A quick one to introduce partner Enarau Conservancy’s first and brand new website. As well as helping find funding for our different partner projects, we also use our in-house skillset to assist in kind. Building websites is something we’ve done in the past, for Environmental Sahel and western Tanzania’s Tongwe Trust. Working closely with the conservancy advisory committee’s Harrison Nabaala and Francis Muli, we designed and built the website earlier this year.
Enarua was established in 2022, is located in the northern Mara, and was founded by and runs in partnership with the local Maasai. A mixed 1,136-hectare habitat of grasslands, forest and marshlands, it’s designed to reverse the effects of overgrazing and habitat erosion while at the same time supporting the needs and wants of the local community. One of its many unique selling points is its utilisation of a science-based approach to the restoration and revitalisation of its lands. Wild Philanthropy is a founding member of the conservancy.
As anyone who has had anything to do with building a website for their own business or organisation well knows, it’s both massively necessary and can unnecessarily cost an arm and leg. I’ve heard stories of (bespoke) websites running into the hundreds of thousands. As I hope you will see once you’ve had the chance to browse Enarau’s website, it’s perfectly possible to build a beautiful, functional, and easy-to-use website for a relatively small amount of money.
A huge thank you to Jenna Gradidge, who picked up much of the in-house design-and-develop side of things, and to Harrison and Francis for their clear brief and for being so available and on-point throughout the project. I know how delighted everyone at Enarua is with the site and that it is already making a difference in terms of getting the message out, providing the conservancy with a shop window, and helping attract interest from funding bodies, academic institutions, and public conservation and wildlife organisations.
Do spend a moment going through the site. If you would like to learn more or to help, please get in touch with Paul Herbertson. If you would like to donate to the Enarau Conservancy, either do so via the site or here.