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Amara works to conserve unique wildlife and critical habitats and promote sustainable livelihoods through environmental education in collaboration with local communities in East Africa.

19/05/2026

500 Heroes. One Mission. End Plastic Waste.

Every day, thousands travel along Mombasa Road. But beyond the highway lies a growing crisis—plastic bottles clogging drainage systems, polluting rivers, and damaging our environment.

This World Environment Day, we are taking action.

On June 5th, Amara Conservation Center will mobilize:
✅ 300 community members
✅ 200 students
✅ A full cleanup mission along Mombasa Road

But we are going beyond cleanup.

The collected plastic waste will be transformed into eco-bricks and used to build permanent training benches for the community—turning pollution into something useful and lasting.

🎯 Our goal: Raise $2,850 by June 5th to support:
• Safety gear for volunteers
• Transport and logistics
• Eco-brick construction
• Water and meals for the cleanup teams

Every bottle removed becomes part of a better future.

Click the link below to Join the mission. Donate. Share. Volunteer.

🔗 https://mailchi.mp/f56245d6bb4e/ftm91j2csk-17450989

30/04/2026

Tune In for the Season Finale!

Don’t miss the final episode of Sauti ya Pori for this season! Join Save the Elephants and Amara Conservation as we wrap up an incredible journey of stories, conservation insights, and community voices.

Whether you’ve been a regular listener or are just joining us, this is the perfect time to catch the highlights and look ahead to the future of our wildlife.

Date: Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Station: Radio Tumaini 92.9 FM Voi

How to Participate:

We want to hear from you! This season is about our community, so join the conversation:

Call/Text: +254 0117 714 144

Watch Live: Radio Tumaini page

Let’s celebrate the wild together. See you on the airwaves!

07/04/2026

Our Amara Showcase Center is standing! Built from recycled bottles, this is where "what if" becomes "how to." This center will be a living classroom where Tsavo farmers see beehive fences and chilli barriers in action—proving that they don't have to lose everything to an elephant raid.

The Work: Right now, we are hitting solid stone to reach the water table. This borehole is the heartbeat of the showcase, feeding the nursery and the future of this community.

The Goal: We’ve raised $600, but we need $2,900 to finish. This covers the beehive installation, the solar training cinema, and the water pump.

As James, our site worker and a local farmer, says: "We are no longer victims of the wild. We are getting our power back."

Help us reach the finish line. Donate here: [https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4]

https://mailchi.mp/cbb16461ee12/ftm91j2csk-17450183

31/03/2026

There is a specific sound currently echoing across the site of our new center: steel hitting dry earth.

If you follow us on social media or check the link below, you’ll see the videos of what "hard work" looks like in Tsavo. You’ll see men working tirelessly under a relentless sun, digging deeper, foot by foot, through layers of rock. They aren't just digging a hole; they are reaching for the lifeblood of this entire project.

The borehole is almost there. But as the team works to reach the water table, we are working to reach our final financial goal. Donate Here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4 fans

18/03/2026

Sweet as honey! 🍯 Beekeeping in the heart of the Taita Taveta landscape isn't just about delicious honey; it's a sweet way to conserve our environment too!

In collaboration with Save the Elephants Catch us on Radio Tumaini 92.9 FM Voi tomorrow, March 19th, 2026, where we'll spill the bees on how these tiny pollinators are making a big impact.

Don't miss it, tune in!

16/03/2026

Our vision is the Community Wildlife Coexistence & Alternative Livelihood Demonstration Center — a place where local communities can learn practical solutions to the challenges of living alongside wildlife.

Here, farmers will learn wildlife-friendly farming, grow drought-resistant crops, and plant chilli and lemongrass barriers that help keep elephants away from farms. Youth and community groups will learn beekeeping, turning honey production into income while also helping deter elephants.

We are also tackling plastic pollution by transforming waste into eco-bricks, building walls, benches, and community structures using recycled plastic bottles.

The center will also host a solar-powered conservation cinema, demonstration farms, agroforestry plots, and even a composting toilet that converts waste into manure for tree regeneration.
This will be a living classroom where conservation, innovation, and community resilience come together.

Because protecting wildlife around Tsavo National Park starts with empowering the communities who live beside it.
The future of conservation is coexistence.

12/03/2026

Today we had the pleasure of hosting the Give Power team, who visited our site to see firsthand the innovation we are building — a community hall constructed entirely from recycled PET plastic bottles.

What many people see as waste, we are transforming into something meaningful for the community. Every bottle collected and reused brings us one step closer to a cleaner environment and a stronger, more sustainable space for people to gather, learn, and collaborate.

This project proves that plastic pollution can become part of the solution when communities take action. The excitement on site today reminded us that we are not just building walls — we are building possibility.

A big welcome and thank you again to the Give Power team for taking the time to visit and witness this journey. The future of this project looks incredibly promising, and we are excited for what lies ahead.

23/02/2026

STATUS UPDATE – Amara’s Tsavo Conservation & Education Center

For the past two days, our team has been on the ground—clearing, landscaping, and pushing construction forward. It is powerful to finally see this center coming to life.

The training hall is almost complete.
But to be honest, we are still behind our final milestone.

Our most urgent need right now is a water well. Without a reliable water source, we cannot start the indigenous tree nursery that will train youth and women in sustainable livelihoods and support long-term reforestation in our community.

This well is not optional — it is the backbone of the entire project.

A contribution of $20, $30, $50 or more will directly move us closer to:

starting the indigenous nursery,

training young people and women, and

making this center fully operational.

If you have been waiting for the right moment to support this work, this is that moment.

Please consider donating today and help us turn this nearly finished hall into a living, working center for conservation and opportunity. Click the link below to donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4 Bergemann

22/02/2026

UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY HALL: Under the leadersip of our Director Lori Bergemann. Amara is already experiencing real, visible change because of your support. At our centre, we are seeing steady improvements, and we are now close to completing our Education Village Hut—a training hall that is built using over 3,000 recycled plastic PET bottles collected from the environment.
This training hall will provide a safe learning space where young people and women will gain practical skills for alternative livelihoods.
The training will focus on:
1. Eco-block production for construction,
2. Agribusiness skills,
3. Basic record keeping, and
4. Nursery and tree-seedling management.
Our USD 5,000 fundraising milestone is still ongoing, and we urgently need your continued support.
The next critical step is constructing a shallow well to support our tree-planting initiative and to demonstrate simple, low-cost home gardening techniques for local households.
This is not just about a building. It is about creating real, income-generating opportunities that help communities move away from illegal bushmeat hunting and instead adopt sustainable ways of improving their families’ livelihoods.
Your support is turning waste into learning spaces and training into real opportunities.
Please help us complete this final step and make this transformation permanent. Here is the donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4

04/02/2026

Turning a Waste Crisis into a Community Resource: Sustainability in Action at Tsavo

The Amara Conservation Team is thrilled to share the progress of Amara’s Tsavo Community Center. What was once a vacant plot is now rising into a vibrant hub for innovation and leadership. 🇰🇪

We aren’t just building walls — we are building a circular economy.

By repurposing 3,000 PET bottles into Eco-Bricks, we are:
✅ Removing 5 tonnes of plastic from the Mombasa–Nairobi corridor
✅ Reducing deforestation by eliminating the need for firewood-burnt bricks
✅ Empowering local women and youth through green jobs and safe, protective working standards

Milestone achieved: We have successfully reached our first micro-goal of $1,700.

Our next challenge: We are now raising $5,000 for our Water and Walls phase — to complete a 25-foot solar-powered well that will support our Indigenous Tree Nursery and the growing Tsavo community.

Sustainability is not just a slogan — it is built into the very walls of this center.

Join us in building a greener future for Tsavo:
Donate Today: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4

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24/01/2026

Look at what YOU started!
Because of your generosity, we successfully navigated Phase 2. Now, the Amara Community Center is ready for its most ambitious step yet.
We are raising $5,000 to build our Bottle Hall (A hall built entirely using 3,000 PET plastic bottles). This space will be the heart of our community, where we will teach families how to turn waste into income. But we need to do it safely. Part of these funds will go directly toward safety gear to protect our workers from respiratory issues while they build.
Plus, with a shallow water table, we’re adding a well to start our indigenous tree nursery! This is how Amara becomes self-sustaining while fighting forest loss.
Every dollar brings us closer to a cleaner, greener home.
Donate here: [https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=D3ABTEZ34Y7E4]

We are immensely grateful to those that have already supported us and shared our appeal.

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Mtito Andei

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http://amaraconservation.org/

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