The community engagement workshops at the Gerbang Barito REDD+ project have started including free child daycare, greatly increasing participation from women. This small step creates a space for more focused, and equal participation by women, while demonstrating that listening to the community also means changing the way activities are designed.

This World Ranger Day, we’re proud to spotlight six female rangers who are redefining conservation in Kenya’s Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project. Once curious observers of drone technology, they are now licensed drone pilots using this powerful tool to protect forests, monitor wildlife, and respond swiftly to emergencies.

With funding from the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, Jennifer Mwandoe is achieving her dream of attending university.

Through a partnership with the Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project, Jeanine Iyemebien is a driving force behind women's economic independence.

The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project recently celebrated International Day of Rural Women with farmer's market selling local women's produce.

Constance Mwandaa, a ranger at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, has been promoted to Assistant Warren and Head of Training.

Learn how Dephence Mdamu’s work at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project is helping both the environment and her community thrive.

Learn about Souza Bina, who defied early marriage pressure to continue her education, catching the attention of Prime Minister Eve Bazaiba.

Wildlife Works' short film Portrait of a Ranger: Connie, screened at the Pridelands Wildlife Film Festival in Nairobi, Kenya.

Family planning is not just a women’s affair. It is critical that men are also provided quality access to information on different contraception techniques, and their relevance, in order to dispel common misconceptions and prejudices towards family planning. At Wildlife Works’ Kasigau project in Kenya, community-supported mens health education programs are doing just this.

The greenhouse program at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project in Kenya helps women to earn an income, boost their confidence, and grow their influence in community leadership.