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ARJUN SHAH / CONSERVATION

Conservation & service

Co-led 24 conservation initiatives and four major fundraisers. Total as of October 2026.

Total as of October 2026

Community

Animal Activists Kenya

Co-founder Jul 2020–Present

Co-led conservation initiatives and major fundraisers supporting conservation across Kenya.

  • Helped organise Raas Garba, Everest for the Environment, Peaks with Purpose, and the Reel Rock Film Festival.
  • Worked on events, fundraising, communications, web design, social media, and accounting.
  • Team proceeds supported mangrove planting, ranger equipment and food, and a five-girl Mount Kenya expedition.
24 team initiatives. Total as of October 2026.
4 major fundraisers. Total as of October 2026.

Total as of October 2026 · Team totals from the October résumé. Impact belongs to the wider team.

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Film education

MountainFilm Kenya

Co-founder May 2024–Present

Co-founded an environmental-film education programme with Mountainfilm USA, reaching 1,500 students across 12 rural Kenyan schools.

  • Worked on fundraising, grant applications, programme organisation, accounting, and communications.
  • Secured a KSh 500,000 grant for the programme.
  • A conservation-book initiative with a South Korean author distributed 10,000 copies across 50 Kenyan schools, reaching 5,000 students.

Figures from the October 2026 résumé. Film and book audiences may overlap and are not added together.

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Community

Arts & community leadership

Arts Prefect · Event organiser 2023–2025

As Arts Prefect, coordinated 20 performances and projects involving 200 students.

  • Arts Prefect from January 2023 to January 2024.
  • Organised a memorial tree-planting event in 2025: 150 participants planted 100 trees.

Figures from the October 2026 résumé.

Service

Melodies for Smiles

Music service Jun–Sep 2023

Delivered 12 participatory live music sessions at a hospital, using keyboard, looping, percussion, and familiar songs.

  • Designed and delivered live music sessions with opportunities to participate.

Session count from the October 2026 arts résumé.