APRIL TO JUNE 2026 QUARTERLY REPORT
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM 1
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust continues to support marginalised communities and schools bordering Tsavo National Park Our daily school lunch program, which was established in 2021, donates supplies of rice, maize, beans and oil to 8 local schools feeding 1,461 children every month. During this reporting period food was distributed throughout in May and June 2026 as April was national school holidays
The children attending these schools are from impoverished backgrounds and this food is often the only food they will get throughout the day. Not only does this program see positive effects in their attendance and performance, but it also creates much goodwill in the communities and positive attitudes towards wildlife and conservation
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
1,461 8
Schools Children
4,100
3,724
Kgs of Rice Kgs of Maize
3,784 480
Kgs of Beans Litres of Oil
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM 2
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust receives support from the Chantecaille Conservation Foundation, which embraces a mission to support the protection of natural biodiversity by supporting local communities who live in proximity to it. CCF support, which was established in 2022, goes towards another school feeding program, which sees 72 schools and over 16,793 children from 3 local counties: Ithumba, Galana and Nasaru, receive a daily supply of 'uji'; a local porridge made of maize, beans, nuts with added vitamins.
Every month the SWT purchases, collects and transports a vast consignment of over 25,700kgs of porridge and delivers it by truck to these 72 schools. In total during May and June 2026, the Trust delivered over 51,400kg of porridge to schools
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM: per month
Districts
SCHOOL CONSERVATION TRIPS
600 20
Children
Teachers School Trips
In communities bordering Kenya’s National P children grow up alongside wildlife, but they few opportunities to learn about the na world that surrounds them Many only exper nature through crop-raiding animals and devastating effects of human-wildlife conflic
More often than not, children view elephants other animals as threats, without appreciating how they support our coun economy and shape the very environmen which we live. It is vital that we give the generation of Kenyans a reason to value country’s natural heritage. The SWT’s Sc Conservation Trips offer children an opport to enjoy their National Parks and interact with wildlife and natural habitats, whilst lea about flora and fauna and the importanc coexisting and protecting their natural herita
These fully subsidised school trips see the school bus, an SWT driver and SWT Comm Outreach officer take up to 30 school chi and 2 of their teachers into Tsavo East or National Park. In Tsavo West this full day starts at the KWS Tsavo West Learning C followed by a game drive including stops a Sheitani lava flow, Mzima Springs and Ch Crater The Tsavo East School Trip involve exciting visit to either the SWT Voi or Ithu Elephant Orphans
SCHOOL CONSERVATION TRIPS
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Community Outreach Team conducted 20 trips during this reporting period in May and June 2026 to Tsavo West National Park taking 600 children and 40 teachers into the park for an educational school field trip.
SECONDARY SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
The Trust continues to support 13 children from local communities bordering the Parks through secondary education These sponsored students are currently in form 1 and 4 (Kenyan system of education). These are children from needy families bordering the Tsavo Conservation Area, within age range of 15-18yrs. The SWT pays their tuition feed every year including a yearly boost for transport to and from their respective schools
The Trust also funds the University level education for 3 bright and deserving young adults from local communities in Tsavo. These scholarships are all for university places in Kenya; 1 student is in their first year, the second in their second year and the third student graduated in May 2026.
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