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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE RHINO ARK CHARITABLE TRUST ISSUE 53 | NOV 2018 RHINO ARK’S 30 YEARS... IN CONSERVING KENYA’S MOUNTAIN FORESTS page 19 page 22 page 24 MAU EBURU: WILDLIFE S.W. MAU: FOREST MT. KENYA: PATROL CORRIDOR MONITORING REHABILITATION WORK MONITORING SYSTEM SYSTEM IN PLACE COMMENCES FURTHER EXPANDED ON MT. KENYA With over 40 years operating, Braeburn is a well established group of International Schools, providing a world class education to over 4000 pupils. Our schools actively value and celebrate diversity, nurturing personal growth by providing a friendly and supportive environment. Confident Individuals Responsible Citizens Learners Enjoying Success P.O. Box 45112 00100 Nairobi Kenya • Tel: +254 (0)722 386 679 Email: [email protected] www.braeburn.com Photography by: Eric Kihiu EXECUTIVE DIRECTor’s viEW CHRISTIAN LAMBRECHTS INSIDE ARKIVE Rhino Ark and our annual Rhino Charge fundraiser have just turned 04 2018 Results and Awards 30. The achievements over the past three decades place our work at the summit of conservation efforts in Kenya. But the journey 05 Rhino Charge Millionaires since the humble beginnings in 1988 is even more remarkable. The journey is about individual belief and commitment. It is about Special Feature 08 not just discussing solutions and sharing ideas, but investing the 10 Car Sponsors necessary time and energy to actualize these ideas. It is also about leadership: engaging and empowering people to take care of public 16 Rhino Ark Audited Accounts goods, including the environment, hence securing their future and the future of the entire society. 18 Rhino Ark News At the outset, there was one man, Ken Kuhle, an engineer with a 19 Highlights from the Mountains strong passion for conservation. Today, thousands of Kenyans and many corporations are part of the Rhino Ark movement. They share 27 Feedback and Testimonials an undeniable love for this country and commitment to its future. 28 Mt. Kenya Fence Progress Map Too often we do not believe or realize how much power each of 30 Rhino Charge Sponsors us have to bring positive change in our society. But some of the most successful conservation projects were driven initially not by 31 Thank you government, but the people. We, at the individual level, can make a difference. To date, over 620 kilometres of electric fence have been completed and are maintained. This includes the 400 km long fence around the Aberdares and the 43 km long perimeter fence around Eburu Forest. It also includes 180 km of the ongoing Mt. Kenya Electric Photography by: Fence, which will be about 450 km long when completed… the Christian Lambrechts, Eric Kihiu, Donna Sheppard, longest in Kenya, and possibly the longest conservation electric Alfonse Kiprono, Peter Munene & Samuel Mungai fence in the world. These fences are protecting some 80,000 households from the threats of human/wildlife conflict. They have resulted in improved RHINO ARK OBJECTIVES farmland security and safer living conditions. Today, along those fences, forest-adjacent communities can live in harmony with the Rhino Ark seeks solutions to the challenges facing the mountain forest forests and their wildlife, and the forests are better protected from ecosystems of Kenya, also known as the water towers. More specifically, illegal activities. Rhino Ark aims to: (i) Protect Kenya’s mountain forests, other threatened habitats and As a trust with a national purpose, Rhino Ark is committed their rich biodiversity; to addressing the challenges affecting key water towers and (ii) Engage and educate adjacent communities in conservation; threatened forest habitats across Kenya. As the challenges facing (iii) Secure the connectivity between mountain forests and other these forests increase, so too is Rhino Ark growing. From our initial threatened wildlife habitats; focus in central Kenya (in the Aberdares and Mt. Kenya), we have (iv) Establish sustainable financing mechanisms for the conservation of undertaken conservation projects in Eburu and South Western Mau mountain forests and other threatened wildlife habitats; forest in the Mau. Presently, Rhino Ark, together with key partners, (v) Advocate nationally and internationally for the conservation of the including national government conservation bodies, county mountain forests and other threatened habitats, their wildlife and their ecological functions; and, governments and community forest associations, is initiating a major fencing and conservation project in Kakamega Forest. The (vi) Use science to assess the impacts of, and review conservation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE interventions. good work continues and expands… 3 RHINO CHARGE 2018 - RESULTS - AWARDS CAR ENTRANT DIST SECTORS 48 Mark Glen 31.25 13 38 Sean Avery 32.00 13 5 Alan McKittrick 34.36 13 22 Gray Cullen 35.55 13 40 Peter Francombe 37.97 13 1 Don White 36.23 12 57 James Boorman 46.94 12 26 Asit Patel 22.79 11 Car 23 receives the 1st David Schaefer Trophy for the highest cash sponsorship in 2018 6 Manee Choda 25.68 11 18 Alykhan Fazal 27.65 11 FUNDS AWARDS 25 Alasdair Keith 39.21 11 Peter Kinyua/ Tomie Hellerstedt/ Moses Nyagah/ 1st David Schaefer Trophy: KES: 24,780,681 Car 23 54 Ole Vestergaard Johan Mistiaen/ Raju Singh/ Tom Morton Alan McKittrick/ Bruce Knight/ Kyle Ray/ Graham Johansen 47.59 11 2nd Diamond Trust Trophy: KES: 21,138,381 Car 5 McKittrick/ Jon Bovard/ Doungu Smith 33 Jeremy Holley 21.41 10 Adil Khawaja/ Mario Brigetti/ Abid Khawaja/ 3rd Highest cash sponsorship: KES: 16,217,000 Car 44 14 Priten Patel 27.24 10 Jameel Sheikh/ Massimiliano Brigetti/ Nelson Lekamisi 12 Brett Sievwright 28.59 10 EVENTS AWARDS 28 Torben Rune 31.35 10 Mark Glen/ Bryn Llewelyn/ Gerard Beaton/ Piers Daykin/ 1st Overall (Duncan Mitchell Perpetual Trophy): Car 48 9 John Bowden 31.99 10 Steve Outram/ Johnny Harris Sean Avery/ Patrick Avery/ Kieran Avery/ Harry Brainch/ 2 Ian Duncan 33.00 10 2nd Overall: Car 38 Alan de Boer/Damian Fison 11 Mitesh Shah 39.95 10 Alan McKittrick/ Bruce Knight/ Kyle Ray/ Graham McKittrick/ 3rd Overall: Car 5 Jon Bovard/ Doungu Smith 44 Adil Khawaja 53.63 10 Alan McKittrick/ Bruce Knight/ Kyle Ray/ Graham McKittrick/ Victor Ludorum (Land Rover Trophy): Car 5 24 Jaspal Matharu 19.93 9 Jon Bovard/ Doungu Smith 49 Terry Childs 21.78 9 Eric Goss/ Ole Johansen/ Henrik Barner Rasmussen/ 1st in Class U: Car 54 Lars Tejlgaard Jensen/ Jorgen Nielsen/ Ivy Mutiso 17 Tanya Church 21.79 9 Mark Glen/ Bryn Llewelyn/ Gerard Beaton/ Piers Daykin/ 1st in Class M: Car 48 36 Adrian Wilcox 22.74 9 Steve Outram/ Johnny Harris Sabine Kontos/ Petra Somen/ Lucy Waddington/ Emma Morton/ 45 Jonathan Stichbury 24.01 9 Coupe Des Dames (Tim Nicklin Perpetual Trophy): Car 19 Catherine Coulson/ Millie Seagon 23 Peter Kinyua 29.15 9 Alasdair Keith / Sam Jethwa/ Bruce Roberts/ Charles Mousely/ Spirit of the Charge (Rob Combes Trophy): Car 25 19 Petra Somen 32.12 9 Marrten Piet Adil Khawaja/ Mario Brigetti/ Abid Khawaja/ Jameel Sheikh/ 21 Michael Kontos 24.05 8 Tim Samuels Gauntlet Challenge: Car 44 Massimiliano Brigetti/ Nelson Lekamisi 60 Rowena White 26.98 8 Mark Glen/ Bryn Llewelyn/ Gerard Beaton/ Piers Daykin/ Tiger Line 1 (Njia ya Ndume Award): Car 48 7 Mahesh Bhatti 28.47 8 Steve Outram/ Johnny Harris Torben Rune/ Alex Gibbs/ Paul Berriman/ Luc de Villele/ 34 Rajesh Maini 29.43 8 Tiger Line 2 (Njia ya Ndume Award): Car 28 Chris Mcintosh/ Francois Rousseau 3 Gurmeet Mehta 34.94 8 Kamran Fazal Memorial Trophy: Toby Francombe Car 40 27 Amman Shah 24.20 7 Mark Reading/ Anthony Stow/ Eric Boulay/ Chris Homes/ Properly shafted Award: Car 15 29 Jaswaran Sehmi 25.53 7 Jonathan Mills/ Amy Marsh 61 Ekya Shah 32.58 7 Bharat Pattni/Darren Tait/ Thomas Rossiter/ Matthew Neasham/ Most Meritorious International Team: Car 55 Graig Jenkins/ David Kamau 35 Mark Tilbury 34.01 7 8 Aadil Vaiani 14.54 6 OUR TEAM SPIRIT 53 Jonathan Jackson 15.18 6 We would like to express sincerest appreciation to all George Gunputrav & Melinda Grant-Weir - Venue RAFFLE COMMITTEE 59 Richard Baudry 17.09 6 those who made it possible to stage the event: Check-in Helen Feather, Valerie Gunputrav, Belinda Willis Ojal - Security – KK Security Guards Levitan, Leah Levitan, Devina Meinzingen, 4 Glena Jiwani 20.10 6 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND OFFICIALS Kim Bhari - Finance Field Audit Kate Mwangi, Aparna Patil, Henrietta David Lowe - Chairman Rhino Charge Committee/Clerk Jan Allan - Fixed Wing Aircraft Remnant, Lulu Roy & Tracey White 56 Harveet Obhrai 30.87 6 of the Course Mike Cheffings & Bruce Field - Gyrocopter Pilots 37 John Kanyali 35.51 6 Christian Lambrechts - Rhino Charge Committee/ Malcolm Simon - HQ infrastructure/ ICTs & GUARD POST SPONSORS/ SERVICE Executive Director Rhino Ark Database/ Vehicle Safety Monitoring SPONSORS: 52 Hemel Pindolia 40.96 6 Max Meinzingen - Rhino Charge Committee/Logistics/ Ross Field - Air Band Radio/Competitor Information Aqueous, AutoXpress, Avocado, Betting 16 Andy Hill 44.77 6 Search & Rescue Jinita Shah - Guard Posts Of ficer Liaison/Radio Control & Licensing Board, Boskovic Air Steve Grant - Rhino Charge Committee/Security Helen Feather - Finance/Vehicle Safety Monitoring Charters, Bins Ltd, Braeburn Schools, 55 Graham Cairns 13.29 5 Peter Gethi - Rhino Charge Committee/Community Raju Chagger & Eric Weir - Scrutineering Canvas by Design, Castor Vali, Express 30 Edward Johnstone 14.09 5 Liaision/Headquarters Raymond Kibanga - Waste Sorting Station Automation, Chloride Exide, Alpha Risk Asim Shah - Rhino Charge Committee/Head Quarters/ Tejash Joshi - Search & Rescue Management Ltd, Heritage Insurance, 64 Peter Bonde
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