MNC DOG PROJECT WEEK
The previous week has been super busy on the trust side with the Mara North Conservancy Dog Project. Karen Blixen Camp Trust is a Kenyan nonprofit organization located in the unique and fragile ecosystem of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Together with donors and partners, they support conservation of wildlife and wilderness, community empowerment, and childhood and vocational education hence coming up with the Mara North Conservancy Dog project. The workshops take place twice a year carrying out neuter surgeries on domestic dogs, vaccinating against rabies, canine distemper and
Maasai Rianda Women Group.
Karen Blixen Camp through Karen Blixen Camp Trust created a platform for women within the community called the Maasai Rianda Women Group. The group comprises of 31 women who were drawn from the manyattas near the camp. The group comprises of vulnerable single mothers and widowed women who had no source of income but now are being empowered to bring sustainable and positive change to their lives through bead work. For the Maasai Rianda Women Group, the high season brings forth new orders for the items they make at
Karen Blixen Cooking School Karen Blixen
Internship Time!! Karen Blixen Cooking School interactive cooking classes It is finally time for the CS2201 team, which is the current cohort of cooking school students to go for their internship. The young upcoming chefs have been in the school since January where, for the last six months they were being trained from basic culinary theory and food production to developing confidence in the kitchen. In addition, with Karen Blixen Camp kitchen department being welcoming they had regular hands on live experience on what it entails to work in the kitchen.
BUH Bag Initiative and USD 1000 donation per year BUH Bag Initiative
A big Thank You to Kim & Lone Roslev for starting this great initiative in 2018. The initiative encourages guides to ''Bring Ugly Home'' while out on game drives
Environmental conservation – Adopt a tree
We highly appreciate every guest who has taken part in Adopt-a-Tree campaign that in the long run will be offsetting carbon emission for flying as well as game driving in Mara.
Sustainable and responsible practices
We are honoured to be a Gold rated camp since 2017. Ecotourism Kenya awards camps that are involved in responsible and sustainable tourism practices
Maasai Mara Reserve Wildlife Conservancies Association Visit
In January the cooking school had the pleasure of hosting MMWCA (Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association) Program Officers on a tour of the school.
Mara North Conservancy Dog Project
The Veterinary doctors will be in the camp around May for Dog Project activities which also the local community always look forward to.
Hospitality School 2020 Intake
Cooking school students are back at the hospitality school for the final bit of their course with the examinations slated for June this year.
Graduates’ Success Stories Karen Blixen Camp
Samuel works as a Junior Sous Chef at Mahali Mzuri Camp in Olare Motorogi Conservancy where he was attached while undergoing his Diploma in Culinary Arts at Karen Blixen Hospitality School.
