Why MauSDI ?
The entire Mau forest Complex has attracted a number of different organizations (both local and international) and individual researchers, interested in carrying out studies on the vast richness of flora and fauna found within Mau. The research initiatives have more or less focused on different themes ranging from hydrology, geology, natural resources and social studies focusing on the people living in the Mau especially the Ogiek indigenous people, who ancestrally occupied the vast Mau Complex.Full coverage on SDI for Mau is here....
The Ogiek registration process
The Ogiek community is the remaining indigenous community among other indigenous communities in Kenya domiciled in forested areas like the Mau forest complex and Mt.Elgon. The community has undergone various changes and challenges over the years that have greatly taken a great toll on their culture and traditional ways of living. Traditionally, the Ogiek were hunters and gatherers, but over the years, the interactions with other communities and the
The gullies of Kaiti watershed
The knowledge behind elevation can be applied here. This was an echo from a member of ERMIS Africa's team who conducted an environmental social and Impact assessment(ESIA) in Kaiti watershed with also a background in GIS.
Being small or as big or huge as they are, the Kaiti division gullies can be cautioned for those who are setting up their houses by acquring the elevation of the land or the area from the professional surveyor or from simple and inexpensive elevation acquiring options to avoid you from being absorbed by these gullies in future.After this EIA we can forward you this eleviation knowledge tips to you.Knowing the elevation of your home is a fun fact and gives you a bit of geological credibility.If you live near such flooding telain,however,this tidbit of knowledge can save you thousands of dollars or even your life.
While conducting this environmental social and impact assessment(ESIA) we were also guided by Madam sub chief of the Area so that we could located the gullies better.
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The knowledge behind elevation can be applied here. This was an echo from a member of ERMIS Africa's team who conducted an environmental social and Impact assessment(ESIA) in Kaiti watershed with also a background in GIS.
Being small or as big or huge as they are, the Kaiti division gullies can be cautioned for those who are setting up their houses by acquring the elevation of the land or the area from the professional surveyor or from simple and inexpensive elevation acquiring options to avoid you from being absorbed by these gullies in future.After this EIA we can forward you this eleviation knowledge tips to you.Knowing the elevation of your home is a fun fact and gives you a bit of geological credibility.If you live near such flooding telain,however,this tidbit of knowledge can save you thousands of dollars or even your life.
While conducting this environmental social and impact assessment(ESIA) we were also guided by Madam sub chief of the Area so that we could located the gullies better.
» Read more
Water is life, Sanitation is dignity !
After ERMIS Africa completing her assignment on training on data collecting using Smart phone technology,the appropriate officers from Kenya's water service boards have been noticed in real touch with the benefit of the training on the emerging technology on mapping in various counties during this data collecting exercise on mapping of all public / communal water point and scheme.This mapping will be conducted in 8 counties with the following benefits:-
- Monitoring Non-functional water sources that need repair
- Monitoring Unimproved waters sources that need to be improved
- Demand for repair for non-functional water source
- Plan for improvement of unimproved water sources
Some real photos captured during this mapping exercise are used on this website.
- Monitoring Non-functional water sources that need repair
- Monitoring Unimproved waters sources that need to be improved
- Demand for repair for non-functional water source
- Plan for improvement of unimproved water sources
Some real photos captured during this mapping exercise are used on this website.
Child rights violation
ERMIS Africa has launched a child rights violation monitoring system with the main aim being reporting,analysis and deseminating of all reported cases of child rights violation within Kenya as the area of coverage which we hope will link and provide security agent with appropriate hot sport for cases of child rights violation
Some of the child rights violation cases that have been captured during this excercise will fall under the following categories:-
- Murder case
- Rape cases
- Child labour
- Early marriage
- Kidnap cases
- FGM cases
- Forced marriage cases
- Child
To catch up with some of the trinkling cases on this see » Child Rights Violation.
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ERMIS Africa has launched a child rights violation monitoring system with the main aim being reporting,analysis and deseminating of all reported cases of child rights violation within Kenya as the area of coverage which we hope will link and provide security agent with appropriate hot sport for cases of child rights violation
Some of the child rights violation cases that have been captured during this excercise will fall under the following categories:-
- Murder case
- Rape cases
- Child labour
- Early marriage
- Kidnap cases
- FGM cases
- Forced marriage cases
- Child
To catch up with some of the trinkling cases on this see » Child Rights Violation.
» See more . . . | RSS feeds on this child rights violation
The Ogiek register
The Ogiek community is the remaining indigenous community among other indigenous communities in Kenya domiciled in forested areas like the Mau forest complex and Mt.Elgon. The community has undergone various changes and challenges over the years that have greatly taken a great toll on their culture and traditional ways of living. Traditionally, the Ogiek were hunters and gatherers, but over the years, the interactions with other communities and the pressures of modernity have forced them to embrace modern cultures and style of living at the altar of the old traditional lifestyle. Their lifestyle revolved around the forest but with the coming of other communities plus the government policies concerning the forest has forced the community to compromise and adopt new lifestyle. » Read more | Background information | Methodology | Output
The Ogiek community is the remaining indigenous community among other indigenous communities in Kenya domiciled in forested areas like the Mau forest complex and Mt.Elgon. The community has undergone various changes and challenges over the years that have greatly taken a great toll on their culture and traditional ways of living. Traditionally, the Ogiek were hunters and gatherers, but over the years, the interactions with other communities and the pressures of modernity have forced them to embrace modern cultures and style of living at the altar of the old traditional lifestyle. Their lifestyle revolved around the forest but with the coming of other communities plus the government policies concerning the forest has forced the community to compromise and adopt new lifestyle. » Read more | Background information | Methodology | Output
The famous Ogiek Atlas
Development of the Ogiek Ancestral Territories Atlas
The development of OPAT was planned by the Ogiek IndigenousThe Ogiek Peoples Ancestral Territories Atlas People as an attempt to define their territorial domains towards securing of their ancestral territories, rights and interests, cultural heritage, and natural resources within the Mau Forest Complex. The exercise was technically supported by ERMIS Africa with Financial assistance from ESAPP-Switzerland.
» Read more | The Ogiek A.T.A
Development of the Ogiek Ancestral Territories Atlas
The development of OPAT was planned by the Ogiek IndigenousThe Ogiek Peoples Ancestral Territories Atlas People as an attempt to define their territorial domains towards securing of their ancestral territories, rights and interests, cultural heritage, and natural resources within the Mau Forest Complex. The exercise was technically supported by ERMIS Africa with Financial assistance from ESAPP-Switzerland.
» Read more | The Ogiek A.T.A
Water Resource Management
ERMIS Africa is supporting the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, through a collaboration between SNV-Netherlands and Water Service Board -SNV, to conduct water point mapping of public water sources in Kenya. The project is under pilot in 8 counties including: Kisumu, Busia, Kiambu, Kajiado, Garissa, Kwale, Turkana, and Embu, Counties. The project will be read more . . .
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Tana and Coast water service board (Embu & Kwale)
Lake Victoria North and South water service board (Kisumu & Busia )
Rift valley water servive board (Turkana county)
- Water Point Source Mapping Datasheet view version
- Water Point Source Mapping Map view version Community Monitoring Approaches on REDD Project in Transmara forest through the use of Spatial Information Technologies
Core Activities
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P3DM
Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM) is a practice that has well been established not only in west but also in africa.Ermis Africa has been in fore front in conducting this kind of mapping with the marginalized communities in Kenya,and Uganda, Africa.The communities involved in this exercize include:- The Ogiek of Mt Elgon in Kenya,Yiaku of Mukogondo forest in Kenya,Sengwer of Cherangany Hills forest in Kenya,Ogiek of Mau forest in Kenya and Batwa from Uganda and the upcoming Endorois of Lake Bogoria in Kenya.