Diani Beach B&B, Kenya
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Kenyaways seperates its garbage and uses the non-recycleables as land-fill in building projects.
Kenyaways has a tree nursary of indigineous plants and trees which it uses to replant and protect during the dry season.
Kenyaways does beach clean ups regularly to collect the floating garbage that collects on the beaches and is harmful to the marine life.
Kenyaways restores and recycles furniture, driftwood, and anything that can be created into something.
Kenyaways collects rain water into 6 storage tanks. The water table is ever being tapped by boreholes and wells as development increases more and more.
Kenyaways only uses recycled water to water the garden.
Kenyaways provides water and fruit to the monkeys and bush babys in times of drought as the ever diminishing forest abates.
Kenyaways is raising a baby bushbaby to release it back into the wild.
Kenyaways is committed to preserving its forest and natural habitat by planting indigineous trees and protecting the surrounding wildlife. Kenyaways also does not build a perimeter wall around the property in order to allow the wildlife to pass through the forest easily.
kenyaways supports the colobus trust organisation, a primate conservation group in Diani Beach. Kenyaways is a corporate member of the Colobus Trust.
Kenyaways supports the KSPCA, a animal shelter group in Mombasa dedicated to protecting and preventing cruelty to animals.
Community
Kenyaways provides fair and ethical employment to community members from the local area. Kenyaways pays its employees over double the minimum wage for Kenya.
Kenyaways employees are all members of the National Hospital Insurance Fund and the National Social Security Fund. Both which are voluntary community organisations.
Kenyaways contributes collected rainwater to the nearby villagers where running water is unavailable as many are squatters on road reserve land.
Kenyaways offers interest free loans to its employees at an agreed repayment term according to the employees capabilities.
Kenyaways offers a percentage of the bar and restaurant sales to the staff emergency fund for staff members and their family in times of grief. They also get a portion of this divided among them at the end of each month.
Kenyaways supports SCRA, the south coast residents association and offers membership signup and discounts for members. SCRA is a community based organisation dedicated to the wishes and support of the community members.
kenyaways regularly donates raffle prizes and sponsorship to charity and fundraising events. This year such charites were the Nairobi Hospice, KSPCA, the world sea conservation organisation, The Rhino Ark Fund, The Kenya Red Cross.
Kenyaways supports local businesses such as the Energy Africa Farming project, Kwale Aloe vera elephant Project, the candle house, and Kilifi farm project.
Kenyaways sponsors certain individuals to take computer courses in the Local community youth polytechnic, thus supporting the individual and the community institution.
Kenyaways supports its employees to further their education and take on responsibilites.
Kenyaways creates job opportunity openings for its employees.
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