Conservation

Njabini Wool Crafters started as a project by the Friends of Kinangop Plateau (FOKP) Community Based Organisation which was formed to promote conservation activities in Kinangop. Members decided to start a wool spinning project that would help see conservation of a rare bird species in the area.

Scientifically known as Macronyx Sharpei, Sharpe’s Longclaw is a Kenyan endemic bird, that is, a species that only lives in a restricted area in Central and Western Kenya, such as on the Kinangop Plateau. The bird’s population is about 10,000, which is thought to be a 99 per cent drop from the population a century ago.

There is little hope for its survival, unless the bird’s habitat is protected. This habitat is clumps of tussock grasses in vast highland spaces. Much of the grasslands are disappearing under large-scale agriculture, human settlement and, ironically, reafforestation projects.

By ensuring that the farmers on the Kinangop Plateau can have sustainable livelihoods selling wool from their sheep to NWC at fair prices, then they will retain the pastureland and thereby ensure that the Sharpe’s Longclaw Habitat is preserved.

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About Us

Njabini Wool Crafters (NWC) is a young and vibrant cooperative society started in 2004 by Kinangop youths interested in wool spinning and weaving and registered in as a cooperative society in 2012. The Society’s headquarters are based in Njabini, Nyandarua County Kenya.

Vision

Njabini Wool Crafters envisions itself as the leading wool handling, spinning and weaving cooperative society in the country

Mission

Njabini Wool Crafters’s mission is to work tirelessly to ensure the co-existence and well being ofboth the community and native highland grassland fauna. The society strives to ensure delivering amazingproducts to clients while at the same time serving the community and supporting conservation efforts in Nyandarua County. Ultimately, we aim to be the go-to place for all of our customer’s wool products needs.