Wire Forest, Homa Bay County
Restoring Wire Forest with the people beside it
A community forest association bringing back 399 hectares of forest and the livelihoods that depend on it.
WIFOMA CFA
Protecting Our Planet, Securing Our Future
Plant trees · Keep bees · Grow food
Protect water · Restore Wire Forest
Partnership spotlight
We sincerely appreciate the Green Zones Development Support Project team, the County Forest Conservator and the Wire Forest Station Manager for this important engagement and their commitment to community-centred forest conservation.
We look forward to a fruitful collaboration that will unlock the potential of the Wire Forest ecosystem and transform the livelihoods of the communities that depend on it.
WIFOMA CFA
Together, let us
for generations to come.
Who we are
Wire Forest rises between Kachien, North Kamagak and West Kamagak in Kasipul. Luo elders prayed for rain on its hilltops, and its springs fed rivers flowing to the lake. Population pressure stripped much of its indigenous cover.
Since 2013, WIFOMA has worked with Kenya Forest Service and local farmers to restore the forest, so that conservation and income grow together.
Each programme gives people near the forest a reason and a way to protect it.
Key areas of collaboration
From restoring degraded slopes to protecting Bugo Springs and building a community resource centre, these are the areas where partners can make the biggest difference with us.
Member stories
Beekeeping has given me financial independence. I now pay school fees for my children and encourage other women to keep bees and protect the forest.
Millicent AluochBee farmer · Agoro Village, North Kamagak
Read Millicent’s storyOur strategic goal is to restore and conserve 399 hectares of degraded landscape and reach 50% tree cover.
Tree nurseries, beekeeping and sustainable farming that help households adapt to climate change and restore degraded land.
Stronger local institutions, policy and land-use rules that protect the forest for the long term.
Targeted planting on forest, community and private land to increase natural tree cover by 50%.
Foundations, agencies, county teams and businesses: fund a programme or co-design one.
Plant trees, teach, research, or become a member of the association.
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