Welcome On-Board
Greetings friends of A Rocha, It is with great pleasure that l take on this noble task to serve alongside ARK and the team. First I would like to thank the outgoing chair, Edwyn Kiptinness, who has headed...
Sharing Hospitality, Building Relationships
Mwamba Conservation Centre is more than just an ordinary guesthouse. It is a place where people from all walks of life are brought together by a common love and appreciation of God’s creation. Whether they are birders exploring the...
Of Bikes, Biodiversity Data and Bursaries…
Extending a nature reserve for Endangered wildlife, organising a successful mountain bike race, digitising thousands of biodiversity data from Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and supporting over 100 students through secondary (high) school with ‘eco-bursaries’ are just a few of the things...
20 years of growth
Since 1999, A Rocha Kenya has grown from a small outfit with one employee in Watamu to a flourishing organisation with three sites; Watamu, Dakatcha and Nairobi, with a staff of over 20. With several years’ of experience...
When and where do the Sand Plovers fly?
Ever heard of moult strategies? At Mida Creek each year thousands of migrant waders drop their feathers and grow new ones ready to take them up to 8,000 km to their breeding grounds – and back. Now studied in...
CELEBRATING A HARD-WORKING CONSERVATIONIST-GABRIEL KATANA
“I was introduced to Gabriel Katana in 1998 by his brother Safari as someone who would be good to take over the House Crow control fieldwork that Safari was no longer able to do. A tall, quiet and very...
THE YEAR 2015, THE HOPE AND PROMISE OF 2016
“Conservationists of all persuasions have embarked on a quest for environmental sustainability but in the face of an acutely difficult task we all need to consider what would motivate us to achieve it”- Peter Harris (Kingfisher’s Fire). In retrospect,...
The Power of Team Work…..TIME OUT well spent
Even through the aroma of the tantalizing samosas Mathias the chef had prepared for the team, you could still smell the excitement in the room. This was indeed a special day. It looked like a great reunion filled with...
Five things no one will tell you about when joining A Rocha Kenya
It has been an exciting,eye opening and educative journey with A Rocha Kenya; a christian conservation organization that is part of the larger International Network of A Rocha organizations in 19 countries around the world. With offices in Nairobi and...
Nature Calls
Nature Calls “Home” as T.S.Eliot wrote “is where one starts from.” As an affirmation to this statement, I have come to call A Rocha Kenya, my home away from home. The day is 21st July 2014. It marked the...