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Adopt an Acre Donation

It is the income from our safari tourism that pays for the land leases and the wages for all the community members working in the camps and conservancies where Gamewatchers Safaris is involved.

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Through the “Adopt-an-Acre” plan, contributors can adopt an acre of land in the conservancies for a year with a donation to the Wildlife Habitat Trust which has been set up as a fund to help to pay the land leases so that the Maasai families continue receiving the rents and the conservancies can continue to exist. The Trust is audited by a reputable firm of auditors in Nairobi, Grant Thornton Kenya, so that contributors can be confident that all the money is going direct to the Maasai community.

We are asking our friends and customers to support our conservation mission and to help to keep the payments flowing into the communities by adopting one or more acres for a year through a donation of $35 per acre.

The Decline of Wildlife: There’s a catastrophic decline in wild animal populations, primarily due to habitat loss. This is exacerbated by rapid human population growth, particularly in Africa. The loss of forests and wilderness areas to logging, farming, and human settlement is displacing wildlife and altering migration patterns.

Population Growth and Habitat Loss in Kenya: Kenya’s population has increased fivefold in 50 years, leading to the rapid disappearance of wildlife habitats. This is causing a change in migration patterns and increasing human-wildlife conflicts.

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Gamewatchers Safaris’ Role in Wildlife Conservation: Gamewatchers Safaris has played a key role in establishing over 120,000 acres of protected wildlife habitat in the Mara eco-system. These conservancies, including Ol Kinyei, Naboisho, Olare Motorogi and Mara Ripoi and are leased from Maasai families, providing them with income and creating protected areas for wildlife.

Community Benefits and Recognition: The conservancies not only protect wildlife but also provide income and jobs to local Maasai communities. Prominent conservationists like Cynthia Moss have lauded these efforts as significant conservation achievements.

The Adopt an Acre Plan by Gamewatchers: Gamewatchers Safaris is committed to leasing over 52,300 acres and employs hundreds from local communities. The “Adopt-an-Acre” plan allows contributors to support these efforts financially, ensuring the continuance of these conservancies during times of reduced tourism.

Donation Incentives and Participation: Donors to the “Adopt-an-Acre” plan can contribute various amounts, with each donation directly supporting land rents and wages for the Maasai community. Special incentives are offered for larger donations, including travel credits for stays at Gamewatchers’ camps.

Conservation & Responsible Tourism: For over 30 years, Gamewatchers has been at the forefront of community-based wildlife conservation in Kenya. Their latest initiative includes a biodiversity credit program in cooperation with Harvard University, promoting community development and biodiversity conservation.

We have 42,500 acres to be adopted! (Selenkay 13,500 acres, Ol Kinyei 18,500 acres, Naboisho 3,500 acres, Olare Motorogi 7,000 acres).

With the 42,500 acres which we lease providing an income of almost US$1.5 million to the community, this means that in a year, every acre of conservancy land supported by us is creating a protected habitat for wildlife and also generates $35 going straight to the local people with $20 going to payments for land rents and $15 to wages. We have 42,500 acres to be adopted!

  • To adopt 1 acre for a year requires a donation of $35 of which $15 goes to conservancy and camp staff wages and $20 goes to the families.
  • To adopt 5 acres with a donation of $175, means $75 going towards the wages of the 247 Maasai staff and $100 going towards rent payments to hundreds of families.
  • To adopt 30 acres the donation is $1050, with $450 going to wages and $600 going to the families.

As a special incentive, anyone adopting 30 acres or more will receive a credit from Gamewatchers Safaris for the same amount donated, to be used for payment of a stay at any of the Porini Camps in 2025. So, for example, a donation of US$ 1050 to adopt 30 acres will receive a travel credit worth US$ 1050.