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Kenyan Village

Kenyan Enkong U‘Narok Village Support

The Enkong U'Narok village, located in Kenya outside of Amboseli National Park is a recipient of Love the Wild's financial support. Our support has gone toward planting of trees to provide shade for the village, sending secondary school children to school, feeding over 100 villagers and providing meals for the primary school children. 

​Education is one of the most important factors in creating a thriving community. That's why we are funding 28 village children to attend secondary school. These children are aspiring teachers, educators, doctors, environmental scientists, animal scientists, and wildlife managers. None of the children's parents have completed secondary school, so this will be the first generation. You can learn more about each student in the CURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS section below.

The Well

Installing the well was one of our most important projects so far. While working with the village, we learned that their well had dried up. Without water life became very hard. Women had to walk up to eight miles each day to collect water for their families and its animals. This was not only exhausting but also risky, as they could run into dangerous wildlife along the way.  We know that people and animals cannot live without water, so we decided to help by drilling a new well for the village. This would not only support the villagers, but also their cows and goats.  We also built a water line to bring water straight to a cattle trough they had.  This created another problem. As soon as the new water source appeared, elephants and other animals began showing up. We knew this could lead to human-wildlife issues, so we built another ditch that led to a freshwater pool. This gave the animals their own watering hole, keeping them far away from the village.  We also ended up building a larger pool where the elephants could swim after drinking fresh water. 

Support Future Projects

If you wish to help support this village, please consider donating by clicking the button below.