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Kelly's 5th Born Calf.

Kelly’s Fifth Born

in: Animal Habitat, Announcements2 Comments by: Giraffe Centre

Good day today it is. It’s not normal to witness a new born Giraffe Calf.

But this is no ordinary birth. Kelly is a legend already, this is her 5th born calf. Normally, giraffe’s gestation period is 15 months, but Kelly here did 17 months. That’s two whole months extra. Giraffes do this when they feel like the environment they are in is not conducive for giving birth. In this case, this would probably be because of the delayed rainy season.

So giraffes too are thrilled for the rain. Congratulation to Kelly.

2019 competiton

2019 AFEW Environmental Competition in partnership with Pritt

in: Activities, Announcements4 Comments by: Giraffe Centre

Happy 2019 to you all. We hope that the year started with good tidings for each and every one of us. As we all know, every year, from the 1st of January to the 31st of March we have our environmental competition.This year is no exception.

We are however so sorry for the lateness due to an unavoidable circumstance. Finally, the competition poster is ready.

to get to the poster, please click on the button below.

Good luck and happy new year full of success.

Giraffe Naming

in: Announcements by: admin

Over the last year, (Financial year) We have been blessed to have 4 wonderful calves born to Stacy, Kelly, Betty and Daisy.

We thank all of you for the immense support and love you have shown the Giraffe Centre by:

  • Visiting
  • Donations
  • Ideas
  • Reviews

Among others.

This time round, we are asking you to help us in getting three of our calves names.

  • Betty calf already has a name, Jock VI. He is names after our founder and one who envisioned what we have right now.
  • For, Stacy, Daisy and Kelly’s calves, we do not have names for them.

We are asking you to help us get names for this lovely young ones, a bundle of joy to wildlife.

For a name to be considered, it has to have the following criteria

  1. It has to be a name of a plant or a Flower
  2. The plant or flower has to be existing in any part of East Africa. I.e. Kenya,Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda
  3. The name should be sent in any of the giraffe centre social media account’s inboxes. I.e. Facebook message, Twitter direct message (DM) or Instagraminbox.
  4. The name can be in any language you would like.

We are so grateful for those who already have sent to us their suggestions.

We look forward to hear from you.

This is giraffe Stacy’s calf. She is kind of shy to face the camera, especially if the guest doesn’t have food with.

This is giraffe Kelly’s calf. He is enthused to have the speed to run a 100 yard dash when he was one week old.

A Brand New AFEW Website

in: Announcements by: admin

Do you notice something different around here? That’s right, we have given our website a facelift.

More than that, it’s has been completely redesigned.

We want to share the heart of our organisation with you in a new and meaningful way. It took us designing it around our key mission and around you, our visitors and supporters. Now, you have the full sensory Giraffe Centre experience.

You will be able to see, hear and engage with us as we work every day to make a lasting impact on lives’ of students, schools and communities.

Here are some additional things you’ll see:

  • It is much easier to use across desktop, mobile devices and tablets.
  • Our new design gives you clear and easy paths to what you need. Whether you want to learn about our giraffe family, plan your time at our centre or download our manuals and posters. The path is laid out for you so you can easily get the information you’re looking for.
  • We’ve dedicated a page to our Conservation Education work, bringing what we do front and centre.
  • Want to support the Giraffe Centre? Support our work with students, teachers and communities and consider how your contribution will make a difference at our Donate section. Do you have a question for us? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or Contact Us.
  • And finally, we have a new blog. This is where we will feature regular stories about our work and the various ways our staff and partners are working to save our beautiful planet. We continue to be inspired by the passion and dedication of the people who work with us, their stories will do the same for you. Visit often or sign up for Giraffe News, our newsletter.

We are quite proud of the journey we’ve walked with our digital strategy partner – Nendo. From audit to blueprint and now to execution and roll-out. They worked tirelessly to create this experience and help us learn to serve you better.

We trust you will enjoy the new look and feel of the Giraffe Centre website. Most of all, we hope it breathes new life into our conservation efforts. Anything we missed? Please let us know, there’s always room for improvement.

And of course, do share the news about our wonderful new site to your friends – it really is a way for you to support us.

To keep up to date with all the latest news from us, simply sign up to our newsletter.

Sincerely,
Christine Nyang’aya 
Chief Executive Officer,
Africa Fund for Endangered Wildlife, Kenya