We believe in the power of information.
Amara Conservation started its work in Kenya over 10 years ago supporting the activities of other non-profits and by setting up the first Mobile Film Unit showing the films of the African Environmental Film Foundation.
We found in our work in the communities and schools around Kenya that there was significant desire and need for people to have more information on the wildlife and environment.
In 2005, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) asked us to organize and facilitate Bushmeat Awareness Campaign meetings. Through so doing, we saw with our own eyes clearly the positive reaction people had to the provision of a forum for discussion and dissemination of information, and we realized that it was important to include these workshops (barazas) in our work.
We focus our efforts in the Tsavo Conservation Area. This area (including Tsavo East, Tsavo West and Chyulu Hills) covers over 43,000 sq. km and is the largest National Park in Kenya well as one of the largest in the world. It is home to the largest population of elephants in Kenya, and the largest protected area for breeding populations of the black rhino. The Tsavo area is an ecosystem at extreme risk from human encroachment, drought, and illegal activities that are difficult to address due to it’s size. The people living in the surrounding areas are a group that is very much at risk from human wildlife conflict and food insecurity due to the lack of water and decent soil for agriculture and grazing.
Other groups in Kenya address poaching issues directly – primarily the KWS. There are teams who do the critical work of removing snares set for bushmeat.
What Amara does is unique in that it is entirely about education and providing understanding of the reasons WHY it is important to conserve this area.
The long term survival of the people and the wildlife in the region is in the hands of the human population, and only once they are informed can they make decisions to care for that environment.
We would love to be able to do our work all over East Africa, but we are small and focused and that is our strength. In the past we have shown films in other rural areas in Kenya, and when time allows we continue to do so. We work closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service through the Wardens of Tsavo West (Daniel Woodley) and East (Yusuf Aden) and the Headquarters in Nairobi.
We also work with the Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum and other International and local orgnaizations.
Where We Work
Most of Amara’s work is done in and around Kenya’s Tsavo National Park.
The maps below provide a general idea of our coverage area.
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Educating the local population as to solutions for human-wildlife conflict, and to stop the poachers from hunting on their land has proven tremendously successful. Often a 
Educating the local population as to solutions for human-wildlife conflict, and to stop the poachers from hunting on their land has proven tremendously successful. Often a 
