Basil Mashanga

Team Leader 

punctual

• I have successfully carried out a conservation project in Taita for the conservation of theendemic amphibiann specie named Sagalla caecilian (Boulengerula niedeni)
• I have worked day to day with the community on activities such as fish farming, handicraft, beekeeping, tree nursery management and tree planting inn Taita hills as well as training farmers on sustainable agriculture in collaboration with various stakeholders.
• In fish farming space, I was involved in solar water pumping system where we used solar to promote smart agriculture as farmers used solar as a source of energy.
• Capacity building and school outreach programs as well as to the general local community in Taita Taveta County.
• I strive for continued excellence and have been an EDGE Fellow for the past two years.
• I provide exceptional contributions to conservation and general biodiversity protection and natural resource management

Trained on Geographical Information Systems and a Leadership Training course in London facilitated by the Zoological Society of London.

Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science

Diploma Environmental Science

Geographical Information Systems

Diploma in Anthropology