Our Partners

By investing in and supporting the Northern Rangelands Trust and its members, our partners are helping to secure conservation and sustainable development in northern Kenya. Placing their trust in NRT and the communities of northern Kenya, they have confidence that they will make a difference to the future of wildlife and people’s livelihoods. We are fortunate to have many partners that bring continuity and credibility to the role of the Trust. NRT currently has many opportunities for investment, which range from supporting a community conservancy’s annual operating budget to business ventures in tourism. For more information on supporting NRT’s projects, please contact info@nrt-kenya.org.

Donors:

Government Agencies

	The French international development agency funds the strengthening of the new Marsabit conservancies of Songa, Shurra and Jaldesa. They fund core operations, infrastructure and capital costs.
	The international development arm of the Danish Embassy funds the rangelands management programme as part of their climate resilience financing. This includes innovative planned grazing and rangeland rehabilitation.
	The international development arm of the Dutch Embassy funds NRT core operations and programmes with flexible finance.
	The US Agency for International Development is one of NRT’s principal donors. They fund core operations, infrastructure and capital including vehicles and motorbikes for conservancies.

Foundations and NGO’s

	We look forward to receiving support from ADESO in 2014
	Al Ain Wildlife Parks and Resorts funds core operations in Ishaqbini and Ndera Conservancies.
	Butler Conservation Fund contributes to the Pooled Conservancy Fund for conservancy core operations and programmes.
	Fauna and Flora International funds core operations in Melako and Sera Conservancies, and contributes to the Pooled Conservancy Fund. FFI is an institutional member of NRT’s board.
LOGO TEMPORARILY ABSENT	Hawksford Foundation have helped to fund the new Sera Rhino Sanctuary.
	The International Elephant Foundation supports NRT’s anti-poaching efforts, specifically the anti-poaching units 9-1 and 9-2. They also helped fund ranger equipment for Namunyak Conservancy.
	Kansas City Zoo fund core operations in Il Ngwesi Community Conservancy
	Lewa Canada fund core operations Leparua.
	Lewa USA core operations in Leparua and Il Ngwesi Community Conservancies.
	The Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation funded the establishment of Nasuulu Conservancy, and continues to fund core operations in Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy.
	The Lundin Foundation have funded the new Sera Rhino Sanctuary.
	Metcalf Foundation funds NRT research and monitoring and NRT Trading’s bead work.
	We look forward to receiving support from Millennium Water Alliance in 2014.
	The Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund fund core operations of Ishaqbini.
	Oklahoma City Zoo fund core operations in Lekurruki.
	Ol Jogi Ranch fund core operations in Naibunga.
	NRT is one of the beneficiaries of the annual Safaricom Marathon. Funding from the marathon goes towards core conservancy operations, infrastructure and ranger equipment.
	Saint Louis Zoo fund Kalama Conservancy core operations.
	San Diego Zoo fund West Gate Conservancy core operations.
	Taronga Zoo fund Biliqo-Bulesa Conservancy core operations.
	The Nature Conservancy is a principal and committed long-term supporter of NRT, not only with funding but with professional expertise and institutional resources in a number of fields. It provides flexible funds for core operations and programmes. TNC is an institutional member of NRT’s board.
	The Tusk Trust is a long-term partner and funds community conservancies (including Namunyak, Lekurruki, Nakuprat-Gotu, Mpus Kutuk), security and ranger operations, and NRT core operations.
	The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contributed to the funding of the Sera Rhino Sanctuary, and have also funded a vehicle for Mpus Kutuk rangers, and the new Kalepo HQ in Namunyak.
	The Zeitz Foundation fund Naibunga Conservancy core operations.
	Zoos South Australia fund Sera Conservancy ranger operations.
	Zoos Victoria fund Melako Conservancy core operations.

Working Partners

	The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy has worked closely with NRT since its inception. Lewa and NRT share a similar vision of community development and work together to develop programmes, facilitate security training, and collaborate on security operations.
	The cooperation between NRT and GIZ/Civil Peace Service focusses on the conflict sensitive integration of all ethnicities in target areas of conservancies, aiming at the non-violent transformation of land and other resource conflicts, and strengthening of human rights / promotion of networks. These are aligned with the recommendations of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC).
	The Ol Pejeta Conservancy work closely with NRT on the livestock programme. From providing a livestock specialist at community livestock markets, to accommodating the cattle in the final stage of the programme process (grazing and slaughter).
	The Grevy’s Zebra Trust supports the rangelands rehabilitation programme.
	Ewaso Lions operate their “warrior watch’ programmes with the conservancies of West Gate, Nakuprat Gotu and Mpus Kutuk

Government Partners

	The Kenya Forest Service work closely with NRT conservancies that contain important forest habitat, such as Namunyak and Ngare Ndare.
	The Kenya Wildlife Service work closely with NRT to reduce human/wildlife conflict and assist conservancy rangers in anti-poaching efforts and species counts.