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Kalama Community Conservancy Kalama Community Conservancy was registered as an NGO in 2013.
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The organization aims to incentivize wildlife and landscape conservation by improving livelihoods and living standards of local communities, providing benefits through shared tourism revenue.

16/08/2020

Lion tracking, Kwenia in Kalama Conservancy

29/12/2018

NRT JOB VACANCIES

4 vacancies have just been advertised by NRT looking for suitable candidates for the following positions:-

1. Livelihood Officer - application deadline 7th-Jan-2019
2. Nkoteiya Conservancy Driver - application deadline 14th-Jan-2019
3. Ltungai Conservancy Driver - application deadline 14th-Jan-2019
4. Kirimon Conservancy Driver - application deadline 14th-Jan-2019

Kindly see attached for more info.

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30/09/2018

Hello all! I hope you're enjoying your Sunday!

I just want to share Kalama's new Story Map on ArcGIS! The story map contains a description of Kalama's community development projects and shares community stories about how Kalama has positively impacted the community! Check it out!

I hope your weekend was as chill as this cat's! Sending you good vibes for the week ahead!Photo courtesy of Benedict Lek...
24/09/2018

I hope your weekend was as chill as this cat's! Sending you good vibes for the week ahead!

Photo courtesy of Benedict Lekoomet

21/09/2018

What a treat for our visitors! They got to see lions up close and personal with their young cubs!

-Video courtesy of Benedict Lekoomet

Come to Kalama Conservancy to see our resident leopard! You'll have to be just as sly as this cat though! Leopards are s...
18/09/2018

Come to Kalama Conservancy to see our resident leopard!
You'll have to be just as sly as this cat though! Leopards are secretive and the most elusive of all the felids.

Did you know leopards are the strongest of all the big cats. Leopards are able to climb trees and carry their heavy prey up with them! They often take their prey up into trees to ensure lions or hyenas won't steal them.

Leopards are also known for their agility. They can run up to 58 km/h or 26 mph, leap up to 6 m horizontally and 3 meters vertically.

Welcome to the weekend, explorers!
14/09/2018

Welcome to the weekend, explorers!

Learn more about our Samburu community!The Samburu are nomadic pastoralists, following rainfall patterns in search for b...
07/09/2018

Learn more about our Samburu community!

The Samburu are nomadic pastoralists, following rainfall patterns in search for better pasture and water for their livestock including sheep and goats (also known as shoats), cattle, and camels.

Samburu are even more traditional then their fellow kin, the Maasai. They have retained the authenticity of their culture by following ancient traditions. The most noticeable tradition is their dress. Both Samburu men and women dress in brightly colored traditional shukas, which they wrap loosely around their bodies. Women adorn themselves with beautiful, multi-colored beaded necklaces so extravagant that they hang around their necks and are sometimes so large that they fall over their shoulders. Moran men, the warriors of the community, often dye their hair with red ochre and dress in more colorful attire than other members of their tribe.

See the picture below photographed by Benedict Lekoomet of Saruni Lodge, of a traditionally dressed Samburu Moran.

Happy Hump Day! These humpbacked friends were spotted this week right outside Kalama Community Conservancy. During the d...
05/09/2018

Happy Hump Day!

These humpbacked friends were spotted this week right outside Kalama Community Conservancy. During the dry season, the buffer zones of the Conservancy function as grazing land for camels and other livestock.

Kalama works with local communities to devise and implement grazing management plans that conserve the rangeland for wildlife and livestock to sustainably share the land, and to plan for times of drought. It is not uncommon to see goats, sheep, cows, camels and donkeys in and near Kalama, especially during the dry season.

We hope you got over the hump! Have a pleasant rest of the week.

01/09/2018

Happy Saturday, adventurers! We hope your day has been as chill as this leopard seems to be.

This big cat was spotted at Kalama and photographed by Benedict Lekoomet, a safari guide at Saruni Lodge.

You never know what you will see on a game drive in Kalama!

Meet your Conservancy Manager! Michael Lenaimado, originally from Maralal, has worked as Kalama's Conservancy Manager si...
31/08/2018

Meet your Conservancy Manager! Michael Lenaimado, originally from Maralal, has worked as Kalama's Conservancy Manager since 2016. In the past he has worked for the Kenya Wildlife Service training rangers, was conservation manager at African Conservation Centre, and worked for Namunyak Conservancy. Michael is committed to the conservancy's vision of sustainable land management, wildlife conservation, and improved community livelihoods. Stop in at Kalama's headquarters to visit Michael!

It's always a good day for a drive through Kalama! We offer game drives during the day and into the night, taken in priv...
30/08/2018

It's always a good day for a drive through Kalama! We offer game drives during the day and into the night, taken in private Land Rovers with professional drivers and game trackers. Guests can explore Kalama on game drives, walking safaris to track rhinos, or get up close and personal behind a photographic blind. You never know what kind of wildlife you will run across!

Kalama Conservancy is home of Saruni Lodge, innovative safari villas and accommodations staffed by indigenous peoples from the surrounding communities. The Lodge's revenue supports community development initiatives and local livelihoods.

Visit https://saruni.com/saruni-samburu/ to learn more about Saruni and adventures in Kalama Conservancy!

Kalama Community Conservancy is situated in the center of many other conservancies and reserves. Its central location ma...
29/08/2018

Kalama Community Conservancy is situated in the center of many other conservancies and reserves. Its central location made it the home to the community airstrip - the next closest is over 40 kilometers away! Planes land at Kalama as often as six or seven times a day during the tourist high season.

Local women from surrounding communities come to the air strip each day to sell their beadwork and other wares, carrying their heavy crafts back and forth over several kilometers. These women are under the hot sun all day while they work.

Through funding from Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Kalama Conservancy has begun construction of a curio shop at the airstrip. Pretty soon, these women will have a shady building for their bead business that includes a secure room to lock their crafts in at night.

This is Kalama Conservancy! We're working hard to serve the communities we live with and to conserve the wildlife that ...
28/08/2018

This is Kalama Conservancy! We're working hard to serve the communities we live with and to conserve the wildlife that lives around us. We'll be posting about ongoing activities within Kalama Conservancy, and what we're doing around the community. Stay tuned and stay wild!

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Conservation and Development

Kalama Community Conservancy is in the middle of surrounding conservancies and Samburu National Reserve, located just north of Archers Post, Samburu County, Kenya. Kalama’s vision is to ensure respect for nature and the Samburu culture, enhance sustainable peace and security between the neighboring community conservancies, and create a stable environment that can sustain both wildlife and livestock for future generations. The conservancy involves the local community in the conservation of wildlife by providing benefits to community through tourism revenue, supporting development projects, as well as increasing pasture available for livestock and wildlife.

The conservancy is home to a diversity of wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, lions, hyenas, leopards, gerenuks, and more, which makes game drives a popular activity within the conservancy. Saruni-Samburu Lodge is located within the conservancy, a luxurious lodge overlooking the vast Samburu landscape, equipped with a high end lodge, private villas, infinity pools, and a restaurant serving delicious Kenyan influenced cuisine.

Kalama Community Conservancy is a non-for-profit organization that receives funding from Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Samburu County Government, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), St. Louis Zoo, and other NGOs. Revenue from Saruni Lodge bed night fees and conservation fees is also shared with Kalama Conservancy, as well as airstrip fees, and funds from NRT partnership programs. Kalama allocates 60% of their revenue to community development and 40% to the conservancy’s operations.

Kalama Conservancy prioritizes water, health, education, security, and enterprise development in their community development intiatives, alongside wildlife conservation and rangelands management. For instance, in partnership with NRT, Kalama Conservancy constructed two classrooms and a clinic in the surrounding community. This has improved access to education and health services in the area, services community members previously had to travel very far for.