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Become a member of KWCA

Join Kenya’s national network of community and private conservancies.
Introduction

Join a national conservancy movement

KWCA’s members and primary beneficiaries are the private and community conservancies that make up our membership. Joining connects your conservancy to a national movement — with a stronger voice, shared knowledge and access to technical and financial support.

We work to equip our members and conservation partners across Kenya with the knowledge and capacity required to collaboratively safeguard the country’s wildlife heritage beyond national parks for present and future generations.

Membership at a glance

Our members by type

Community

105
member conservancies
7,730,622
hectares
88.1%
of land under conservancies

Private

59
member conservancies
517,317
hectares
5.9%
of land under conservancies

Group

60
member conservancies
462,881
hectares
5.3%
of land under conservancies

Co-managed

4
member conservancies
68,578
hectares
0.8%
of land under conservancies

In total, 224 member conservancies.

Why Join

Membership benefits

Membership delivers real, practical value to conservancies at every stage of growth.
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A stronger voice

Advocate for better, enabling policies, laws and regulations that affect conservancies — nationally and internationally.

Learning & networking

Learn from and network with other conservancies, and access best-practice guides, tools and technical meetings.

Representation

Help nominate county and national representatives to boards such as the KWS Board and County Wildlife Conservation & Compensation Committees.

Funding & support

Access KWCA’s technical and financial support, fundraising opportunities and capacity-building programmes.

Visibility

Gain exposure through KWCA’s marketing and communications products, the State of Conservancies Report and national maps.

A shared movement

Join like-minded individuals, organisations and communities working together for people, wildlife and Kenya.
Our Promise

Connect · Advocate · Represent · Support · Inform

Five commitments that shape everything we do for our members.

Connect

We facilitate relationships across landscapes, partners and institutions — linking members with peers, government agencies and opportunities for growth and collaboration.

Advocate

We amplify members’ voices in national and international platforms to shape policies and create an enabling environment for conservancies.

Represent

We act on behalf of members in governance spaces, defend their interests and can serve as a neutral party in dispute resolution.

Support

We mobilise financial and technical resources and support project implementation to help conservancies become effective and sustainable.

Inform

We provide timely updates, tools and knowledge — from bulletins to capacity-building — and profile members in flagship publications.
How to join

How to become a member

To join, submit a duly signed registration form with:

  • Legal registration certificate
  • Signed minutes of landowners consenting to form the conservancy
  • Map, KMZ or GPS coordinates of the conservancy
  • Management plan or background document
  • A brief description of goals, structure, flora and fauna
  • A recommendation letter from the county or landscape association

Applications are recommended to the National Conservancies Council for admission, and new members are ratified at the annual meeting. Fees and payment details are set out in the application.

Ready to join the network?

Start your application online in six short steps — or download the forms and apply by email or in person.

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