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Enterprise & Investment

Unlocking nature’s economic potential

Conservancies are powering a new, locally-led green economy — generating income, creating jobs and attracting investment through tourism, carbon and restoration. KWCA helps them build sustainable businesses and share benefits fairly.
Our Approach

How we unlock value

We help conservancies diversify income beyond tourism and build climate-resilient economies that sustain communities and wildlife alike.
Catherine Kiteto in her retail shop in Makwasinyi village, Kasigau

Promoting sustainable tourism

We help conservancies build strong tourism brands, create marketing materials and design benefit-sharing frameworks that guarantee transparency and equity for landowners and communities.

Facilitating investment & partnerships

Through platforms such as the Kenya Investment Forum for Conservancies, we connect investors and conservancy leaders around tourism, carbon, livestock and restoration — protecting community interests.

The Kenya Conservancies Fund

A pioneering financing mechanism providing reliable, long-term support and unlocking blended finance to reduce dependence on short-term donor cycles.
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At a glance

USD 4M+

Annual Maasai Mara conservancy tourism income

3,000+

Households earning from leases & tourism

450,000

Acres under tourism & conservation agreements

15

Maasai Mara conservancies — a global model

“The Fund is a major step in ensuring that conservancies have the financial tools they need to thrive.”
Dickson Kaelo
Chief Executive Officer, KWCA
Resources

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On the ground

Projects on the ground

A selection of the projects and partnerships delivering this work alongside conservancies and communities across Kenya.

Ufugaji Hifadhi

Investing in a locally-led green economy

Explore the Kenya Conservancies Fund and the partnerships driving conservancy enterprise.

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