In line with the recently declared National Tree Growing Day, FoCPA aims to embrace this by growing more trees at City Park. On 9th December 2023, we held a ceremonial tree planting that was graced by some of our longstanding supporters, partners and stakeholders. As a token of respect and appreciation, we dedicated a White […]
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RSS feed for this sectionCity Park Monthly Clean Up – World Environment Day 2023 Edition
Our monthly clean-up activity on Saturday June 3rd 2023 coincided with the annual World Environment Day celebrations and adopted the #BeatPlasticPollution theme. Waste management at the park has been a challenge and a significant percentage of the litter is plastics. (Sweets and biscuit wrappers, bottles and disposable plastic cups among others). This is evident especially […]
Children’s Art to help rehabilitate Nairobi City Park
On Sunday 30th April 2023, Friends of City Park Association (FoCPA), partnered with Chez Mahmadi and Loreto Convent Valley Road Primary School (LCVR) to organize a fun and very successful art auction as the very first fundraiser in aid of Nairobi City Park (CP). The event was held @ Chez Mahmadi, a centre that hosts […]
A Butterfly Expedition at City Park, Nairobi
As participants gathered at the Park entrance we were treated to a pair of skipper butterflies, doing quick hops around a short duranta bush. Immediately we are introduced to the first lesson of the day; you can tell a butterfly’s family by how they fly. According to the expert present, the Skipper butterflies belong to […]