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The Scope of the Problem The sprawling savannah plains of the greater Maasai Mara and Serengeti ecosystems constitute one of the earth’s brightest biodiversity hotspots. This area alone is home to forty percent of Africa’s larger mammals. It is also home to the Maasai people, an indigenous population with profound respect for the nature and wildlife they share a home with. Over the past decades however, climate and demographic changes have disrupted the delicate balance that nature and...

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Kenya and Tanzania are home to some of the planet’s most vital natural ecosystems. However, the unmatched levels of biodiversity present in areas such as the Serengeti/Mara, and the Greater Ruaha/Selous ecosystems are under threat as the interrelated effects of climate change render wildlife and local communities vulnerable. A CEO is being recruited for a new foundation to be established in East Africa, temporarily named the “East African Conservation Foundation” in order to tackle this...

Neera Nundy, is Co-Founder of Dasra, where she leads Dasra’s ecosystem-building initiatives in the areas of Adolescents, Urban Sanitation, and Democracy & Governance and facilitates collaborative platforms by engaging donors, non-profits, government, and other stakeholders. She has initiated the Dasra Adolescents Collaborative, an impact-driven platform that has till date united institutional funders, technical experts, government stakeholders from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...

A cost-effective solution that strengthens the capacity of governments to deliver 21st century skills to students Founded in 2008, Quest Alliance imparts youth in the public education system with so-called "21st century skills" (life and work-readiness skills) by leveraging education technology and partnerships with local organizations. Its flagship programs place the student at the center and build the capacity of teachers at schools and skilling institutes to deliver engaging learning...