Foundation | Kenya
Ololo is so much more than just a safari lodge.
Since the beginning we’ve had the vision of creating a community that is dedicated to uplifting the environment and local families of this region that we love. To achieve this, we launched The Ololo Foundation – ensuring the positive impacts of your travel are maximised where it’s needed most. Whether it be planting trees and establishing school gardens, or supporting our partner schools to provide opportunities for improved access to quality education, we’d love your support!
Proceeds from your stay at Ololo support projects like:
Planting trees
High School Scholarships
Teacher’s Salaries
School Renovations projects
Establishing school gardens
Improved quality education
Get Involved
You’ll be driven up in our rusty pickup-truck (the roads are bumpy), and have the chance to see our work, as well as plant a tree in the school’s shamba (farm) as part of our ‘Trees for Life’ project. Depending on the time of day, you might catch the students in class, or even partake in our afternoon sports programs. If interested, please let us know in advance so we can see if a visit is possible. To visit the project, we just ask for a donation of your choice, that will go towards assisting our work! This donation can be made here. Asante Sana!
Current Projects
| Partnership established | 2022 |
We live in one of the most naturally biodiverse ecosystems in the world. With hundreds of species of mammals and over 450 bird species in our area alone, trees play a vital role in bringing together this ecosystem. By pledging to plant ‘1 tree per guest’ at our partner schools, not only do we aim to sequester the carbon produced by your travels, but we also hope to teach the youth about the importance of protecting our precious environment. We invite you to visit Oloosirkon School and to plant a tree in the school’s Shamba (farm). Other projects at the school include the refurbishment of new classrooms, construction of a kitchen and borehole in order to supply water to the project.
| Partnership established | 2017 |
| Students supported | 450 |
| Teachers funded | 14 |
| Classrooms renovated | 11 |
| High school scholarships | 23 |
St. John’s School is located in the heart of the Kibera slum, one of the largest slums in Africa, roughly the size of New York’s Central Park, and is home to almost 1 million people. We are constantly striving to improve both the infrastructure and the level of education at the school. Our efforts include building new and upgraded classrooms, providing essential learning resources, paying teachers’ salaries, and offering scholarships for higher education. Here are some of our upcoming projects:
- Build and fit out a computer lab.
- Increased teacher salaries.
- Improved school feeding and nutrition program.
- Providing scholarships to attend further education.
