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Murals for Mt. Kenya conservation issues
The COMPACT initiative works with communities who reside close to the World Heritage Site of Mt. Kenya. To promote the conservation campaign in the Mt. Kenya region, the organization Tree is Life, of the Nyahururu Catholic Diocese, will paint 60 murals in three towns around the northern side of Mt. Kenya. They will mobilize artists, invite them to a workshop to expound on COMPACT and its activities and build the capacity of the artists to paint environmental murals. The artists will then negotiate for good wall space in areas where there is high people traffic. The paintings will capture the theme of conservation, with the intended goal of raising awareness for attitudinal change and greater participation in conservation groups and activities near the Mt. Kenya World Heritage Site.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Tree is Life
Country:
Kenya
Area Of Work:
Multifocal Area
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 32,730.00
Project Number:
KEN/UNF-GEF/02/07
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
Artists will be trained in painting conservation themes. Those selected will be hired to paint 60 murals.
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
Artists will negotiate with owners of buildings to rent or use wall space for the murals. Through the use of many private and public buildings' wall spaces, a broad cross-section of the community will have participated in and/or donated to the project.
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Ms. Nancy Chege
Phone:
(254-20) 7624473
Fax:
(254-20) 621076
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