Eco Success for Kitale Museum (Wendland Chole Kizili, ITP 2013, Kenya)
Written by Wendland Chole Kizili, Kitale Museum, National Museums Kenya (ITP 2013)
Ecotourism is aimed at promoting responsible and sustainable tourism through linking tourism, conservation and communities.
Kitale Museum was put forward for the Eco Warrior Awards 2018, whose theme was ‘Tourism Protecting Culture and Heritage’. The Eco Warrior Award presented an opportunity to showcase the role of tourism in creating awareness, offering necessary tools, and enhancing public opinion and support in the conservation and preservation of natural and cultural heritage in Kenya.
The application process was closed on 14 July and Kitale Museum, Lamu Museum and Karen Blixen Museum made it to the longlist under category 10 (Best Heritage Attractions).
Kizili holds the trophy, with Joyce Kinyanjui of Karen Blixen Museum
The 2018 Eco Warrior Awards ceremony took place at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nairobi on 26 September. Out of the above nominated museums for the best heritage attraction, Kitale Museum won the award (trophy) and Karen Blixen was the runner up (certificate).
Kizili