Work : Forest Conservation
Main volunteers’ activities/work:

1. identifying the endangered trees
2. taking care of the nursery tree seedlings
3. tag naming of the trees in the forest
4. documenting the forest resources
5. setting up environmental awareness in the community
6. supporting Shifoga with ways to develop sponsorship
7. Eco-agricultural empowerment (e.g.: natural fertilizer…)

Objectives of the project:
To show the community that they are responsible about their own nature, that they should use it wisely & also protect it. Shifoga mission is to plant 10,000 indigenous trees per year.

Brief background of the community:
SHIFOGA is a community group composed of 16 members, both men & women, working in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Kenya Forest Department in Kwale.This group has a great vision of bringing back indigenous trees to the area, with a great mission of protecting the national park’s forest.
The group’s main sources of income are ecotourism activities, such as game walks, coastal cultural activities. They also have bee-keeping, butterfly rearing & camping accommodation.

They have collaborated with Kenyan Forest Department to set up indigenous tree nursery plantation that will provide the community with cheap sources of trees.

Experience:
The community has a great experience of  hosted more then 30 Volunteers before

Impact & sustainability of the project

1. the importance of the nature will be felt within the neighbourhood
2. easy access to indigenous trees
3. eco-income generative activities

Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will be accommodated in selected local families within the Shimba hills community where they will live as one family with all meals prepared and consumed together with the family.
For any allergies or vegetarian diets Malaika ecotourism will always work out suitable diet for both volunteers and family they stay with.

Role of Malaika Ecotourism
Malaika ecotourism co-ordinates the project by reaching out to volunteers, facilitating orientations, Organizing transportations, funding the projects, organizing accommodations, food and other excursions. These are all aimed at easing and improving environmental conservation through local initiatives as one of our aim in the fulfilment of our responsible travel.

Role of volunteers:
The major role of volunteers is to venture and contribute to the local efforts in solidarity with the local people and institution in order to benefit the ecosystem and enrich themselves with new experiences.

Download:Volunteer Application form/
Download: Project infosheet

If you would like to volunteer, please Email us at volunteer@malaikaecotourism.com

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