July 2008 - New Website Launched
Our new website represents a major redesign and a much greater amount of information about KOMAZA and our work. We hope you enjoy it!
April 2008 - Major Community Planting Completed
KOMAZA has completed a major community planting. Our field teams have successfully overseen the planting of 17,000 trees on over 25 acres of land by our community partners. This round of planting involved 48 family farms, four public schools and one women's group
March 2008 - New Offices Opened
We have opened our new offices in the center of Kilifi town. This new space will provide ample room for KOMAZA staff as we continue to rapidly expand our personnel.
January 2008 - KOMAZA Wins Draper Richards Award
The Draper Richards Foundation has chosen KOMAZA's founder, Tevis Howard, as a fellow. The Foundation will provide KOMAZA funding and business consulting services for the next three years.
January 2008 - KOMAZA Awarded Rainer Arnhold Fellowship Award
The Rainer Arnhold Fellowship Program has chosen KOMAZA's founder, Tevis Howard, as a fellow. The award will provide funding and intensive strategic management support for the next two years.
August 2007 - KOMAZA Finalizes Forestry Working Relationships in Kenya
We have developed relationships with a number of Kenya's premier forestry organizations, including the Kenya Forestry Department and the Kilifi Institute of Agriculture. These research and technical partnerships will help ensure that KOMAZA is on the cutting edge of world-class agroforestry.
April 2007 - Formation of KOMAZA Advisory Groups Finalized
KOMAZA is pleased to announce that we have finalized the formation of two key groups of advisors. In Kenya, a panel of advisors including community leaders and forestry specialists have agreed to help guide our efforts as we prepare to pilot community tree farm plantings. In the USA, we have formed a slate of strategic and financial advisors. Our advisors include respected business people, academics and social sector leaders who will provide critical guidance to KOMAZA as our organization continues to grow and mature.
September 2006 - Seed Fundraising Initiated
We've begun KOMAZA's first major fundraising drive. KOMAZA relies on the philanthropy of many people to realize its goals in Kenya.
August 2006 - Workshop & Basic Offices Completed
Long awaited, we've finally completed work on our workshop building, which also includes modest offices and a store room. These facilities will serve as KOMAZA's base in Kenya until we can begin work on a proper office complex.
June 2006 - Website Launched
Long overdue, KOMAZA.org is finally up!
April 2006 - Demonstration Tree Farm Planted
We have planted 3,500 trees on 4 acres of leased land located prominently on the Mombasa-Kilifi-Malindi Highway. This will serve as a demonstration tree farm to illustrate how successful tree farming can be in this climate.
March 2006 - Land Leased
We have successfully leased 4.25 acres of land to serve as KOMAZA headquarters with offices, a workshop, and a demonstration tree farm. The land is being cleared of brush and prepared for tree planting.
March 2006 - Key Staff Hired in Kenya
We are very excited to announce the hiring of our first team of Kenyan administrative staff. These individuals will execute KOMAZA's core operations in Kenya, and will work with field staff that we hope to soon hire. Janet Chihanga is joining us as District Manager, Gibson Mwarumba and Kennedy M'baraka as Field Directors, and Philistine Awuor will serve as KOMAZA's Financial Accounting Officer.
March 2006 - CBO Registration
To facilitate our work with the people of Kilifi District we have registered as a Community Based Organization, effectively a local non-profit organization. We held our commencement meeting on the 9th of March to approve a constitution and elect governing officers. We were officially registered with the Government of Kenya on the 29th of March, 2006, registration number SS/KFI/LR/SHG/BAH-D/2I/2006.
March 2006 - Bank Account and P.O. Box Opened
KOMAZA has opened a bank account with the Kenya Commercial Bank and a P.O. Box at the Kilifi town Post Office: P.O. Box 117, Kilifi - 80108, Kenya.
March 2006 - KOMAZA Partners With FSD for Fiscal Sponsorship
KOMAZA has obtained fiscal sponsorship from the Foundation for Sustainable Development, a 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco. Monetary donations made through FSD are tax deductible.
February 2006 - Registration as a Business in Kenya
In order to establish KOMAZA as a legal entity in Kenya, we have registered "KOMAZA Enterprises" under The Registration of Business Names Act on the 20th of February, 2006.
