GIRAFFE CENTRE NAIROBI


The African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya (A.F.E.W. Kenya) also known as the Giraffe Centre is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization, which was founded by Betty and Jock Leslie-Melville in 1979. This was in a bid to save the endangered Rothschild Giraffe, which had lost its natural habitat in Western Kenya to agriculture and there were only 130 left in the wild. Funds were raised and 4 herds of the Rothschild giraffes were moved to 4 parks namely Lake Nakuru National Park, Mwea Game Reserve, Ruma National Park and Nasalot Game Reserve.

Young ones born at the Centre were translocated to; Soy Sambu Ranch near Lake Elementaita, and Kigio Conservancy near Gilgil and Sergoit ranch in Eldoret while recently we translocated some to Mwea National Game Reserve . Today the Rothschild Giraffe population in Kenya is about 300.

Our vision

To be the leading wildlife conservation education organisation for the youth of Kenya.

Mission

To provide support for environmental education programmes, to help wildlife conservation efforts with special emphasis on endangered species and to promote sustainable environmental conservation.

Giraffes are found in the semi-arid regions of Africa, where trees and bushes are plentiful. Today there are 8 distinct sub-species of Giraffes in Africa. In Kenya we have the Rothschild Giraffe which is the most rare,  the Maasai Giraffe of Southern Kenya which is the most commonly seen,and the Reticulated Giraffe of Northern Kenya. They live to be twenty to thirty years old. Their main enemy is man. Killed for their meat and hide. Their main deffence is their keen eyesight, running speed (upto 55km/per hour) and their powerful kicks.

Entry Fee:

Non-resident Adults Kshs 700/= Non-resident Child Kshs 250/= Resident Adults Kshs 100/= Resident Child Kshs 20/=

Giraffe Centre is located along koitobos road near Kilimani Junior Academy, off Langata South Road.

Other places you may visit to complement your day or excursion include the Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi Safari Walk, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, Nairobi Giraffe Centre, The Kenyatta International Conference Center-KICC, The Nairobi Museum, The Bomas of Kenya among many other places.

You will not fail to get a place to put up for the night. Accommodation units are available both in the city centre and the suburbs. You may opt for the hotels, bed and breakfast units, aprtments, lodges, speciality lodges, guest houses or hostels.