Download Shompole Ecotourism Development Project in Kenya

CONTENTS:
1.PREAMBLE: PAINTING THE PICTURE – ‘HISTORY’
2.SITUATION ANALYSIS:THE MAASAI EXPERIENCE
3.LAND TENURE
4.NEXT STEPS
5.OBJECTIVES
6.DESIRED RESULTS
7.ACHIEVEMENTS (ANY SUCCESSES?)
8.CHALLENGES
9.PENDING ISSUES: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
THE ARROW POINTS AT
THE SHOMPOLE LOCATION
PREAMBLE: PAINTING THE PICTURE :
•MAASAI – KENYA ARE A WILD, ANCIENT TRIBE WHO LIVES IN
SOME OF THE MOST EXOTIC, VIRGIN AND PRISTINE
LANDSCAPES OF THE WORLD.
•STRONG TRADITIONS AND CULTURE.
•PASTORALISTS (LIVESTOCK HERDERS) –ECONOMIC MAINSTAY.
•CO-EXISTED HARMONIOUSLY WITH THE WORLD’S MOST
DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS FOR CENTURIES.
•DRAUGHT AND DISEASE – NUMBER ONE THREAT-(LIVESTOCK).
A GIRAFFE IN THE
SAVANNAH
THE MAASAI PEOPLE
WITH THEIR SOURCE OF
LIVELIHOOD
LAND TENURE:
-LAND OWNERSHIP – COMMUNAL(G.R.ACT 1970)
-SIZE OF LAND – 62,700ha (UNSUBDIVIDED)
-MEMBERSHIP – 2,000 REGISTERED MEMBERS +
DEPENDANTS TOTALLING 10,000
-TRADITIONAL GRAZING PATTERNS(WET / DRY
SEASON)
-(PHOTO; MAASAI GRADUATION CEREMONY WITH THE SHOMPOLE MOUNTAIN IN THE
BACK GROUND)
SITUATION ANALYSIS:THE MAASAI EXPERIENCE
• HUGE ECONOMIC LOSSES; – PROPERTY DAMAGE,
LIVESTOCK PREDATION,SCARCITY OF PASTURE –
COMPETITION AND INJURIES / HUMAN LOSS OF LIFE.
• STAKEHOLDERS’ INVOLVEMENT; - COMMUNITY – SKEPTICAL,
FEARS – LOSS OF LAND
• UNCLEAR GOVERNMENT / PARTNERS’ INTENTIONS.
• RESULTS; - LOW WILDLIFE POP. NUMBERS – HIGH POACHING
LEVELS; NO BENEFITS – COMMUNITY; NO EXCLUSIVE AREA –
WILDLIFE; LACK OF STRINGENT GRAZING PATTERNS /
MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(PHOTO; MAASAI ELDERS IN
A COMMUNITY MEETING
DISCUSSING ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION AND CONFLICT
MITIGATION )
NEXT STEPS:
ESTABLISH ECO-TOURISM POJECT– (COMMUNITY BENEFITS, OWN AND
CONTROL THE PROCESS)
OBJECTIVE:
ENHANCE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF SHOMPOLE GROUP
RANCH AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY’S LEVELS
AND/OR SOURCES OF INCOME.
PURPOSE:
RESOURCE CONSERVATION ENHANCED THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MAKING DECISIONS ON
THE REVENUE ACCRUING
FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION AND ECO
TOURISM
DESIRED RESULTS;
WHAT DO WE WANT AT THE END?
1. INCREASED LEVELS AND SOURCES OF INCOME
2. IMPROVED ROAD NETWORK ACCESSIBILITY
3. IMPROVED SECURITY
4. ENHANCES WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
APPROACHES ADOPTED
5. INCREASED BOTH WILDLIFE NUMBERS AND SPECIES
6. INCREASED TOLERANCE THRESHOLD LEVELS BETWEEN HUMAN AND
WILDLIFE
A PORTION OF OUR LUXURIOUS
SHOMPOLE LODGE
COMMUNITY GAME SCOUT PROVIDING SECURITY
BOTH FOR WILDLIFE, TOURISTS AND THE
COMMUNITY IN GENERAL USING RADIO
HANDSETS
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
“ WHEN A LION KILLS ONE COW, WE KILL ONE LION IN
RETALIATION - (Tit for Tat – fair game) IN THAT ORDER ”.
HOW ? ***SPEARING , POISONING AND SNARING.
BELOW; MAASAI MORANS
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LION
HUNT
ABOVE; A MAASAI MORAN
WEARING A LION MANE
BELOW; A LIONESS SOURCE OF CONFLICT
•
HOW CAN WE STOP THIS ??
•
SIMPLE! ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO COMMUNITIES, THE ONLY VIABLE
OPTIONS !
POACHING; A DEAD
ELEPHANT - A RESULT OF
COMMUNITIES NOT
RECIEVING FINANCIAL
BENEFITS
SUMMARY OF PREDATION APRIL - DECEMBER 2004.
MONTH
GOATS
SHEEP
COWS
DONKEYS
TOTAL
April
2
1
1
_
4
May
_
2
3
__
5
June
3
__
5
__
8
July
7
6
6
2
21
August
__
9
__
__
9
September
4
2
__
__
6
October
2
2
2
___
6
November
__
5
2
__
7
December
4
5
6
__
15
Total Losses 22
32
25
2
81
Total
Amount
Paid
80,000.00
375,00
0.00
10,000.00 552,000.0
0
55,000.
00
INCIDENTS:
1. Leopards:
12
2. Lions:
8
3. Crocodiles:
2
Total incidents:
22
Total payments: Ksh 1,079,500.00 (USD 14,394)
Total funding requisition: Ksh 3,740,310 (USD 49,870)
TREE LOGGING – ANOTHER ‘MENACE’:
-**CHARCOAL BURNING
WHAT OPTIONS DO THE COMMUNITY HAVE?
(SHOMPOLE IS CLEAR ‘DEMO’ OF HOW VIABLE
ALTERNATIVES ARE PROVIDED FOR,BY THE COMMUNITY
THEMSELVES TO HALT FURTHER DEFORESTATION)
DEFORESTATION – INDIGENOUS TREE
SPECIES (CHARCOAL BURNING –A
SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD)
ACHIEVEMENTS:
ANY SUCCESSES?
- E.U/GOK DONATED $ 200,000 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVT.
- GUEST FACILITIES: LODGE, TENTED CAMP, *BANDAS,CAMPSITES
- DIRECT EMPLOYMENT: LOCALS (70% - SKILLED / 100% UNSKILLED)
- DIRECT CASH BENEFITS: $ 2 000 – 4000 / MONTHLY- 4 YRS AND
(NOT STARTED RECEIVING BED NIGHT FEES YET) ? APPROX.OVER $ 300,000
- MARKETING: VOGUE MAGAZINE (’02 / ’04), NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL
CONSTANT GARDENER FILM -’04.
- INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION: WORLD AWARE AWARD (UK)
- SKILLS TRANSFER
- 10,000 HA CONSERVATION AREA SET ASIDE
- JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE INVESTOR – 15 YRS
-DEVELOPMENT OF SPIN-OFFS(MULTIPLIER EFFECT) e.g BEADWORK,BEE KEEPING
A VIEW OF THE
SHOMPOLE
LODGE DINING
AREA WITH
CLIENTS LEFT
MESMERIZED
WITH THE
DESIGNS
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
1. COMMUNITY FUND: RUN AND MANAGED BY ELECTED BOARD
OF TRUSTEES(LOCALS, PARTNER NGO’S,INDIVIDUALS &
GOVT.)
2. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:
- WATER ; HEALTH ; EDUCATION (BURSARY / TEACHERS’
SALARIES); ROADS ; (“1ST GENERATION BENEFITS”).
3. RUNNING COSTS –PROJECT;SUPPORT STAFF
SALARIES,MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AMONG OTHERS
4. SECURITY PROVISION;TOURIST / WILDLIFE / LOCALS
5. CONSERVATION AREA DEVELOMENT ( WATER PANS, SICK
GAME TREATMENT, RESEARCH)
6.PAY CASH DIVIDENDS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS(2nd
generational benefits)
7. OFFSET THE CONSOLATION SCHEME CLAIMS
8. INVEST IN THE SPIN-OFFS AND OTHER ‘PES’ VIABLE
OPTIONS
9.MARKETING THE FACILITIES (print & electronic media, fliers,
posters, pamphlets etc)
10.IMPROVE THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR
OUTCOMES: THE SITUATION DRASTICALLY CHANGED;
- HAPPY PEOPLE – RECEIVED TANGIBLE BENEFITS;
- REFER - WILDLIFE ‘‘SECOND COW’’ – STRANGE PHENOMENA;
– COMMUNITY SHAPING / DETERMINING OWN DESTINY
(COMMUNITY SCOUTS ARRESTED POACHERS -HISTORY)
THE MAASAI SECURITY WILDLIFE SCOUTS WITH ARRESTED POACHERS –
THE COMMUNITY NOW MANAGES THEIR OWN RESOURCES BECAUSE
THEY RECEIVE BENEFITS
TREMENDOUS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT:
- WILDLIFE NUMBERS – TRIPLED – 3YRS(DSRS / KWS / ACC /
COMMUNITY)
-EXTINCT TREE SPECIES RE-APPEARED AND VEGETATION
COVER REGENERATED
ELEPHANTS GRAZING IN A
LESS DISTURBED AND
FAVOURABLE
ENVIRONMENT WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY AREA
ABOVE; A VERY HEALTHY
VEGATATION COVER DUE TO
PROPERLY AND CONTROLLED
GRAZING PATTERNS BY THE
COMMUN ITY
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? / (WAY FORWARD)
(PENDING ISSUES – NOW / FUTURE)
A) NEEDS SUPPORT CASH / IN KIND
B) JUMP START THE CONSOLATION SCHEME
C) KICK-START THE SPIN-OFFS
D) ACHIEVE LONG TERM GOAL (2nd GENERATION BENEFITS)
E) CONSTANT MARKETING
F) VOLUNTEER SERVICE
G) PURSUE OTHER ‘PES’ VIABLE OPTIONS e. g CARBON MARKETS
HAPPY AND CONTENDED COMMUNITY LEADERS
WITH FRIENDS
WHAT IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL ??
‘WIN – WIN SITUATION’ – COMMUNITY AND
ENVIRONMENT(FORESTS/WILDLIFE)
LIVESTOCK WITH THE GIRAFFES IN THE BACKGROUND – LIVING
IN HARMONY DUE TO TOLERANCE BY THE LOCAL MAASAI’S
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES??
• LACK OF COMPENSATION / CONSOLATION SCHEME
• HIGH WILDLIFE POPULATION NUMBERS(UNCONTROLLED)
• INSUFFICIENT FUNDS / INITIAL START-UP CAPITAL FOR
PLANNED PROJECT ACTIVITIES
• INCONSISTENT / INCOHERENT POLICIES AND LAWS
• A TOTALLY ‘CONFUSED’ – NATIONAL CONSERVATION ARENA
• INADEQUATE CAPACITY – COMMUNITY TO MANAGE ECOTOURISM BUSINESS
• FUTURE CHANGE OF LAND TENURE LAWS
• UNPREDICTABLE / VOLATILE TOURISM SECTOR
• NATURAL CALAMITIES e.g SEVERE DRAUGHT AND DISEASE
• ‘REAL’ BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY TAKES LONG TO REALISE
• LAND SUB-DIVISION -(FUTURE)
• LESS / NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL PARTNERS
LOCAL DYNAMICS / ISSUES
• DEFORESTATION
• LOCAL COMMUNITY ‘POLITICS OF SCARCITY’
• PRIVATE INVESTOR – COMMUNITY RELATIONS
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
• DONATIONS – CASH OR INKIND
• VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
• “FRIENDS OF SHOMPOLE”
• CLIENT VISITS TO LODGE
• MARKETING ‘ SHOMPOLE
AMBASSADOR’
• ADVISORY – BOARD LEVEL
• COLLABORATIVE /
STRATEGIC LINKAGES +
OTHER BODIES OR
COMMUNITIES e.g Bitereko
Women Group – Uganda
(carbon market)
IF THE MAASAI PEOPLE GET SUFFICIENT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM
WILDLIFE
ON THEIR LAND (SELF – RELIANT),THE BIG ‘GUYS’ WILL BE
GUARANTEED OF SPACE TO ROAM FREELY!. “IF IT PAYS, IT STAYS”.
ELEPHANTS MIGRATION ROUTES
RESTORED LINKING THE AMBOSELI –
TSAVO AND MARA – SERENGETI
ECOSYSTEMS DUE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES EFFORTS.A
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN
BIODIVESITY
MY APPEAL TO YOU TODAY!!
KINDLY JUST SPENT FEW MINUTES OF YOUR FREE TIME
VISITING OUR WEB SITE !!
• WEB SITE:
WWW.SHOMPOLE.COM
• ASHE OLENG’ –
•
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH !!
SHOMPOLE COMMUNITY TRUST
P.O. BOX 42 – 00205
MAGADI –SODA
KENYA.
TEL.+254 20 892067
FAX.+254 20 891751
CEL +254 722 564059
Email; [email protected]