ID: 1280

The Olorika Area Bund Project

Justdigit are regreening the Olorika area, 261 hectares of land which is part of The Kuku Group Ranch in the south of Kenya. The Kuku Group Ranch is home to around 29,000 people, 114,500 hectares in size, and acts as a critical wildlife corridor. Due to overgrazing and climate change, the Olorika area is very dry. But by digging bunds and protecting the area for a certain period of time, Justdigit will help bring back vegetation, making it useful again for the Olorika community. In total, they will restore 232 hectares within the area. Within the Olorika area, we work together with The Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. They help to protect the ecosystem and biodiversity of East Africa through conservation that directly benefits local Maasai communities. They are responsible for the coordination of all activities and actors at locations in the Kuku Group Ranch, including the Olorika area. Southern Kenya is the home to the Maasai people, who mostly depend on the land as the main source of income and food. The local Maasai population used to be nomadic, moving from one area to another, so that areas could recover in the meantime. Nowadays they no longer travel around, which means that soil can no longer recover. For this reason and due to climate change multiple areas in the Kuku Group Ranch are degraded and a difficult environment for the inhabitants. Therefore, the Olorika community in the Kuku Group Ranch is really eager to restore their living environment. 110 Maasai farmers of this specific community join the regreening project and are trained to dig bunds. Justdigit aim to regreen Africa in the coming 10 years, benefiting biodiversity, nature, people and – eventually our climate.

Planned actions

Protection of land/water

Management of land/water