Terms of Reference   Development of Principles and Standards for Conservancies in Kenya   About KWCA   Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national membership organisation representing over 200 conservancies in Kenya. KWCA works with conservancy landowners and landscape conservancy associations to create an enabling environment to deliver environmental and livelihood benefits to communities. […]

TERMS OF REFERENCE Communication Consultant to Support the Development of KWCA Annual 2023 Report and 10 years Impact Highlight Report     About KWCA Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national membership organization representing over 200 conservancies in Kenya spread across 28 counties. KWCA works with conservancy landowners and landscape conservancy associations to create […]

Background Kenyan Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national membership representative body for wildlife conservancies in Kenya. Our mission is to catalyse the conservancy movement by connecting, informing, convening and representing conservancies and other key stakeholders in a shared effort to make wildlife conservancies thrive in Kenya. Role Summary The Conservation Planner is responsible for […]

1.0 Introduction Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) works to catalyze the growth of conservancies by advocating for enabling policies, laws and incentives, supporting them through information sharing, and capacity building and serves as conservancies’ collective voice. KWCA is implementing the Global Environment Facility – (GEF-UNDP) funded project led by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and […]

Climate change has become a universal term, but local people who experience and are the most impacted by it, seldom participate in the discussions around it. 49 year old Mr. Olbucket lives in his 80-acre piece of land situated in Eluai village within the Pardamat Conservation Area, Maasai Mara, a mixed land use conservancy model […]

Background Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national membership organization representing over 200 conservancies in Kenya. KWCA works with conservancy landowners and landscape conservancy associations to create an enabling environment to deliver environmental and livelihood benefits to communities. KWCA’s role is to help catalyse the conservancy movement by convening, connecting, informing and representing conservancies […]

Background The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organization, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of over 184 community and private conservancies. KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the right policies, laws and incentives and supporting them through information sharing, […]

  Exactly one year ago, twenty-six women drawn from Kenya’s Conservancy network came together under the umbrella forum- National Conservancies women forum convened by KWCA to elevate women’s voices at the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC). KWCA, with support from the USAID Department of Interior, supported and prepared the conservancy women to instigate and […]

Terms of Reference To Conduct an ICT Audit & Review and Update our ICT Policy   Background The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organization, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of community and private conservancies in Kenya. KWCA’s mandate is to catalyze growth of conservancies, by advocating […]

    DEVELOPMENT OF GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM POLICY  TERMS OF REFERENCE (TORs) INTRODUCTION The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner-led membership organization, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of over 170 community and private conservancies. KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the […]

KWCA in consultation with and on behalf of 175 wildlife conservancies submitted a memorandum on the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, 2022 pursuant to the invitation for memoranda for the Kenya Gazette Supplement no.177 (Senate Bill No.6). KWCA submission of the memorandum is based on the following grounds: Inequitable revenue sharing ratio Failure to consider […]

Hezron grew up in Bungule Village, Kasigau Ward, Taita Taveta County, approximately 9kms from Kasigau Conservancy. His father ardently believed in being a good community member and participating in environmental conservation. Growing up in the Kasigau community, he saw few women involved in tree planting and ranching activities. Women were mainly in the house, fending […]

BACKGROUND Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national representative body and voice for the community and private wildlife conservancies in Kenya. As an umbrella body, KWCA’s role is to help catalyse the conservancy movement by connecting, informing, convening, and representing private and community landowners and other key stakeholders in a shared effort to make […]

  CONSULTANCY TO REVIEW POLICY ADVOCACY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY GAPS, OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIORITY ACTIONS TO FURTHER PROMOTE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE LANDS IN KENYA     Background  Wildlife conservation in Kenya is categorised as a national function under schedule 4 of Constitution of Kenya 2010. The traditional model and focus of wildlife conservation […]

Speech by KWCA CEO Mr Dickson Kaelo during the Pre-World Ranger Day Event held on Saturday, July 30th 2022 in Kasigau Wildlife Conservancy in Taita Taveta County. Ladies and Gentlemen,   It gives me great pleasure to be here with you today during this special day as we celebrate rangers in conservancies, wildlife parks and […]

Background The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the interests and collective voice of over 160 community and private conservancies.  KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the right policies, laws and incentives and supporting them through […]

Background   The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of over 174 community and private conservancies. KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the right policies, laws and incentives and supporting them through information […]

Background The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of over 160 community and private conservancies. KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the right policies, laws and incentives and supporting them through information sharing, […]

Background Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national representative body and voice for community and private wildlife conservancies in Kenya. As an umbrella body, KWCA’s role is to help catalyse the conservancy movement by connecting, informing, convening and representing private and community landowners and other key stakeholders in a shared effort to make wildlife […]

The Request For Expression Of Interest(EOI) for design  and set up of a conservancies small grants fund  was advertised by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife in the local dailies on 9th November in the local dailies. The advert is available on this Small Grants Facility   1.0 Introduction   The Ministry of Tourism and […]

Background Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the collective interests of community and private conservancies. KWCA recognises that conservancies represent a strong mechanism to promote wildlife stewardship and custodianship by local communities and landowners that share land with wildlife. We help to catalyse the conservancy network […]

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is seeking talented, passionate and committed individuals to join our secretariat team working to deliver our Strategic Plan and support programs and activities designed to catalyse the conservancy network in Kenya. KWCA is looking to fill the positions of a Chief Operations Officer, Programme Manager, and Accountant. The positions are […]

Nairobi, Kenya, July …, 2021 – LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) announces its new engagement with Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA). LGT VP’s core funding and strategic support enable KWCA to expand and improve its operations, financial strategy and monitoring & evaluation.   KWCA serves as the national membership organisation and representative body for […]

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the interests and collective voice of over 160 community and private conservancies.  KWCA works to create an enabling environment for conservancies to thrive by advocating for the right policies, laws and incentives and supporting them through information sharing, […]

  CONSULTANCY TERMS OF REFERENCE ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND BOARD TRAINING ON GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR TAITA TAVETA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES ASSOCIATION    Background   Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national umbrella body representing wildlife conservancies in Kenya. KWCA’s role is to catalyse conservancies growth by serving as a national coordinating voice, advocate for policies […]

  CONSULTANCY TERMS OF REFERENCE ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND BOARD TRAINING ON GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR BARINGO COUNTY CONSERVANCIES ASSOCIATION Background  Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national umbrella body representing wildlife conservancies in Kenya. KWCA’s role is to catalyse conservancies growth by serving as a national coordinating voice, advocate for policies that support conservancies […]

  TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTANCY ON FORMULATION OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLANNING GUIDELINES TO GUIDE PARTICIPATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES IN KENYA   Background The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is a national landowner led membership organisation, established in 2013 to serve the interests and collective voice of over 160 community and private conservancies.  KWCA works […]

KWCA in partnership with eight regional associations; Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA), Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Amboseli Ecosystem Trust (AET), Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association (TTWCA), Athi Kapiti Wildlife Conservancies Association (AKWCA), Rift Lakes Conservancies Association (RCLA), Baringo County Conservancies Association (BCCA) and Laikipia Conservancies Association (LCA) held consultative meetings with conservancy landowners and […]

Kenyan Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the national membership representative body and voice of conservancies in Kenya. Our role is to support and catalyse the conservancy movement by connecting, informing, convening and representing conservancies and other key stakeholders in a shared effort to make wildlife conservancies thrive in Kenya. KWCA seeks to recruit a highly […]

KWCA is among four winners of the second round of the USAID Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GenDev) Resilient, Inclusive & Sustainable Environments (RISE) Challenge Award designed to support organisations address Gender Based Violence (GBV) in environmental programming.   The RISE Challenge aims to: Spur greater awareness of the intersection between environmental degradation […]