Our business, Campi ya Kanzi, and MWCT are two separate but mutually dependent entities which exist for the same purposes. One could not exist without the other. The business employs Maasai from the community and generates revenue from tourists who come to see the wildlife and to learn directly from the Maasai about their culture. Campi ya Kanzi is run with the needs of the Maasai community in mind, and not with the goal for a quick return on the investment or quick profits. Campi ya Kanzi aims to be sustainable and therefore profitable, but its final goal is the benefit of the Maasai Community. MWCT reinvests the funds to promote the well being of the Maasai community and to protect the wildlife and habitat essential to the survival of the animals and the Maasai. Thus, every dollar that comes from a private donor will result in more than one dollar for MWCT because of the additional revenues from Campi ya Kanzi.
The Maasai have traditionally lived in harmony with their land. For centuries, Maasailand was defended from outsiders by the majestic and fierce Maasai warriors. Thus, Maasailand has remained one of the few unspoiled African ecosystems. However, the current threats to the ecosystem and to the Maasai way of life are proceeding at a stunning rate. These include, overgrazing the grassland, diversion of water essential for wildlife, subdivision and land sales to non-Maasai, poaching for game meat, deforestation, and predator-human conflicts resulting in the killing of wildlife. The Maasai need help. MWCT is working with the Maasai to save the Chylulu Hills ecosystem before it is too late.
Funding for MWCT comes from a portion of Campi ya Kanzi revenues, private donations, and a conservation fee which Campi ya Kanzi charges to each guest. Edward Norton and Cartier, with their LOVE campaign have helped starting Simba Project. Conservation fees are paid directly to the Maasai as a benefit of ecotourism. The Maasai are recognizing the economic value of conserving their land for wildlife instead of using it for raising domestic animals and crops.
Trust funds are used to:
- Obtain protected conservation areas;
- Employ game scouts to monitor and prevent poaching, harvesting of protected trees, and illegally set wildfires;
- Compensate people who’s property has been damaged or lost due to predators and wildlife in general;
- Award merit scholarships to worthy students;
- Assist children whose families are too poor to send them to school;
- Build schools;
- Provide school supplies;
- Pay teachers’ salaries;
- Build dispensaries;
- Provide medical supplies and equipment for the local community and dispensaries.
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: Protected Conservation || Game Scouts || Simba Project || Management of Grazing || Introduction of Wildlife || Unsustainable Farming
LION COLLARING IN KUKU GROUP RANCH: Introduction || Techniques || Types of Collars || The Conservation Value || The Scientific Value || Benefit || Animal Handling
MAASAI EDUCATION: Teachers || Maasai Schools || Maasai Scholarships || Guide and Catering School || Water and Electricity
MAASAI HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL AID: Dispensary || What We Would Like to Do
HOW YOU MAY HELP: How to Help the Maasai and Wilderness