Please support the Hatters Explorer Scout Unit as we look change the lives of our young people, lives of many more who are touched by our projects and the preservation of wildlife in conservancies in Kenya.

In the summer of 2026, the Hatters are going to Kenya, we'll be staying in Maasai Conservancy areas, volunteering with the local community, scientists and conservationists. We're getting stuck into a range of projects, all with a focus on wildlife, education, easing tensions between humans and animals.

This is going to a once in a lifetime and life-changing opportunity for our young people and an opportunity to deliver meaningful results for great causes. Whether we are setting camera traps in the bush to record movements of big cats, supporting education programmes to protect rare birds, painting eyes on the backside of cattle (yes, really, for good reason) or collecting evidence for scientists, we'll be making a difference.

I will be personally fundraising at least £1000 for the trip to Kenya in a variety of different ways - I’m planning on doing a sponsored run, busking, selling cakes and other items, and more!

I signed up late for this trip, but because it’s so important to me I know I can raise the money in 10 months! I would be so grateful if you were able to donate anything you could, or even just shared my page - thank you for your help!

- Catriona