Partnerships

Spreading hope always

Travel with Purpose

Our concept of Corporate Social Responsibility can best be described as fun with a purpose. The club is not just about enjoying ourselves. We partner actively with initiatives that go above and beyond the usual call of duty. We give back in recognition right from the beginning that our thrills are hidden in nature and culture and so it has been an integral part of our enjoyment to preserve our natural environment as we enjoy scenery and culture therefore giving back is a key part of our activities.

We find in every trip community that enriches us, and shares what they have kept custody of and nurtured, for what we call the wilderness they call home.

In those encounters, we discover that as we share what we have with these communities we are richer and more fortunate for what we learn. We have partnered actively on various social and environmental initiatives, incorporating these in our annual program (calendar) of events and going beyond when called up to support other specific issues. Our CSR activity revolves around

  • Special needs communities and social issues
  • Environmental renewal and rehabilitation

This has seen the club members embark on many CSR initiatives as elaborated below

Environmental renewal and rehabilitation

Tree planting – right from the start of this initiative club members turned up at tree planting events to ferry seedlings and people as well as take part in the tree planting. From the Nairobi National Park Green Line Initiative to Mt Kenya Chogoria forest re-afforestation to fencing schools in Lake Jape and re-afforestation in Kinale Forest, Kijabe BRC has a continued relationship with promoting re-greening of our outdoor spaces.

For the last couple of years, we have been continuously engaged in reafforestation for a degraded forest parcel in Kijabe for reclamation through Indigenous tree planting

Tree Planting Events

  • The Nairobi Greenline Initiative

    The Nairobi Greenline Initiative marked our first key assignment, club members turned up at tree planting events to ferry seedlings and people as well as take part in the tree planting. When Wangari Maathai passed away members chose to spend a day planting trees in celebration of her life at the Nairobi National Park and while we were at it what a nice BBQ, we had at one of the park’s picnic sites!

  • Chogoria Community Forest Association

    Reforestation project for the Mt Kenya Chogoria trail, took us on a route up to Mt Kenya that had been forgotten and suffered the effects of deforestation. We supported the kick-off to reforestation on the trail and today this is a popular route to the scenic Lake Ellis.

  • Tree Planting at Kinale Forest

    In association with Kenya Forest Service and the Kinale Forest Community, we have for the last four years planted up a dedicated block of the Kinale Forest with indigenous trees. This tree planting initiative is inclusive with the community being part of the care and management of the planted seedlings while KFS has provided the overall management of the block.

    The 5-acre planting site runs along a natural river and is key to the restoration of the ecosystem in the forest benefitting those downstream and visitors who come to spend time in the forest and get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Our thanks to partners such as KCB who have been part of our support for this project along with our members who have come out with their families to enjoy time learning about the forest ecosystem and making our mark for future generations.

  • Lake Jipe Primary School Electric Fence project

    Lake Jipe Primary School Electric Fence project took us to beautiful and remote lake in the vicinity of Mt Kilimanjaro where the local community was in constant conflict with wildlife to the point of affecting school activities. Our members gave and went beyond to clear bush for setting up of an electric fence.

Special needs communities and social issues

We have always been alive to social causes that have an element of going beyond the normal to bring out the best in humanity. We have a soft spot for children with neurological challenges and other such medical conditions that are clouded by stigma and ignorance e.g. Obstetric Fistula.

We not only seek to raise awareness on such issues but involve ourselves bring normalcy to their lives through fun, therapy, and socialization. Club members have taken part in fun days, and dinners and made visits to affected communities.

Community Visit Activities

  • Matasia Special Needs Centre

    Supporting kids affected by neurological disorders the Centre provided therapy services to kids who were long ostracized in society and resonated with our drive to PointAndGoBeyond in what we do. From simply spending time with the kids to organizing a football and mudding tournament in conjunction with Bena Sportsworth Foundation this was a humbling yet fun CSR project.

  • Fundraising for the North Horr Catholic mission

    Fundraising for the North Horr Catholic mission to alleviate the effects of floods and drought in the region

  • Ubuntu Foundation

    Ubuntu Foundation holds a special place in our hearts as their initiative touches on children with neurological disorders, bringing normalcy to their lives through fun, therapy and socialization. Club members have taken part in fun days, dinners and made visits to Ubuntu Café a standard feature of drives to Naivasha just to catch up and share in the spirit of Ubuntu.

    Ubuntu Foundation works on a model that creates a new cycle of livelihood between social business and non-profit growth. The earned and charitable income from Ubuntu Made and Ubuntu Tribe feeds directly into the well-being of their social impact initiatives.

  • Orphanage Visit in Rusinga Island

    En-route to Rusinga Island through a series of back route tracks from Migori to Sori in Homabay County took us into a beautiful orphanage where story books and clothes made for Smiles with the kids in an off the cuff activity

  • Raising awareness of Obstetric Fistula

    While discovering amazing Kilifi we got enlightened on the devasting stigma attached to Obstetric Fistula and engaged in a season of awareness raising in conjunction with Flying Doctors Society of Africa (FDSA).

    The FDSA partnership not only provide us with emergency medical evacuation cover but extend hope and a future to communities where Fistula has affected the livelihoods of many women. Through their programs hope is restored to these communities.

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