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The following organisations are supported by British Airways and = receive=20 complimentary tickets, cargo and excess baggage.

African Wild Dog Conservancy

The African Wild Dog Conservancy has launched a community-based = conservation=20 project in southeastern Kenya. The region is a mosaic of community lands = and=20 protected areas under extreme threat with at least 70% of the original = habitat=20 destroyed.

Identified as a critical conservation area, the entire region lies = within two=20 biodiversity hotspots. Due to past civil strife virtually nothing is = known about=20 the conservation status and ecology of endangered African wild dogs in = this=20 region, including their interactions with people and potential impact on = one of=20 their prey species, the critically endangered Hirola antelope.

This region is potentially a significant refuge for wild dogs and an=20 important corridor for the metapopulation of the Horn of Africa, as well = as for=20 other threatened wildlife species. This pioneering project has been = identified=20 as a wild dog conservation priority by the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist = Group and=20 the AZA/Species Survival Programme. It is the first project to = investigate the=20 conservation status, ecology, and effects of cultural beliefs, = traditional=20 practices, and human disturbance on wild dogs in this region.

A key component of this long term project involves empowering local=20 communities to implement conservation measures by providing hands-on = training=20 and work in the field, and helping community-based organizations = establish=20 education programmes.

Children of Mukuru

This charity was set up to help some of the 60,000 street children = who live=20 on the streets of Nairobi. Working in conjunction with the Mukuru = Promotion=20 Centre (run by the Sisters of Mercy) it aims to provide basic needs: = food,=20 clothes, basic health care and primary education for nearly 6,000 = children.

Nyumbani Children's Home

The Nyumbani home for HIV positive orphans was founded in 1992 by = Father=20 Angelo D'Agostino, a Jesuit priest and former surgeon who was concerned = by the=20 lack of provision for these children in Nairobi.

He rented a room in a small house and provided for the care of these=20 abandoned babies and small children. Since then the establishment has = relocated=20 to a purpose built complex, housing and providing medical and = educational needs=20 for 94 orphans aged three to nineteen. Additionally, the project = supports 1,500=20 HIV positive children in the slum districts and has embarked on an = ambitious=20 plan to build a Village to house destitute AIDS orphans as well as the = other=20 neglected generation, the destitute grandparents.

British Airways has been involved with Nyumbani from the early = days,=20 with cabin and flight crews visiting the home during stopovers in = Nairobi and BA=20 staff were involved in forming a UK registered fundraising charity in = support of=20 the project. The cabin crew boost the morale of the home with two = dedicated=20 visits by a nominated cabin crew each year. Advantage is made of the = daily=20 flights with crews continuing to visit and support the home with = donations of=20 much needed supplies.

Nanyuki Children's Home Charitable Trust

Nanyuki Children's Home is located 70 miles north of Nairobi. There = are 95=20 children resident at the home, ranging from a few weeks old to 16 years. = The=20 Trust is a UK-based charity commited to raising funds to support the = home. Other=20 necessities such as clothes, toys and medicines are also collected on a = regular=20 basis and sent there. The Home receives virtually no other regular = support from=20 any source so the work of the Trust is vital to keep it running. Nanyuki = Children's Home Charitable Trust has no paid staff and very little in = the way of=20 expenses so nearly every penny raised goes directly to the children.

Rhino Ark Charitable Trust

The Rhino Ark Charitable Trust works to protect and conserve the = Black Rhino=20 in Kenya, its habitat and local human population by the establishment of = a=20 wildlife fence around the Aberdares Conservation area in Northern = Kenya.

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces measures needed for the = welfare,=20 protection and conservation of wildlife and habitats in Kenya by = rescuing and=20 hand-rearing orphaned animals so that they can return to the wild when = grown,=20 with a particular focus on elephant and rhinos. The Trust also educates=20 communities about the value of wildlife and environmental protection and = campaigns against the abuse of wild animals in captivity.

The Haller Foundation

The Haller Foundation works with individuals and communities in = townships and=20 in rural areas in Kenya. Its goals are to help families break out of the = poverty=20 trap, supporting small-scale enterprises through education, training = initiatives=20 and seed funding to begin creating =E2=80=98barefoot = entrepreneurs=E2=80=99.

The Haller Foundation funds a series of three-day programmes designed = to=20 teach low cost, sustainable farming techniques to small-scale farmers.=20 Participants are given hands on training at a demonstration organic farm = with=20 the aim of promoting self-sufficiency without damage to the environment. = Training in water conservation and wells management, integrated fish and = irrigation systems, livestock husbandry, tree planting and bee-keeping, = compost=20 making, using organic pesticides, and many low cost alternative = technologies are=20 introduced. Animal leasing programmes are available and all courses = include a=20 session on family planning and HIV awareness.

The Kenya Trust

The Kenya Trust assists in many practical ways by improving = conditions and=20 facilities in schools, hostels and community centres. It is currently = raising=20 money to build a small school with toilets in Kibera, a large shanty = town on the=20 outskirts of Nairobi.

The Trust promotes and supports the development of music within The = Salvation=20 Army in Kenya and Uganda by funding and staffing Training Seminars for = music=20 leaders and facilitating Music Schools for young people. Additionally it = sends=20 out packages of musical instruments of all kinds, teaching packs, = educational=20 materials and text books.

Watumu Turtle Watch

In the world of conservation the sea turtle has become a flagship = species, as=20 its decline is an indicator of the state of health of our oceanic=20 ecosystems.

In Kenya, there is mounting concern as the marine environment is = suffering=20 increasingly from a range of human related threats in recent years.=20 Consequently, local community members in Watamu became involved in sea = turtle=20 conservation efforts that resulted in the formation of Watamu Turtle = Watch in=20 1997.

In 2002, WTW, responding to the need for further community based=20 conservation, broadened its efforts and created the Local Ocean Trust = which=20 undertakes general marine conservation work locally and nationally.

LOT/ WTW is a non-profit NGO committed to the protection of the = Kenyan marine=20 environment through research, education, community development, hands-on = conservation and campaigning. The Project=E2=80=99s principal aims are = to integrate=20 conservation principles into the values and cultures of the local = coastal=20 fishing communities along the Kenyan coast, in an effort to offer = alternative=20 methods of generating income that are compatible with the sustainable = and long=20 term use of natural resources.

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