As we conclude Season 1...

Over the past few months for our first-ever season of the InConversation Series, I’ve been speaking with #tech4wildlife champions in the emerging conservation technology space from across East Africa, where we have discussed current, pressing topics ranging from democratizing access to earth observation data, to the ethics in conservation technology tools in human-wildlife conflict mitigation and also how to getting started in a career in conservation technology. 

We conclude this season by delving into #tech4wildlife innovation which is a core part of the conservation technology space. And who better to discuss this with than Sandra Maryanne & Catherine Njore, who you will learn more about below. This episode is going to be double the fun, double the insight and double the innovation. 

Sandra Maryanne

Sandra Maryanne was born and brought up in an area in Taita Taveta County, Kenya where wildlife has always been a part of her community. Though human-wildlife conflict was rampant and this motivated her towards promoting coexistence to an extent that she decided to come up with a #tech4wildlife mitigation innovation called NdovuCare that uses sensors, LED lights, a siren and SMS notification to help solve the conflict which has been a great challenge for her community. Sandra may be familiar among many of you, as she has been featured on many TV shows and forums for her pioneering innovation, as well as here on WILDLABS (check out her 2023 article with us here). 

Catherine Njore

Catherine Njore is a cartographer with over 17 years of experience and now specializing in children cartography. She has authored 8 books, 7 of the books on maps prepared using GIS. Her passion is to introduce maps and map use to young learners addressing real life issues mostly environmental conservation. She is a member of Kenya Forest Club that aims at solving climate change challenges through early childhood education and training in actively involving them in mitigation measures with a focus on forest conservation.

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Watch our exclusive interview with Sandra Maryanne & Catherine Njore, as we explore #tech4wildlife innovation across East Africa!

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Explore the links below to learn more about Sandra and Catherine's work and how you can get in touch with them: 

Sandra Maryanne

At the moment I am aiming towards coming up with my second prototype and I would like to invite investors to partner with me both technically and financially for this idea to be implemented to action and help save both our community and the Elephants. 

• KTN News Feature: "Shujaa wa Wiki" Hero of the Week, Sandra Maryanne 2022
• Citizen News Feature: Kajire Girls' High School Ndovu Care Innovation 2018
• Sote Hub: Ndovu Care by ANISAN from Kajire Girls' High School in Taita-Taveta County
• Antioch ICT Resources: NDOVU CARE: Technology that ensures harmonious co-existence between animals and humans 2019

Catherine Njore

Link to her books:

• https://intercenbooks.com/product-tag/catherine-njore/
• What's your map story?

Thanks for joining us for InConversation Season 1: East Africa! Catch more InConversation episodes here. See you in the next season coming from a new region, let us know down in the comments where we should go next? Until next time...

Thanks to Sandra Maryanne & Catherine Njore for talking with us, sharing photos and details with the WILDLABS community!