planning for pasture
WILK Co-Founder Joseph Larasha speaking to the Loolakir community about grass management.

Planning for Pasture: Program Update

Planning for Pasture is already off to a strong start. Our ambitious goal is to support grazing management efforts around Amboseli National Park. We're doing this by working with local Grazing Management Committees (GMCs) to conserve grasslands at a scale that will benefit individual farmers. Now that we've trained community…

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drilling in Olmoti
We broke ground for our newest borehole on June 30 in Olmoti, Kenya, to bring clean water to this community.

Global Linkages Water Project: July Update for Olmoti

It’s been a long time coming for the Olmoti community. Because of their hard work, Global Linkages Ambassadors have raised over $60,000 of the $100,000 goal in the past few months. Now, we’re at perhaps the most exciting part of the borehole process: Drilling in Olmoti! Let's go over some…

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planning for pasture
WILK Co-Founder Joseph Larasha leading a GMC training session with the Namelok/Risa Inchakata area groups.

Planning for Pasture: Helping Maasai Avoid Livestock Loss During Drought

Through our Livestock as a Business (LAB) and Hope for Widows programs, we've developed highly successful curricula and teaching methods specifically adapted for Maasai communities. Now we're expanding that focus to include pasture conservation, which will prepare Maasai to withstand the devastating effects of prolonged drought. Let's look at how…

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Water is Life Kenya livestock farmer group
A women livestock farmer groups meets after a training session in fall 2023.

The Year Ahead: WILK’s Goals for 2024

In 2024, we aim to build up resilience and the adaptive capacity that's part of our human nature. Let's look at what we have planned to help our Maasai friends in Kenya this year.

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Women from the new group in our Hope for Widows programs at the Goats and Grants ceremony.
Women from the new group in our Hope for Widows programs at the Goats and Grants ceremony.

Goats and Grants, Round 2

We learned so much from the cohort groups from our Hope for Widows Program, and the new groups will benefit from the boost that the grants will provide for their businesses.

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