Description
🌍 The Challenge We’re Tackling
In Kenya’s South Rift Valley, the degradation of grasslands is threatening pastoral livelihoods, wildlife habitats, and cultural heritage. As grass cover disappears, so does the food for livestock and wildlife, leading to increased conflict and vulnerability—especially for women who depend on the land for household sustenance. If we do nothing, we risk losing both biodiversity and traditional ways of life.
📜 Our Solution
We are restoring degraded rangelands through a community-led grass seed bank. This 20-acre seedbank, managed by a local women’s group, not only rehabilitates the land but also generates income through the sale of native grass seeds and hay. It’s a nature-based solution that empowers women, supports livestock production, and protects critical ecosystems—all rooted in indigenous knowledge and community leadership.
🌱 Our Organisation / Community
We are SORALO (South Rift Association of Land Owners), a land trust representing 16 Maasai communities working across over 2 million acres. Our work is guided by Enkop’ang (Our Land) and Erematare (Stewardship)—cultural principles that drive our mission to protect and restore this shared landscape for both people and wildlife.
🖼️ See Our Impact
📝 What This Hypercert Represents
This hypercert represents the successful establishment of one 20-acre community grass seed bank. In its first year:
Grass seeds worth 814,380 KES were harvested and disbursed.
Hay worth 200,000 KES was sold to support local livestock.
Community members constructed 3,780 earth smiles, contributing labor valued at over 638,820 KES. This initiative is restoring degraded rangelands and improving women’s livelihoods.
📂 See the Proof of Impact: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kcyfeVc7Uin85jxcRNyzRElbucPnb-5t?usp=drive_link
💡 Join Us in Making a Difference!
Your support helps us scale this solution to more communities. By investing in women-led restoration, you’re not just planting grass—you’re planting hope, resilience, and opportunity. Help us grow the next seedbank. Let’s restore the land together.