the email newsletter of the The Kesho Trust

Community Meeting in Kibirashi, Tanzania

We held a community meeting in Kibirashi, Tanzania about our water project.  Joining Emmanuel Ole Kileli [Director of EMAYO] and Bruce Downie [Director of the Kesho Trust] at the meeting were two other supporters of the Kesho Trust, Lorraine Wapling of Frome, Somerset, UK and Mark Miller of Victoria, BC, Canada.  You can read a summary report of Lorraine's about the meeting and the other aspects of our Tanzania visit - A Visit to the Boma

There is good progress in setting up the project and UNDP visited the site in March and met with some key people in the community in response to our application for funding.

Explore the Muskwa-Kechika this Summer!!

Wayne Sawchuk is offering another exceptional opportunity for people to experience the majesty of the Muskwa-Kechika.  Click on this link to take a look at the details Wayne has provided and be sure to build some time in the Northern Rockies into your summer schedule!  [Trip Information]

Award for the Muskwa-Kechika

Congratulations!  The Muskwa-Kechika in partnership with UNBC has won a Premier's Award in January, 2008.  Check it out!

Premiers Award Video

Research Partnership

The Kesho Trust has partnered with a group from Malaspina University College to develop a research program focused on the relationship between protected areas and local communities.  The research program is a three country effort - Canada, Ghana and Tanzania.  Recently the consortium has been successful in the first phase of a major grant application where their preliminary concept was one of nine selected from about 100 applicants.  Now the work on the detailed proposal begins.  Workshops are being held in Tanzania in May to develop strong community and partner connections.  The full proposal is due in October.

Advisory Committee

At the recent Annual General Meeting and Directors meeting for the Kesho Trust, the Advisory Committee was expnded from the existing three member to six.  We have appreciated the dedication and contributions from our three inaugural members on the Advisory Committee.  They are:

Leslie King, Vice-President Academic
Malaspina University College
Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Stuart Mulholland, Director
Plan International
London, UK

Art Wright, Senior Associate
Centre for Global Studies
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada

We are now happy to welcome three new members.  Although already linked with our work, we are very pleased to see them take on this important advisory function in the organization.  They are:

1. Wayne Sawchuk - Muskwa-Kechika, Rollo, BC, Canada
2. Peter Campbell - Gumboot Productions, Victoria, BC, Canada
3. Lorraine Wapling - Beaver Consulting, Somerset, UK

We will have more background information on our new committee members shortly so check back on the website to find out more about them.  [Advisory Committee]