Lake Naivasha: A beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. Afternoon winds and storms can cause the Lake to become suddenly rough and produce high waves. For this reason, the local Maasai people christened the lake Nai’posha meaning ”rough water”, which the British later misspelt as Naivasha. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests [...]

ANAW conducts community education to sensitize people on a varied number of issues at hand. After carrying out rabies vaccination for instance the team educates communities on the importance of having their animals vaccinated against rabies and dog population control issues.
Community education and awareness is a continuous process necessary in promoting the peoples appreciation and [...]

” Children trained to extend justice, kindness and mercy to animals become more just, kind and considerate in their relations with each other. Character training along these lines will result in men and women of broader sympathies, more humane, more law-abiding and in every respect more valuable citizens.’’
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Following several years of experience working with communities in wildlife regions in Kenya, Africa Network for Animal Welfare concluded that it was difficult to address the poaching issue without acceptable alternative initiatives that would put food on the table and generate income for the people.
As a result, the Sustainable Alternatives to Bush meat Trade project [...]