Sunday Sunday was an busy day for the handshake members especially those in the research team who, after participating in the team building exercises departed the Fisherman’s camp to visit the Ellesmere Center. Ellesmere was the home of the famous husband and wife duo, Joy and George Adamson, whom gained recognition for constant conservation work in Kenya. Joy and George have [...]
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8. August 2010
Sunday morning started with another team building exercise following on from the marshmallow challenge the day previous. We were divided into groups of three, each armed with some form of camera, and provided with a list of things to capture within a thirty minute timeframe. The list (in no particular order) went as follows: A Stone Animal, A [...]
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7. August 2010
We arrived in Naivasha after a bumpy, dusty drive in our beloved truck (called Nomi). Set up camp and discovered we are living with colobus and vervet monkeys who are mischievous and all like to show off. Also we made friends with the hippo who lives in Lake Naivasha right next to us! First day was [...]
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7. August 2010
On Saturday night, the Handshake team huddled up for a presentation about Conservation in Kenya, given by Susan Jepkemoi, of the Elsamere Conservation and Field Study Center. The Center was originally the home of Joy and George Adamson who rescued and rehabilitated lions and released them back into the wild. Most people know about the [...]
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7. August 2010
Saturday – Day 2 Marshmallow Challenge Saturday morning was unlike any other for most of the Handshake volunteers, starting with a activity called the Marshmallow Challenge. Designed by Peter Skillman who is Vice President of Design at Palm, this activity encourages the generation of quick ideas and team work. The process involves taking a number of different [...]
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6. August 2010
We all met up at the truck bright and early(ish)- 9am, learning that she(the truck) was called Nomi. We also met Steve, our driver/general hero of the trip. We rolled the sides up, put the music on and started out on our first road trip. Then 20 minutes down the road we stopped… for a [...]
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6. August 2010
The second Primate Handshake expedition to Kenya has gotten well underway. The team first met on Thursday night for a meet and greet at a local Ethiopian restaurant. Some fantastic food, coffee and stories were shared as the new team began to enthuse about what lay in store for them over the next month. The next morning [...]
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26. July 2010
Today four of us were lucky enough to visit a local Catholic church. Ellie, Eleanor, Tash and I all walked the 2km from our campsite along the squelchy road (it had rained all night) to get there for a 10:15 mass. We needn’t have worried about being late however as it wasn’t until near 11:00 [...]
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25. July 2010
After our interesting visit to the JGI and local community projects, today we also had the opportunity to visit another community project in Hoima. The local community’s concern for their environment doesn’t cease to amaze me. Their concern is mainly deforestation and the necessity of wild animals to have access to fresh water – that [...]
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24. July 2010
Today the education and web team went to Kassisi School, where their wildlife club was holding ctivities – and the Primate Handshake had the opportunity to be part of them. We arrived at 10am, and after a quick meeting with the teachers and organizers of the event to arrange last minute details, we joined the [...]
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8. August 2010
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