This week we talk to white water kayaker and raft guide Glenn about his time working for Savage Wilderness on the Tana river, in Kenya. This relatively unnkown river is a white water paradise, and every year the Tana River Festival takes place, with races and events up and down the river.
Since Covid hit, Glenn and Savage Wilderness have been working closely with the local community to build water confidence and understanding among locals who live and work near the water.
Along with help from Immersion Research, Savage Wilderness has set up a kayak school for local youth. This is a school which extends far beyond the water, as Glenn will tell you, and is becoming an integral part of the community. Immersion Research have set up a fundraiser to help pay the staff who work on this school, and anything you can give them would make a huge difference to getting more young people kayaking.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/youth-development-program-by-savage-wilderness
Keep up to date with the Tana River by following Glenn, and get in touch with us if you want to know more about visiting the Tana.
Glenn:
https://www.facebook.com/glenn.richards.121
https://www.instagram.com/glenn.richards.121/
Also keep watching more of the community work that Savage Wilderness are up to at the moment:
https://www.facebook.com/SavageWildernessKenya
https://www.instagram.com/savagewilderness/
And don't forget to add the Tana River Festival to your "must visit" list of festivals:
https://www.facebook.com/tanariverfest
https://www.instagram.com/tanariverfest/
