Conservation owned by the people who live on the land
Pori Hai Trust was founded with Samburu and Maasai elders who wanted wildlife to pay its way for their families.
Elders first, then rangers
In 2010 a council of Samburu elders asked a conservationist for help protecting the last black rhinos on their land, on one condition: the community would own the sanctuary, not a distant organisation.
That principle still guides us. Elders choose where patrols go, scouts come from the villages, and the benefits, jobs, grazing and school fees, stay in the community.
Our values
Community ownership
Elders and conservancy councils make the decisions.
Radical openness
Published accounts, results and setbacks.
Wildlife that pays its way
Jobs, grazing and school fees from every conserved acre.
Fair dealing
A signed charter on land rights and benefit sharing.
Who leads the work
Leads the council that sets conservancy policy.
Trained at the scout academy, now leads patrols and trains new recruits.
Who we work alongside
- Sera Community Conservancy
- Samburu elders’ council
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Amboseli Maasai groups
- County governments
- Research universities
Stand with the people who guard the wild
Every gift pays for a patrol, a collar or a hectare of grass, and the community keeps what is protected.
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