There exists no documentation of the unique rock painting exercised by the Samburu morans generation after generation. Paintings are fading away due to weathering, which makes it impossible to identify rock art made only a few years ago. The narratives told by the people who made the paintings are seldom recorded, with no mention of women perspective and stories.

In this project, five local communities have worked with world-leading experts in researching and documenting sites in Ndoto, Nyiro and Kulal mountains under the leadership of Empower the Northern Frontier. The project has further worked with the local communities across the project locations and developed a commmunity ownership mechanism that brings them at the centre of managing and protecting their heritage.

This project focuses on conservation and safeguarding of this heritage for future and improving public access. The end goal is to create opportunities for economic empowerment of the local Samburu communities through sustainable tourism around this rock art phenomenon and other aspects of the Samburu culture.