Shared water, Shared Future
Tuesday, 09 September 2025
In the Kajiado West and Central areas of our landscape, the struggle for water has long been twofold: scarcity and destruction. The community and livestock walked long distances to fetch water, women had no convenient access to water and elephants desperate for water, would break tanks and damage borehole systems, leaving villages without access. The
Trained, Tested and Transformed
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
The South Rift is a biodiversity hotspot. It is home to 704 species of birds, 133 species of mammals, 80 species of reptiles and 42 species of amphibians. To allow communities to respond and manage encounters with wildlife, we have ensured that our rangers receive specialised training ranging from snakebite recognition and response, a key threat
Evade and Avoid
Monday, 01 September 2025
Day to day life in the South Rift is anything but ordinary. Whether it is a student walking to school or a herder looking after their goats, the chance of coming face to face with an elephant or a lion is real. Without the right skills and knowledge such encounters can turn very dangerous or
Restoring Life to the South Rift’s Rangelands
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
The rains season means so much to our pastoralist community culturally, spiritually and practically. For a community that relies on livestock for their livelihood, rains are crucial for nourishing the rangelands and refilling water sources that keep their herds healthy. Significant amounts of rainfall is expected countrywide with some areas at risk of flooding. While
How SORALO is weathering the storm amid USAID funding cuts
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Fortunately, SORALO has not been severely affected due to its diverse donor base and the fact that USAID’s funding priorities in Kenya have mainly focused on regions like Laikipia, Amboseli, Tsavo and the Maasai Mara. However, many of our partner organisations have been impacted, with some losing up to 70 – 80% of their funding,
Women Sowing Hope
Friday, 20 December 2024
Meet Charity, a lively young mother and one of the 80 women participating in our grass seedbank restoration project in Lenkobei, a small pastoral community located near our resource center in Lale’enok. As we approach, we find her focused on wrapping a bale of hay. “This is my livelihood now,” she says with a smile
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