This Wildlife Works’ project is implemented in the Kasigau Corridor in Kenya. It aims to alleviate pressure on the ecosystem through job creation

This Wildlife Works’ project is implemented in the Kasigau Corridor in Kenya. It aims to alleviate pressure on the ecosystem through job creation

By protecting the forest and earning revenue from carbon credit sales, they partner with the local community of the Kasigau Corridor region to co-create long-term jobs that replace the unsustainable sources of income such as poaching, subsistence farming, and illegal tree harvesting. This includes jobs that protect wildlife, create eco-friendly products, support education, and co-develop conservation agriculture techniques with farmers.

Through an innovative model of community governance, the communities of Kasigau establish their own priorities for utilizing carbon revenue, resulting in sustained investments in scholarships for children, school infrastructure, water infrastructure, and other programs to improve the economy, health, and well-being of the community.

Ultimately, the project aspires to include all women in the project area as beneficiaries (approximately 50,000 individuals). Thus, the number of women that the project impacts is expected to continue to grow year to year.

Find out more about the project: https://www.wildlifeworks.com/kasigau-kenya

By protecting the forest and earning revenue from carbon credit sales, they partner with the local community of the Kasigau Corridor region to co-create long-term jobs that replace the unsustainable sources of income such as poaching, subsistence farming, and illegal tree harvesting. This includes jobs that protect wildlife, create eco-friendly products, support education, and co-develop conservation agriculture techniques with farmers.

Through an innovative model of community governance, the communities of Kasigau establish their own priorities for utilizing carbon revenue, resulting in sustained investments in scholarships for children, school infrastructure, water infrastructure, and other programs to improve the economy, health, and well-being of the community.

Ultimately, the project aspires to include all women in the project area as beneficiaries (approximately 50,000 individuals). Thus, the number of women that the project impacts is expected to continue to grow year to year.

Find out more about the project: https://www.wildlifeworks.com/kasigau-kenya

Results

The W+ Standard was used to measure women’s benefits in the following domains:

Results

The W+ Standard was used to measure women’s benefits in the following domains:

41% increase in time savings

Women are primarily responsible for water collection used for drinking and cooking in the household. The implementation of water pipelines, water collection points, and rock catchments have saved time for women. Around 27,771 women from different villages of Taita Taveta County in Southeastern Kenya have benefited from the project.

12.5% increase in income and assets

The Hadithi project was introduced in Kasigau to support the conservation of the environment by providing alternative livelihoods through income generating activities for women. Approximately 1506 women benefited from this project by improving their skills and facilitating the handicrafts market.  

93% increase in knowledge and education

The project supported 75 women in providing knowledge and information on eco-charcoal, greenhouses, eco-friendly framing and tailoring. The main benefits include increased agricultural production against climate change, alternative ways to income generation such as eco charcoal production, tailoring.

16% increase in health

Wildlife works in collaboration with the public health services is supporting the efforts of third-party partners to provide improved family planning as well as sexual and reproductive health education to women within the community.

Results are currently being measured

41% increase in time savings

Women are primarily responsible for water collection used for drinking and cooking in the household. The implementation of water pipelines, water collection points, and rock catchments have saved time for women. Around 27,771 women from different villages of Taita Taveta County in Southeastern Kenya have benefited from the project.

12.5% increase in income and assets

The Hadithi project was introduced in Kasigau to support the conservation of the environment by providing alternative livelihoods through income generating activities for women. Approximately 1506 women benefited from this project by improving their skills and facilitating the handicrafts market.  

93% increase in knowledge and education

The project supported 75 women in providing knowledge and information on eco-charcoal, greenhouses, eco-friendly framing and tailoring. The main benefits include increased agricultural production against climate change, alternative ways to income generation such as eco charcoal production, tailoring.

16% increase in health

Wildlife works in collaboration with the public health services is supporting the efforts of third-party partners to provide improved family planning as well as sexual and reproductive health education to women within the community.

Results are currently being measured