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A long hall of wooden display cases holding traditional cloth, beadwork, gourds and tools, with information boards beside a rope barrier.

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Learn, discover and connect at Gotu

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A covered museum corridor with exhibition boards about weather and agriculture, rock and plant displays behind a rope, and a bright path leading away.

The Waso Museum

The Waso Museum is part of the camp. Its sign carries three words: Discover. Learn. Connect.

Glass cases hold traditional cloth, beadwork, gourds and tools. Boards along the covered corridors tell the story of subjects such as Indigenous Knowledge and Pastoral Livelihoods in Motion, and life-size animal models stand beside the path.

Visiting hours: [VISITING HOURS TBC]. Entry fee: [ENTRY FEE TBC].

  • The white Waso Museum sign, with the line 'Discover. Learn. Connect.', standing in dry grass beside a hedge.

    Waso Museum sign

  • A covered museum corridor with printed boards about East African communities along one wall, a rope barrier and a sunlit path.

    Waso Museum corridor

  • A covered path beside a rope barrier, with life-size animal models, including a horned animal, set on soil and stones. Two visitors walk ahead.

    Waso Museum animal models

  • A visitor in a bright patterned headscarf looks at a board titled 'Pastoral Livelihoods in Motion', showing herders and camels beside a rocky peak.

    Pastoral Livelihoods in Motion board

  • A visitor reads a large board titled 'Indigenous Knowledge', showing livestock herds on open rangeland.

    Indigenous Knowledge board

  • A group of visitors stands inside the open museum shed while a guide speaks, with display boards behind them.

    A guided visit to the museum

A man crouches beside a round woven rug set with shells and small candles, while a group sits around a table in the background.

Culture and nature education

The camp hosts a culture and nature education programme, supported by Kivulini Trust. It is for children and youth.

Two highlights are the annual multi-ethnic Children's Cultural Show, and the regular gatherings of culture clubs from various schools at Camp Simpirre.

What children and youth learn

  • Their mother tongue
  • Values
  • Indigenous knowledge
  • Practices and skills
  • Camping and outdoor experience

Programme dates and how to book a place: [PROGRAMME DATES TBC].

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The greenbelt

The camp has an initiative to create a greenbelt, to restore the land and to grow a wider variety of food.

It is a patch of lush green vegetation where mango, banana, orange, tangerine, pawpaw, cassava, a few coffee trees and many indigenous and exotic plants grow.

At night, the chorus of singing toads gives away the dikdik dam. The dam supplies water to African hares, jackals, hyenas, baboons, gerenuks, snakes, warthogs, porcupines, insects and birds.

Guided walks: [GREENBELT VISIT DETAILS TBC].

Bring a group

Schools, culture clubs and youth groups can plan a learning visit. Tell us how many are coming and when, and we will reply.

Group sizes, programme length and prices: [GROUP PROGRAMME DETAILS TBC].

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