache as we report on the first case of Human Wildlife Conflict we’ve had in a long time.

A heartbreaking story of the mounting pressure and harsh reality of a deepening drought in Northern Kenya.

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Re-greening and reversing desertification

An extensive erosion control and re-greening project in Northern Kenya, in an effort to reverse desertification and retain productive soils, is bearing fruit after the region finally received a few showers of rain in November 2022.