Taita-Taveta County · On the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2010
Tsavo National Park has the largest single population of African elephants, now estimated at over 14,000 animals. The Kisula Cave Complex in the Chyulu Hills includes extensive lava flows that have created spectacular craters and hills, and features what is currently considered the second-largest lava cave in the world.
Project objectivesThe project's principal objectives are to raise awareness about the value of Tsavo National Park and the Chyulu Hills complex as part of Kenya's unique natural heritage. Its activities are aimed at educating local youth so the wider community becomes more willing to contribute to a peaceful, more ecological and socially sustainable development of heritage sites and surrounding communities in the future.
Biodiversity monitoring in the Chyulu Hills immerses volunteers at the heart of one of Kenya's most renowned national parks. Volunteers are accompanied by park rangers in Tsavo National Park to learn about the wildlife and native ecosystem, including the volcanic hills, and take part in more hands-on work such as maintenance of the caves and touristic infrastructure at the Chyulu Hills site, plus bush patrols.
Kenya Wildlife Service & Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa.
€380 per month, in line with KVSO's other WHV projects — includes project work, housing, all meals, airport transport, and 24-hour on-site staff support.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Mr Linus Omondi, Kenia Voluntary Service Organization — kvsokenya@gmail.com
Three more UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers action camps across Kenya.
