Who we are
A field organisation first, a headquarters second.
Save Kenya Water Towers was founded in 2010 to protect and restore the forest catchments of Kenya's Rift Valley — the "water towers" whose highland rain feeds rivers that most of the country downstream depends on. We work directly with the communities who farm the forest edge, because no fence outlasts a community that doesn't see the point of it.
Today we operate across six counties in Kenya's Rift Valley and are a member of the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG). We are an independent, registered NGO — not affiliated with the former Kenya Water Towers Agency, a government body dissolved in December 2024.
How we got here
2010
Founded with a mandate to protect and restore highland forest catchments in Kenya's Rift Valley.
2014
First protected spring catchments logged across our initial counties of operation.
2019
Joined the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG).
2022
Work extended into Baringo, West Pokot and Trans Nzoia counties.
2026
Sixth county added: work begins in the Mau-adjacent highlands of Nakuru.
Life in the field
The work is built alongside communities.
How we work
Restoration is more than tree planting.
Ecology first
Restore indigenous vegetation, water sources and soils using the intervention that fits each landscape.
Community leadership
Work with the people who know and depend on the landscape, from planning through long-term stewardship.
Resilient livelihoods
Connect restoration with nurseries, agroforestry, coffee, beekeeping and other nature-positive income.
Accountable governance
Support plans, monitoring and evidence-informed decisions that help restoration last.
Team & board
Dr. Naomi Jepkosgei
Executive Director
Leads the organisation's strategy and represents Save Kenya Water Towers within the Kenya Climate Change Working Group.
Kiprotich Langat
Programmes Director
Oversees field programmes across all six counties, with a background in forest ecology and community extension.
Faith Chebet
Community Partnerships Lead
Coordinates the nursery groups, forest scouts and school programmes that keep restoration community-led.
Amb. Josephine Nyongesa
Board Chair
Former diplomat and long-standing advocate for catchment protection policy in the Rift Valley.
Prof. David Kiptoo
Board Member
Forest hydrologist advising on the organisation's monitoring and evaluation methodology.
Our accountability
We are a registered NGO in Kenya and a member of the Kenya Climate Change Working Group. Annual reports include full financials and hectare-by-hectare progress, independently reviewed before publication.
Safeguarding
We work in and around schools and community groups, including with children and young people. Our safeguarding policy sets out how we protect the people we work with and how to report a concern.