Tag: Kenya
Education, Sport and Segera—the teaming up of vital links in the Laikipia community
Segera is in the process of developing learning opportunities on the retreat that engage students in conservation and wildlife awareness, both within the classroom and in the field.
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‘Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup’ football tournament launch
On January 6th 2010, Jochen Zeitz launched the Zeitz Foundation’s ‘Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup’ football tournament, in Nairobi, Kenya. The press conference, full to the brim with journalists, saw Samuel Eto’o, who was in the country with the Cameroonian team training for the Africa Cup of Nations, named Patron of the Unity Cup.
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Acting for the Long Run – 11 June 2010 Kick Off!
Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup football tournament kicks off on 11 June - Cameroon star, Samuel Eto'o, is patron
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Kicking for the Long Run - 21 July Finals
So far, over 12,000 people in Laikipia, Kenya, have received free medical treatment at the camps run at each football match, nearly 1,000 trees have been planted and thousands of people have been involved in environmental activities - the Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup (LUC) football tournament comes to a close on 21&22 July.
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Get the rundown on the Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup
The Laikipia and Beyond Unity Cup (LUC) football tournament, held in Kenya and organised primarily by the Zeitz Foundation on behalf of Segera Long Run Destination, was an overwhealming success, both on the pitch and outside it. Communities came together to watch and play matches, but also to receive free medical care and environmental education, and take part in a number of activities from planting trees to cleaning up neighbourhoods and watching the FIFA World Cup. Here are some facts about this amazing month-long event.
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Fashion moves Kenyan communities away from poverty
The craftswomen of Kenya are known the world over for their fashion pieces and beadwork. In an effort to empower communities in and around Segera Long Run Destination, the Zeitz Foundation is teaming up with Ethical Fashion, a programme of the United Nations and World Trade Organisation’s International Trade Centre designed to connect the discerning international fashion community with marginalized groups in Africa. Guided by fair labour principles, this new project, expected to start at the end of September 2010, aims to move thousands of people out of poverty through the production of fashionable goods.
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Segera’s Jirani na Mazingira Committees ‘Look and Learn’
Twenty eight members of the Segera Jirani na Mazingira committees went on a one day tour of the Kalama community conservancy within the Northern Rangelands Trust. Jirani na Mazingira – a Kiswahili term loosely translated as ‘neighbours and the environment’ – is a community initiative that was started by Segera Long Run Destination to rally its neighbours behind various conservation initiatives as well as to enhance community cohesion and dialogue. The ‘Look and Learn’ concept is one that encourages communities to learn from each other and borrow best practice. The aim of this trip was to find out about the Kalama community’s approach to natural resource management and wildlife conservation; as well as share lessons learnt and challenges faced in conservation.
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The Long Run launches in Kenya
Usain Bolt, Colin Jackson and Jochen Zeitz, in Kenya as part of the official launch of the Zeitz Foundation and The Long Run initiative, were enthusiastically received in Nairobi on Friday. During their 4-day visit to Kenya and to Segera, one of the nine Long Run Destinations, they experienced Kenya’s rich heritage and environment culminating in Bolt and Jackson being made honorary Maasi warriors and adopting endangered wildlife.
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