GRASS and FLOWING RIVERS!… Happy new year to all!….

January 16, 2024 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, Conservation, Elephants, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, Samburu, Walking, Water, Wildlife | tagged africa, conservation, elephants, kenya, Milgis, samburu, water, wildlife | 6 Comments

LOOK at what the rains did for us… its JUST unbelievable.. We are in top form up here in the Milgis all the way across the Kaisut and the Chalbi deserts!! Grass for as far as the eye can see in all directions … The deserts all flourishing and wildlife happy!.. ‘Kumbe’ ( the Swahili […]

Grey/brown and seemingly dead to green and LIFE!

May 23, 2023 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Elephants, Grevy Zebras, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, safaris, Samburu, Walking, Water, Wildlife | tagged africa, conservation, elephants, kenya, Milgis, samburu, water, wildlife | 3 Comments

It’s incredible …. it’s unbelievable… Its REAL!… You just need to go back in my blogs to believe how bad it got! WE ARE THROUGH THE TUNNEL of DARKNESS …. of DROUGHT and we MUST LEARN FROM IT! The last month or so has been the most extraordinary feeling.. There seems to be a sense […]

LTAU OISHIWIE LIKAE (A heart that depends on another heart)

February 19, 2023 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Dams, Elephants, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, safaris, Samburu, Walking, Water, Wildlife | tagged africa, community support, conservation, elephants, kenya, Milgis, samburu, water, wildlife | 3 Comments

BIODIVERSITY!.. living together, using each other to stay alive.. how ever we want to call it! … I thought this bumble bee homing in on a flower was a nice start! To survive the bee needs the flower and the flower needs the bee.. LIVING IN NATURE.. Here’s a nice story.. For many years this […]

ALL this in memory of ‘Lene Maria’!

August 25, 2022 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, Conservation, Health, Kenya, medical, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, Samburu, Schools, Walking, Water, Wildlife | tagged africa, community support, conservation, elephants, kenya, Milgis, samburu, water, wildlife | 4 Comments

Lene Maria lost her life on Utoyia Island about 11 years ago in the most terrible mass shooting imaginable.. She was just 18 and already putting her mind to helping others, and she started really showing interest in water issues in Northern Kenya.. The Bergum family in her memory started the ‘Lene Maria for clean […]

DROUGHT…. Wildlife fairing well … incredible!

August 18, 2022 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Elephants, Grevy Zebras, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, Wildlife | tagged africa, community support, conservation, elephants, kenya, Milgis, samburu, support, water, wildlife | 5 Comments

We are all aware of the drought in East Africa.. In our area the rains have been very sporadic and patchy for well over two years now…. ‘its keeping us all on our toes’ and we just keep thinking positive thoughts for rain, and lots of it !! In the mean time I have been […]

Smiles from the Milgis, despite harsh drought..

May 16, 2021 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, Conservation, fires, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, safaris, Samburu, Walking, Wildlife | 3 Comments

We all try to keep a smile on our faces.. it can only do us good! The Milgis Trust’s influence covers an area of about 6000 square kms in this spectacular part of northern Kenya, , and employs around 90 People from the communities … 30 are scouts/rangers fully uniformed and all have a radio, […]

Water water water… IS life!!!..

April 29, 2021 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, Conservation, Dams, Elephants, Grevy Zebras, Health, Kenya, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, Samburu, Schools, Water, Wildlife | 5 Comments

DESERTS!!! ??? Northern Kenya… Dramatic, beautiful, dangerous, space, incredible, hot, water is very precious.. theres hundreds of words to describe this amazing place!… If you have ever been really, really thirsty in your life you would know to plan properly when travelling in Northern kenya.. a normal journey into the desert can very quickly turn […]

These giraffe need our help…

November 21, 2020 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Kenya, Northern Kenya, rendille, Wildlife | 3 Comments

In September our team went up to a remote place in the desert to check on the situation there… somebody told us the giraffe were in trouble… and they could be right… we need to help them out… THIS HAS TO STOP NOW… Although this place is further north of our area of coverage, (Although […]

Live and let live!.. + THANKYOU!! and more

September 5, 2020 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Dams, Elephants, eyes, fires, Grevy Zebras, Health, Kenya, medical, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, safaris, Samburu, Walking, Water, Wildlife | 4 Comments

LOVE THIS PICTURE!! A huge male elephant just getting on with his day.. goats or no goats, this is where he wants to cross! Hi All.. Life goes on !.. ‘We’ are busy up on the ‘Milgis’ keeping the wildlife safe, teaching the importance of forests, and generally helping where we can!..Veterinary, Family planning, dams, […]

The last year in a nutshell..

July 28, 2020 · by Helen Douglas-Dufresne | in adventure, Africa, carnivores, Conservation, Dams, Elephants, eyes, fires, Grevy Zebras, Health, Kenya, medical, Milgis, Northern Kenya, rendille, safaris, Samburu, Schools, Walking, Water, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Here with our news of the last year in the Milgis… I hope you enjoy reading through this nicely put together newsletter, by our enthusiastic ‘Digs’…. Click below! https://issuu.com/milgistrust/docs/a_20year_20in_20the_20milgis Just in case you are like me, and your computer wont open the above try this PDF below!! A year in the Milgis We are all […]