Projects
Drought Resistance Through Camel Husbandry
Adaptation to Climate Change- Through Carmel Husbandry:
Camels are well suited to harsh conditions as they can cope well with drought. Camels are less demanding than cattle when it comes to food and will even eat the leaves of the thorny acacia tree. Bio-vision is working to reintroduce camel husbandry and training people in the basic principles of livestock farming and the marketing of animal products. It is disseminating relevant information on animal diseases and how to prevent and treat them. After being adapted to suit local conditions, camel husbandry provides local people with sustainable opportunities for income generation; it also improves food security and at the same protects the sensitive ecosystem. |
Indigenous Health - Reducing Human And Livestock Diseases - (2018 - 2020)
Indigenous Health is an integrated approach to the control of Zoonotic diseases. In Narok and Kajiado Counties of Kenya, the three diseases represent a major risk to both humans and animals. The disease pathogens are transmitted by insects, meat or raw milk. The Indigenous Health approach recognizes the fact that Indigenous people's health, animals and the environment are inextricably linked.
Until now, various diseases have often been treated separately, either as a human or livestock diseases, and has ignored the link between them. The control of these diseases, therefore, requires a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach and cooperation between researchers, livestock farmers, Indigenous communities and officials from the health and veterinary agencies. |
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Traditional Ecological Knowledge - (2018-2019)
Sustainable use of resources in small-scale agriculture in Kenya
The Enduring Voices Foundation is working with Indigenous farmers and their families along the Mara River, to improve living conditions whilst maintaining their traditional culture and the natural environment. In particular, the project is focusing on Traditional Ecological Farming and the preservation and propagation of indigenous crops. The traditional varieties of millet, beans, sweet potatoes and maize are often better suited to local conditions than modern high-yielding hybrid varieties. They are also better at withstanding the effects of climate change.. By providing Capacity Building and training in topics such as soil improvement, afforestation, erosion control and the use of water resources in agriculture, the farms participating in the project are better able to withstand the negative impacts of climate change.. |
The Talking Trees Project - (2016-2017)
The “Talking Trees Project” - 'A public health research and forum addressing maternal deaths prevalent among pastoralists’ communities of Kenya’ was launched and implemented in Narok, and Kajiado Counties of Kenya, by The Enduring Voices Foundation. The ‘Talking Trees Project” was organized around the following modules: Maternal healthcare, FGM/C, alternative rites of passage, women’s health (sexuality, pregnancy management, HIV/Aids and death), human rights, child development and early child-marriage. The ultimate goal of the programme was to mobilize indigenous pastoralists’ communities to participate in open public health debates and forums, which led to voluntary open public declarations on the abandonment of harmful traditional practices like: FGM/C, child marriage and Samburu girl-beading.
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The 3rd Gender - Intersex Project - (2016 - 2018)
The Intersex project was conceived by the Enduring Voices Foundation (EVF), to provide support for Intersex people in Kenya. It also creates awareness through research, information and data gathering to establish the identifiable presence of intersex persons, the identifiable presence of practice or beliefs that the jeopardizes the human rights, dignity, or lives of all such persons in Kenya. EVF works to develop tools and information suitable and effective for advocacy, to be used in awareness campaigns for a more open, tolerant, and enabling society towards intersex children, adults and their families.
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Protecting Biodiversity - (2015 -2020)
Raising awareness for a sustainable use of the eco-system to raise incomes.
The protected forests in the regions of Kakamega and Shimba Hills (Kenya) and the Usambara Mountains (Tanzania) are major water catchment areas. They are also home to many unique animal and plant species and serve as CO2 sinks. However the ongoing rise in the population is putting forests under enormous pressure. Local people lack alternative sources of income and so feel compelled to clear the forests for new farmland or to use the timber for fuel and building. This uncontrolled tree clearance is threatening the existence of these unique and vital eco-systems. The project supports the protection of forests by creating alternative sources of income. Local people are made aware of the importance of the forests and are trained in the systematic monitoring of the natural environment. |