Vipingo Ridge News
Catch up on the latest events and activities at the Ridge.
New Youth Opportunities Partnership: Swahilipot Hub
We formalise a new partnership with Swahilipot Hub to collaborate for the shared interest of the youth of Kilifi County.
Strengthening Community Partnerships for a Sustainable Future
Working together for our shared future was the theme of our recent engagement with local community leadership. Vipingo Ridge is proud to have strong ties to the community and works collaboratively.
World Youth Skills Day: Creating Opportunities Together
World Youth Skills Day 2026 brought together stakeholders from across the Vipingo Ridge and Kilifi ecosystem to embrace the theme: Skills for a Shared Future.
Hosting Kenya’s First Community-Led Marine Protected Area
Oceans Alive welcomed the British High Commission and Defra to the Vipingo Ridge Beach Club as part of their visit to the Kenya Coast for the Our Ocean Conference.
World Ocean Day: Celebrating Oceans Alive’s Coral Guardian Schools
This World Ocean Day we highlight the fantastic work of partners Oceans Alive and their focus with Coral Guardian on inspiring the next generation of ocean guardians.
Stepping up to support Drought Relief
The severe drought in 2026 has prompted a call to action to help the most vulnerable. Vipingo Ridge has provided 102 care packages of food for the most distressed families in Kilifi County.
Conservation Conversations: Enabling Community and Media Dialogue
The Vipingo Ridge Beach Club the venue for an important connection event between community conservation champions and the media.
Hosting Press Briefing for Environmental Media Dialogue
As the venue for the breakfast briefing and the upcoming Annual Environmental Media Dialogue, Vipingo Ridge is proud to collaborate with our community partners to engage the media in Kenya Coast conservation.
International Women’s Day: Give to Gain
The Vipingo Ridge team, partners and community leaders came together to celebrate and discuss the 2026 theme: Give to Gain as part of our annual events programme to engage our team and thank them for their hard work and dedication.
Celebrating Housekeeping Week at Vipingo Ridge
International Housekeeping Week celebrates the unsung heroes of hospitality, and this year at Vipingo Ridge we focussed on new experiences, product knowledge and wellness with the team.
Vibrant Cultural and Wellness event at the Beach Club
A new 3-day Pan-African Cultural and Wellness Festival comes to Vipingo Ridge.
Engaging plastic waste education: World Environment Day
Vipingo Ridge is committed to a greener future. Working with stakeholders for a Kilifi Town clean up and waste management training, were two of the ways we joined ‘Putting an End to Plastic Pollution’.
Youth Engagement for World Reef Day
Over 100 invited guests gathered at the Vipingo Ridge Beach Club to recognise World Reef Awareness Day. With a beach clean up, competitions and film screenings it was an action packed morning.
Celebrating Empowering Women, Accelerating Action
8th March marked the second International Women’s Day event at Vipingo Ridge. From inspiring presentations to fun activities, the women of Vipingo Ridge came together to support oneanother.
Conservation financing: World Wildlife Day 2025
World Wildlife Day 2025 was an opportunity for all stakeholders to come together to connect on the theme. ‘Conservation finance: Investing in People and Planet’.
Celebrating Customer Service Week with Transformative Training on Excellence in Service
Customer Service Week at Vipingo Ridge
Mazingira Day with Collaborative Beach Clean Up
Celebrating Mazingira Day with a community-led environmental event. Coming together with local kids, CBOs and KWS Directors to prioritise our environment.
Supporting the transformation of local food systems
The first convening of the Local and Indigenous Food Systems Transformation (LIFT) Network with Oceans Alive. The founder members from Nigeria, Brazil, Kenya, Canada, and Fiji will be at Vipingo Ridge this coming week.
Fun conservation education this world giraffe day
This World Giraffe Day we joined with our key partners to bring together conservation and education - in an engaging format for local students, our members and team.
Coral bleaching event: impact of the warming ocean
For World Ocean Day we focus on the work of partner Oceans Alive, the KCWA and the local impact of the recent global coral bleaching event.
