The projects undertaken by Basecamp Foundation fall in one or more of the 3 key directions or interventions as follows:

1.  Safeguard
   1. Biodiversity: BCF will undertake interventions to protect natural resources including key biodiversity species of the Group’s destinations – Safeguard the integrity of ecosystems.
   2. Climate: BCF will undertake projects to assist the mitigation and adaptation to climate change for its tourism destinations – Safeguard the integrity of ecosystems.

Projects under this intervention:

• Mara Naboisho Conservancy;
• Basecamp Big Cat Project;
• Green Villages – Institutional Solar systems;
• Basecamp Green Villages – Home Solar Systems;
• Green Villages in India (Postkod);
• Mara Tree Planting Project;
• Nkoilale Water Piping Project;

Our achievements so far are:

• 50,000 acres put under conservation for 15 years
• More than 100 jobs created in camps and for wildlife scouts;
• Economic empowerment through guaranteed monthly income for 500 landowners;
• 70 lions identified in Naboisho- one of the highest densities in the world;
• Since 1998, more than 65,500 trees have been planted;
• We took 5 women to train as solar engineers in India;
• the 5 women solar engineers have lit 200 homes using solar technology.

2. Empower

1. Cultural Identity: BCF will undertake projects to safeguard the indigenous cultures and cultural identity – Empowerment of local people and communities.
2. Poverty: BCF will advocate and implement projects, to both increase and ensure the equitable distribution of income to alleviate poverty – Empowerment of local people and communities

 Projects under this intervention:

• Koiyaki Guide School,
• Basecamp Maasai Brand,
• Basecamp Community Managed Microfinance;
• Basecamp Growth and Capacity Centre (Green Centre);
• Biotisho (health outreach) with CMF Talek and Olesere clinics;
• Sunderrang Art Centre – India
• Education Scholarship/support to schools;

So far, we have been able to record these achievements:

• An active workplace program at Basecamp Foundation;
• Health information outreach program reaches 8,000 people annually
• One new clinic constructed at Olesere to ease pressure on Talek and to improve health services access to more than 4,000 people
• Our Voluntary counselling and testing at market places initiative has served 500 people in 2012;
• Moonlight and door to door counselling
• Nutritional supplements project for 5 people living with Aids (PLWAs)
• We have trained and engaged 118 women in producing Maasai jewellery for export at Basecamp Maasai Brand art centre in Talek;
• The Sunderrang Craft Centre in India pays monthly wages for 20 women
• We have produced a DVD on Maasai life and CD on Maasai songs;
• More than 600 women trained on the community microfinance methodology and forming 30 savings and lending groups;
• Twenty scholarships valued at US$ 26,000 have been awarded in the guide training school;
• More than 50 girls have been sponsored through primary school
• Two post graduate scholarships have been awarded to community members;

3. Champion

1. BCF will work towards catalysing a change in mainstream tourism practice and operation, towards sustainability and equal partnerships – Championing responsible tourism

Projects under this intervention:

• Facilitating the formation of Mara Conservancies Forum;
• Ecostorm – Dialogue with the community;
• Presentation at international conferences;
• Journal publications.