David Ngala

Category: FoASF staff | Date: Aug 13 2008 | By: davidngala

Hi,

My name is Caroline Lumosi, am glad to be joining Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest (FoASF) in the capacity of manager, my background is a degree in Environmental Science from Kenyatta University with emphasis on Natural resources management, I am eager to experience the wonders of Arabuko Sokoke Forest and what it has in store for me, am excited to be working with such a wonderful team and I must say it has been a real joy that I have been given such good reception even before I join the team.

I was previously volunteering at Kakamega forest another beautiful forest in the Western part of Kenya, am excited to bring with me the knowledge and experience I gained while working with the community members helping them to enhance their capacity in environmental matters as well as embracing ICT skills. I seem to be falling in love with Forests, I guess I will with Arabuko Sokoke Forest.

I am also excited as I have just completed a field training course on how to make community based conservation films- I just made a 15 minutes film on Eburru forest another great forest that is a fragment of Mau Complex, and I believe these skills will be used to help the community at Arabuko have a better perception of the forest and other natural resources that encompass the forest, this I believe is also a great tool towards conservation.

It will be a great honour to work along side with David Ngala, I have heard so much about him and am ready to learn under his guidance about Arabuko Sokoke Forest and I hope he will transfer the passion he has about the forest to me. I have met with Colin Jackson in Nairobi and he was able to brief me on FoASF and what FoASF has been doing so far, A Rocha staff have also been great! trying to help me feel more welcome and are kind enough to offer me temporary accommodation at Mwamba before I locate my own crib!

I am grateful to the generous donations made through this blog that has enabled me to come on board and help out steer FoASF. I am taking up the challenge to steer FoASF to foster environmental conservation at Arabuko Sokoke through community awareness and education, I need all the support possible as I turn this challenge into a great opportunity. I anticipate that this blog will be active and you are welcome to give your suggestions and views. Watch this space!!!