Protecting what we cherish. For those who come after.
Conservation that begins with people.
The Kalepo Community Conservancy is the custodian of over 450,000 acres of wild northern Kenya, an area larger than Yosemite National Park, home to 30,000 Samburu community members. Kalepo Camp sits at the heart of this landscape. Together, the camp and the conservancy operate as a genuine partnership, blending responsible tourism with community stewardship to protect land, wildlife, and Samburu culture, while delivering real social benefits for the people who call this place home. The Foundation is the formal expression of what Rob and Storm Mason have always believed: that a healthy landscape and a thriving community are not competing ambitions. They are the same one.
The Foundation funds community-led programmes across conservation, healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. It is run by local community members, guided by the founders’ vision, with decisions made close to the ground and focused on what the community actually needs. This is not charity. It is a long-term, locally led investment in a landscape and the people who have stewarded it for centuries.
Every stay helps. Every gift goes further.
The Kalepo Foundation runs entirely on the generosity of people who believe that tourism, done right, can change lives. One hundred percent of donations go directly to programmes on the ground, decided by the community, for the community. If Kalepo has moved you, this is how that feeling becomes something lasting.
Vision
A healthy, resilient landscape where people and wildlife thrive, where communities are empowered, ecosystems are restored, and iconic species like elephants and giraffes move freely across a secure and sustainable future.
Mission
The Kalepo Foundation works to strengthen the connection between people, wildlife, and land through community-led development and conservation. Through integrated programmes in education, healthcare, women's empowerment, and veterinary care, we improve livelihoods while safeguarding biodiversity.
Built on three commitments.
Community
Enhancing wellbeing, resilience, and opportunity
Conservation
Sustainable use and protection of natural resources
Commerce
Sustainable livelihoods and economic independence
Where your support goes.
The Foundation’s annual operating budget is USD 300,000, with additional capital investments of up to USD 320,000, deployed as opportunities arise, for assets and equipment such as vehicles, infrastructure, and other critical upgrades. Every contribution plays a direct role in protecting this landscape and the people within it. Rob and Storm use unrestricted support where it is needed most, with the flexibility to respond to what the community actually needs rather than what looks good on paper.
If you would like to make a contribution, however large or small, or simply learn more about the work the Foundation does on the ground, Rob and Storm are always happy to talk. Reach out directly at robandstorm[at]kalepocamp.com. or connect with them on WhatsApp.
Kalepo Elephant Project
Samburu warriors employed as Elephant Guardians, monitoring, protecting, and researching northern Kenya's free-roaming elephant population, reducing human-wildlife conflict at its root and strengthening local ownership of conservation.
Annual Budget: USD 60,000 Capital Investments: USD 85,000The Next Generation
Supporting preschools and primary schools within Kalepo Conservancy with teacher incentives, daily meals, learning materials, and mentorship, investing in the classrooms, equipment, and infrastructure that will carry the next generation of Samburu leaders forward.
Annual Budget: USD 140,000 Capital Investments: USD 40,000Women of the Land
Empowering Samburu women through agave farming, grass seed initiatives, and impala release boma management, building climate-resilient livelihoods and financial independence while supporting species reintroduction across the conservancy.
Annual Budget: USD 20,000 Capital Investments: USD 60,000Healthy People, Healthy Landscape
Supporting community dispensaries and mobile clinics serving over 30,000 people across one of Kenya's most remote regions, funding medical supplies, staff, and outreach services including maternal health and family planning.
Annual Budget: USD 40,000 Capital Investments: USD 60,000Mobile Veterinary Clinic
Delivering essential veterinary care across the conservancy, including vaccinations, treatment, and emergency response for livestock and working animals, protecting the herds that Samburu livelihoods depend on and preventing transmissible disease outbreaks which can potentially spread to resident wildlife.
Annual Budget: USD 55,000Conservancy Development
Strengthening the institution responsible for managing over 450,000 acres on behalf of its people, investing in ranger training, governance, mobility, and operational systems so the conservancy can protect wildlife, manage natural resources, and respond to whatever the landscape demands.
Annual Budget: USD 40,000 Capital Investments: USD 110,000Make a contribution.
Donations of any size are welcomed and put to work immediately. We particularly value longer-term commitments, ideally three years, which allow us to plan properly, build sustainably, and create the kind of lasting impact that a single donation rarely can.
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To talk about how your contribution can make the greatest difference, or to explore a longer-term partnership, Rob and Storm would be delighted to have a personal conversation. You can reach them by email at robandstorm[at]kalepocamp.comor on WhatsApp.