Valor to Virtue
Ocean & Sea Turtle Conservation
How we protect sea turtles and the Kenyan coast — from our first visits in 2020 to ranger vehicles in 2024 and new partnerships in 2025.
- 2020 – 2025 Covers
- Diani, Watamu, Vipingo and Kilifi Where
- Sea turtles, beaches and marine life Focus
Highlights by area
1
Learning
February 2021
- Visited Local Ocean Conservation in Watamu, protecting nesting sea turtles since 1997
- Watched a vet treat an injured turtle
2
Sea turtles
2021 & 2023
- Sponsored the art and craft competition at the Diani Sea Turtle Festival (June 2021)
- A free event that brings 200 local students together
- 2023: Turtle Festival sponsor again, and a KWS Warden role
3
Beaches & land
2021 – 2022
- Twice-weekly beach clean-ups on Bofa Beach, Kilifi (2022)
- Joined the International Coastal Cleanup
- Secured ten-year land leases in Diani, Kilifi and Vipingo
4
Rangers & partners
2020 – 2025
- Met Oceans Alive and the Kuruwitu community group (2020)
- 2024: vehicles for rangers and team training
- 2025: partners Pwani University, Arabuko Sokoke and Oceans Alive
- Research sea turtle nest temperatures with a Masters student from Pwani University.
- Identify threats to sea turtles in Kilifi County and plan how to protect them.
- Carry out a baseline study to support Oceans Alive.