The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust continues to support marginalised communities and schools bordering Tsavo National Park. Established in 2021, our daily school lunch programme provides supplies of rice, maize, beans, and oil to eight local schools, feeding 1,461 children every month. During this reporting period, food distributions took place in May and June 2026, as April coincided with the national school holidays.

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust also receives support from the Chantecaille Conservation Foundation (CCF), whose mission is to protect natural biodiversity by supporting the local communities who live alongside it. Established in 2022, the CCF-supported school feeding programme provides a daily serving of uji — a nutritious local porridge made from maize, beans, nuts, and added vitamins — to 16,793 children across 72 schools in the Ithumba, Galana, and Nasaru areas. Every month, SWT purchases, collects, transports, and delivers more than 25,700 kg of porridge to these schools. During May and June 2026, the Trust delivered over 51,400 kg of porridge.

During this reporting period, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Community Outreach Team conducted 20 educational field trips to Tsavo West National Park, taking 600 children and 40 teachers into the park to experience its wildlife and learn about conservation firsthand.

The Trust continues to support 13 children from communities bordering the Tsavo Conservation Area through secondary education. These sponsored students, currently in Forms 1 and 4 of the Kenyan education system, come from families in need and are between 15 and 18 years old. SWT covers their annual tuition fees, along with transport to and from school each year. The Trust also funds university education for three promising young adults from local communities in Tsavo. All are enrolled at universities in Kenya: one student is in their first year, another in their second year, and the third graduated in May 2026.