“Exactly 6 months ago today, on 28 July 2016, my husband Jeremy passed away. Jeremy was a lovely, kind man and part of his legacy was a sum of money with which I have set up an education fund in his
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Lion Kids Camp Teaches Kenyan Children About Conservation in New Area
This month, we held a Lion Kids Camp for 24 Kenyan children to learn about conservation and be inspired by experiencing wildlife from a new perspective. This Camp marked only the second time an LKC
Samburu and Turkana livestock herders inspired by 7th Lion Kids Camp
This year, we wanted our Lion Kids Camps to focus on a new demographic of young Kenyans: livestock herders, or “lchokutis” in the local Samburu language. This group spend most of their time in
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Junior the Lion Kid
This is the story of Junior, the 13-year-old “Lion Kid”. This boy’s story is worth sharing because Junior represents the bright outcome of conservation education. Junior hails from Westgate
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Samson Picked as Delegate for Youth Forum for People and Wildlife
On this World Wildlife Day, we are very pleased to announce that our own resident artist and scholar, Samon Lerosion, has been picked to be part of the Youth Forum for People and Wildlife. In
A Special Lion Kids Camp for Herding Children Who Have Never Gone to School
We have just concluded our first ever Lion Kids Camp for livestock herding children. Our previous five Lion Kids Camps were all with local primary school students. For this Camp, we wanted to focus on
Women in Conservation: Expanding the Mama Simba Program
Since launching our Mama Simba program in 2013, we have engaged 300 Samburu women in conservation. The core Mama Simba group consists of 10 women, who work with other women within their communities,
Special Lion Kids Camp Reunion
This month we held a very special edition of our Lion Kids Camp – a Reunion Camp. We brought together 122 Kenyan children who had all previously participated in a Lion Kids Camp since our first one
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Ewaso Lions Donates New Desks to Local School
Ewaso Lions has donated 60 brand new desks to a local primary school as part of an innovative conservation agreement. Thanks to a generous gift by one of our donors, we were able to provide the much
27 Kenyan Children Inspired by 4th Lion Kids Camp
We have just concluded our 4th Lion Kids Camp which brought together 27 Kenyan children for five days of conservation education and fun. For many children in rural parts of Kenya, an encounter with