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Lake Ol' Bolossat CFA

Restore Kenya's only highland lake and source of the Ewaso Nyiro river.

Nyandarua, Kenya Founded 2014 670 members
Volunteer (22 open)
KFS Verified Satellite Verified Community Verified
420,000
Trees planted
84%
Survival rate
4,300
Hectares
38,000
tCO₂e captured
91/100
Biodiversity
85/100
AI score

About

Lake Ol' Bolossat hosts >300 bird species and is the headwater of the Ewaso Nyiro. The CFA leads riparian reforestation and grass-banking to halt siltation.

Source of Ewaso Nyiro feeding Samburu-Buffalo Springs
300+ bird species — Important Bird Area
Riparian buffer of 12,000 indigenous trees

Restoration & species

Indigenous species
  • Syzygium cordatum
  • Acacia abyssinica
  • Hagenia abyssinica
SDG alignment
SDG 6SDG 13SDG 14SDG 15
Partners
Nature KenyaWWFEwaso Lions

Live activity feed

  • Planted 8,200 Syzygium cordatum seedlings
    1d ago
  • Restored 1.4km of riparian buffer
    3d ago
  • Satellite scan: +120ha canopy gain
    1w ago
  • 11 volunteers checked in
    1w ago
  • Featured in National Restoration Report 2026
    2w ago

Leadership

  • EW
    Esther Wanjiku
    Chairperson
  • MG
    Michael Gathigia
    Secretary
  • AW
    Anne Wairimu
    Treasurer

Contact

Governance

Women-ledMixed-led
Active projects: 5