Conservation Story
Mazingira Conservation Works is the non-profit arm of Mazingira Adventures, a travel company that leads adventure trips while engaging in sustainable travel.
The mission of MCW is to support local initiatives that result in benefits for people, wildlife, and their habitats. MCW is focused and local. MCW works through local partners to increase the benefits and impacts of these community conservation efforts.
In 2023, we supported 5 community conservation projects – our first round of grants. Most of these projects focus on women’s groups, nurture local capacity building, and lead to income generation with wildlife conservation goals. In 2026, we aim to provide new grants, while supporting those existing grantees that wish to continue.
Travel, Adventure, and Exploration have attendant responsibilities in our increasingly interconnected world. Your adventure can make a difference. Join us in making a responsible difference to conservation through your donations and participation!
Learn more about Mazingira Conservation Works and the projects that it supports.
Ontulili Primates Protection (OPP) is a grassroots, women-led community organization dedicated to conserving natural resources and primates in Kenya’s Ontulili River sub-catchment, Laikipia, Kenya. Founded in 2020, OPP works to promote harmonious coexistence among people, forests, and wildlife through a range of initiatives, including primate monitoring, forest and catchment restoration, community education, conservation art, and sustainable livelihood support.
Oramat Lenaboisho Cooperative Society (OCLS) is a community livestock enterprise based in Laikipia County. OCLS supports local communities with cattle-rearing programs in partnership with Borana Ranch Ltd. For example, one of their programs enables grazing of community-owned cattle and supports the community in selling the cattle at local markets.
Based in Laikipia North, Kenya, the Chui Mamas are Samburu and Ndorobo women working together to improve their livelihoods and strengthen their community. Through beadwork, soap making, tailoring, and other income-generating projects, they empower women, reduce poverty, and create opportunities for self-reliance—while confronting challenges such as drought, marginalization, and gender-based violence.
Rhodope Mountains- Bikearea.org
The Rhodopes are not just mountains in a landscape—they are Europe’s beating heart of wild nature. Your adventure supports efforts to keep vultures soaring, ensures bears and wolves continue to roam, and empowers local communities to protect the land and habitats they call home.
Mazingira Conservation Works provides small grants to community groups to support their conservation efforts
