The Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association (TTWCA) works to strengthen and coordinate community conservation efforts across Kenya’s Taita Taveta landscape. As an umbrella organization, they support the development and management of wildlife conservancies while ensuring communities benefit from conservation.
TTWCA implements multiple programs including: conservancy establishment and strengthening; rangeland management; human-wildlife conflict mitigation; and sustainable enterprise development. They work to secure critical wildlife habitat while ensuring local communities can maintain their livelihoods and benefit from conservation.
The organization has helped establish and support numerous conservancies, protecting thousands of hectares of wildlife habitat while generating benefits for local communities. Their work has demonstrated effective approaches to coordinating community conservation efforts across a vital wildlife landscape.