South Rift Association of LandOwners

SORALO, the South Rift Association of Land Owners, is a distinctive organization deeply rooted in the Maasai pastoralist communities of Kenya's South Rift Valley, founded in 2004. It embodies a community-first approach that honors Maasai traditions while advancing innovative conservation and sustainable land management. The organization works in an area where local Maasai communities have lived alongside wildlife, forests, and grasslands, maintaining a landscape of exceptional biological and cultural diversity that hosts one of Earth's richest large mammal populations. SORALO's programs include rangelands governance focused on securing and strengthening communities' rights to land through effective local governance institutions, as well as wildlife coexistence initiatives.