How about a Kenya Safari environmental trip
Have you heard of the famous teacher Wangari Maathai? She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, Member of Parliament for the Tetu constituency, founder and leader of the Green Belt Movement. With so many attributes to her name, she is such a down-to-earth lady that she may not realize the large crowds she draws to campaign for environmental conservation both globally and in Kenya, where she born and raised.
As in many other countries around the world, Kenya has had its share of deforestation through illegal logging, land degradation from the use of rudimentary agricultural practices, and the burning of fossil fuels leading to the threat of global warming, where the world is expected to warm by more than 2 degrees Celsius over the next 100 years. He expected that increased temperature changes could lead to drastic and erratic climate changes with some parts of the world too hot or too cold. This will affect food production for an ever-growing population, especially in the least developed African countries, making human survival more difficult than at any other period in human history.
Professor Wangari Maathai has taken the leading role in organizing communities and non-governmental organizations to condemn land grabbing, clearing of forest land and illegal logging, through her Green Belt movement. Many youth groups and women’s organizations have followed her example and started indigenous tree nurseries throughout Kenya. These initiatives are going to change the face of Kenya, making your dreams of that coveted Safari even more interesting, imagine all the bare countryside coming to life with lush green indigenous trees saving our soils from the raging rainwaters that run into the rivers to feed our national animal conservatories.
As a tourist in Kenya, you could get involved. Let’s call it an Environmental Safari. You could help plant a tree or two. Let’s exchange views. What is your country doing to conserve the environment? What lessons can Kenyans learn from their country’s conservation efforts? Do you have any alternative to the firewood that 90% of Kenyans use? What will Kenya do about the threat of plastic waste management? The list is endless, but the options are there with you and all of us will appreciate it.
Kenyans are a very hospitable people. They won’t mind hosting you as a tourist as you travel to other coveted tourist destinations scattered across the country. Talk about budget travel and you have it, it can’t get any cheaper. There are many diverse tribes in Kenya and you are sure to enjoy the traditional cuisine that is prepared in the countryside. You can also enjoy the numerous cultural events, exclusive to each cultural group.
