OVERVIEW

Community empowerment is not possible without education. Although there are seven schools in the vicinity of the Mara Naboisho Conservancy, many of these schools lack basic facilities and are plagued by a shortage of teachers.

Basecamp Foundation Kenya and the Olare Orok Trust, which do community work in the area surrounding the conservancy, have been involved in various initiatives to support these schools. These initiatives have included the provision of dormitories, solar electricity, toilets, clean water, desks, and mobile computer training facilities.

One of the major healthcare challenges facing the community around the Mara Naboisho Conservancy is HIV/AIDS. As there are only three clinics to serve the entire community, the disease puts additional strain on the already under-resourced healthcare system.

Basecamp Foundation Kenya has attempted to support the system by, among other things, funding voluntary HIV testing, providing supplements for people living with AIDS, and constructing the new Ole Sere clinic.

In Africa, water is a scarce resource. One of the biggest challenges that the conservancy faces is ensuring that there is enough clean water for the community, the wildlife, the livestock, and tourists.

It is currently conducting a hydrology survey, with the support of Norfund and the Basecamp Foundation Kenya, to determine what the water situation in the conservancy is. Once the requirements of each sector in the conservancy have been determined, it will develop a strategy to ensure that all parties have access to clean water.