Growth Commission

In July 2011 Chris Jordan visited the Northern Rangelands of Kenya to complete the third Commission supported by the Pictet Group, which was held in conjunction with the Tusk Trust – specifically in the Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy, a community that provides critical seasonal refuge and for wildlife between the National Reserves of Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs, with the community-managed conservancies under the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) umbrella lying to the south and the north of these reserves.

Pictet’s support has enabled Tusk and NRT to establish the necessary governance and management structures for the Nakuprat-Gotu Community Conservancy. It has also helped to establish a wildlife monitoring programme with links to Kenya Wildlife Service and other security forces, and to lay the foundations for the creation of income generating activities via tourism, women’s groups and valuable livestock marketing.

Ushirikiano illustrates a hopeful future with new security provision, water tanks, biodiversity conservation, schools and women’s enterprise projects. It depicts how the Borana, Turkana and Samburu tribes are encouraged to live and work alongside each other in a spirit of collaboration. The Nakuprat-Gotu Conservancy aims to improve human, habitat and wildlife security, and establish income-generating activities including tourism ventures and livestock marketing, and so create a sustainable model for future economic development.

Ushirikiano series previewed at Diemar/Noble Photography in London in October 2011. A monograph produced by teNeues accompanies the series.