"Thina wa Nzou", roughly translated from Kikamba, means "problems of elephants". Thina wa Nzou Mangelete was set up in 2004 to improve the socio-economic status of the community living in Mangelete sublocation, Makueni county. This is a group that has borne the brunt of conflicts between the community and the wildlife (especially elephants) living in the Tsavo West National Park, which borders the area to the west.