Proposed focus area
Tana River
Kenya's longest river, where caring for the land upstream shapes the water that reaches millions downstream.
East and Southern Africa
Kenya
Proposed focus area
The Tana watershed: caring for water at its source.
Geography and context
Kenya straddles the equator on Africa's east coast. The Tana is the country's longest river, rising in the central highlands and running to the Indian Ocean.
Kenya also holds a share of the Lake Victoria shoreline. The basin's story is largely a story of land: farming, grazing and forest cover shape the water downstream.
Proposed focus area
Opportunities we may explore
Proposals only. Nothing has started.
- Learn from watershed organizations already working with upstream communities.
- Explore monitoring and community stewardship that complements land-care programs.
- Look for places where technology skills can support, not duplicate, existing efforts.
- Keep expectations modest until local leaders shape what is actually useful.
Organizations to explore
Listings are informational and do not imply a partnership with Flow for Tomorrow.
Organization to exploreWorks in a related habitat
Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund Trust
A trust focused on watershed conservation and management in the Upper Tana, the highland catchment that feeds the Tana River. Its work is in the upper catchment rather than on urban rivers.
Official website of Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund Trust (external site)
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