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Values

NATURAL STATE aims to remain a small, focused, high-impact organisation with clearly articulated and regularly monitored deliverables.  

OUR VALUES

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While our mission is first and foremost environmental, we are also deeply committed to social justice

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Collaborate with the best-in-class experts

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Transparent finances with overheads never more than 15%

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Always build capacity where we are working to grow local NGOs and community organizations

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Remain below approximately 80 core staff members and outsource where possible to remain agile and efficient

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Excel in using teams of collaborators to solve specific challenges

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Diverse and highly-skilled team with a minimum of hierarchy

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Fail fast, learn fast with a “lean impact” approach

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Rigorously measure and report on the impact of all our activities

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Focus where we have the potential to be transformative, aiming for truly systemic change

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Share our data, technology and findings with local partners

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Value and respect all our staff and partners 

OUR CULTURE

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NATURAL STATE’s mission is brought to life every day by a team of people with diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to catalysing large-scale nature restoration. 

We are lifelong learners who are continually developing new approaches and skills and improving through a “lean impact” mindset. NATURAL STATE supports skill development across career stages in an inclusive, respectful environment, and we’re proud of the passion, dedication, and range of backgrounds across our team. 

Halima Hassan

We are proud to have so many outstanding women in leadership positions at NATURAL STATE.  At NATURAL STATE, I feel empowered. 

Halima Hassan, Social Impact Lead 

Commitment to Empowering Women 

We are committed to increasing women’s leadership and participation in the restoration sector within our team and through our training and leadership programmes within The African Centre for Nature
Restoration and Resilience (ACNRR). We do this by building accessible learning pathways, embedding gender equity into our curricula and best practices, and actively supporting women to lead restoration projects and restoration-enabling enterprises.

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Institutional Capacity Building 

We collaborate with world-leading experts in Kenya, across Africa, and globally, with a deliberate focus on building and retaining knowledge within NATURAL STATE and local partners. We do this by ensuring that: 

  • International researchers and specialists are paired with a Kenyan counterpart. 

  • Local field researchers who contribute to partner publications are formally recognised. 

  • Data collected and/or analysed through partnerships is made available to NATURAL STATE and relevant government partners. 

  • Visitors with relevant technical skills contribute to capacity building, and in some cases become long-term mentors. 

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