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Conserving our planet's natural wonders is essential for future generations.

Save Kenya Water Towers is dedicated to preserving and protecting these precious resources.

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We are committed to community empowerment and climate change mitigation through practical, inclusive, and impactful conservation work. Our approach is rooted in the belief that lasting environmental change begins with the people who call these landscapes home.
Working hand-in-hand with local communities and implementing partners, we undertake transformative projects that restore ecosystems, build climate resilience, and create sustainable livelihoods.

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Save Kenya Water Towers (SKWT) is a grassroots conservation organization working to restore degraded ecosystems, enhance climate resilience, and improve community livelihoods across Kenya. Our mission centers on protecting the country’s critical water towers through locally led restoration, biodiversity conservation, sustainable land use, and nature-based solutions. By partnering with communities, academic institutions, and global networks, SKWT bridges science and practice to drive long-term impact. Our initiatives span reforestation, regenerative agriculture, clean energy transitions, and youth and women empowerment – laying the groundwork for a sustainable and inclusive future.

David Chemweno – Executive Director, Save Kenya Water Towers

OUR VISION
To promote environmental protection and climate action for a better world

MISSION
To safeguard Kenya’s vital water towers through practical, impactful, and community-led solutions.

A view of the Elgeyo Hills from the SpencerLine
A view of the Spencer Line

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1. Landscape Restoration

Devastating landslides in Kamwosor village in EMC

Through Landscape Restoration, we are healing the degraded ecosystems of the Elgeyo Hills, the Cherangani water tower, and the broader Great Rift Valley landscape. This work is especially urgent as we aim to reduce the devastating mudslides and landslides that threaten lives, homes, and nature. We do this by restoring native vegetation, protecting water sources, improving soil health, and supporting local communities. We see restoration as a long-term commitment to rebuilding the natural balance between people and the environment—reviving land, livelihoods, and biodiversity together.

2. Sustainable Development

Nursery training by CIFOR-ICRAF

We align our restoration work with the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by advancing climate action, biodiversity conservation, clean energy, and inclusive development. Our initiatives also support the Kenyan government’s commitments under national climate policies, forest restoration targets, and the AFR100 initiative. By integrating international best practices and standards, we ensure our efforts contribute meaningfully to global environmental and social resilience while responding to local realities.

3. Eco-Friendly living 

Eco-friendly living involves making intentional choices to reduce environmental impact by conserving energy, water, and resources, minimizing waste, and embracing sustainable practices. Our Biogas for Schools project reflects this ethos by reducing schools’ dependence on firewood through the installation of biogas systems. With most schools in Kenya consuming over 5 tonnes of firewood daily, this reliance has fueled rapid forest degradation, landscape loss, and biodiversity decline. By transitioning to biogas, schools not only cut harmful emissions and protect forests but also cultivate a culture of environmental responsibility among the next generation.

4. Community Awareness & Education

We are actively involving forest-dependent communities in our programs to ensure they benefit from sustainable livelihoods while supporting conservation goals. Our recent endeavour with Moi University where we gave the dean and his team a tour of our restoration site of the spencerline in Ngobisi , a special visit to Ngobisi primary school and a visit to Tirok small holder farmers farmers corporative where they were imparted with knowledge on farming systems and ho to improve and diversify their produce.

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