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She personally designed and built the well known Mukutan Retreat on the estate - a world class, exclusive safari lodge - and has completed a stunning eco-tourism Health Centre above the Rift Valley dedicated to her daughter, Makena's Hills, which opened December 2001. |
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THE CONSERVATIONIST AND CAMPAIGNER
Innovative schemes for essential oils extraction from indigenous plants have been initiated by her to protect African biodiversity and in 1989 she received His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands' prestigious "Order of the Golden Ark" Award ''for outstanding services to conservation in Kenya and for promoting the study of local plants for medicinal purposes''.
She has received an Honorary degree in Human Sciences at the University of St. Lawrence and has been nominated for the Italian presidential award Cavaliere allšOrdine della Repubblica Italiana.
She was awarded the prestigious Founder's Award by The American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York in 2001 and the Mimosa d'Oro for the Woman of the Year Award in Catania, Italy in April 2001.
A goodwill ambassador for the African Medical Research Foundation and their Flying Doctors Outreach Program.
Founder Member and Director of The Laikipia Wildlife Forum, The Ecotourism Society of Kenya, the Laikipia Nature Conservancy Trust and the Association of Private Land Rhino Sanctuaries.
Chairman of the Education committee of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum that aims to make African ecology part of Kenya primary school curriculum.
She is a member of the Olave Baden Powell Society.
She is part of the Kenya Tourist Board Creative Committee that designed the Kenya stand that recently won the first prize out of 5500 stands at the World Travel Market exhibition in London and the chairman of the 2001 WTM design subcommittee.
One of her major interests is creating living spaces, harmonious buildings and naturally inspired interior decoration. She personally designed and built the well known Mukutan Retreat on the estate - a world class, exclusive safari lodge - and has completed a stunning eco-tourism Health Centre above the Rift Valley dedicated to her daughter, Makena's Hills, which opened December 2001. Both lodges have appeared in the American Architectural Digest (May 1995 and November 2001) and in many of the major prestigious international publication of the sector.
She is the patron of several local institutions.
Both she and Sveva became Kenya citizens several years ago, and are passionate world goodwill ambassadors for their adoptive country. Kuki divides her time between Ol ari Nyiro, Nairobi, international speaking engagements and writing.
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- Preserve wildlife
- Empower schools
- Revitalize research
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The Gallmann Memorial Foundation (GMF) was founded by Kuki Gallmann in 1984 in memory of her late husband Paolo and son Emanuele who both died tragically in Kenya. |
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