Sustainable Tourism: Africa
Please see below a list of charities we recommend in Africa, including contact details and how to donate.
Link Ethiopia
Link Ethiopia has been working with schools in Ethiopia for over 10 years. Their belief is that education is the best way to help people out of poverty, and to this end they support schools around the country. As well as direct fundraising, the core of their work is building relationships and creating understanding between young people by linking schools in the UK with schools in Ethiopia. Vital resources such as clean drinking water, proper sanitation and classroom resources are just a few of the projects being funded by UK partner schools and Link Ethiopia.
To donate: http://www.linkethiopia.org/get_involved/donate.html
Website: www.linkethiopia.org
Email: chris@linkethiopia.org
UK registered charity number: 1112390
The Africat Foundation, Okonjima Cheetah Sanctuary, Namibia
The Africat Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 1992 to promote large carnivore conservation and animal welfare. The initial years were spent rescuing cheetahs and leopards from traps and housing orphaned cheetahs and leopards. Today the organisation has developed in all aspects of carnivore conservation. The sanctuary in Okonjima consists of approximately 500 hectares (1250 acres) fenced off enclosures and houses over 70 cheetahs, 6 lions, 5 leopards and 4 caracals. There is an on-site environmental education centre where local people are educated in environmental issues free of charge. In addition the Foundation’s veterinary clinic sees between 40 and 100 carnivores per year.
To donate: http://www.africat.org/pdf/2011/donation_adoption_form_march2011.pdf
Website: www.africat.org
Email: info@okonjimalodge.com
UK registered charity number: 1120026
Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia
In the mid 1980s the World’s last remaining population of desert-adapted rhino, located in Namibia’s remote Damaraland province was reduced to approximately 30 animals. Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) was set up to work with government and local leaders to preserve the future of rhino in communal lands. Benefits received through tourism go to the local population. Today, due to their emphasis on working with village elders, community conservancy members, government officials and tourist concession holders, there is greatly increased local employment and rhino numbers have increased to between 100-200 animals, the largest population of wild black rhino outside a National Park.
To donate: www.justgiving.com/rhino/Donate/
Website: www.savetherhino.org
Email: lucy@savetherhino.org
UK registered charity number: 1035072
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
David Shepherd is known internationally as an artist and ambassador for wildlife. In 1960 he become a conservationist overnight when he came across 255 zebra lying dead around a poisoned waterhole in Tanzania. Since then, with the help of supporters across the world, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) has given away over £4million in grants to save critically endangered mammals in their wild habitat and benefit the local people who share their environment. Donations can be made via the foundation to specific projects.
Uganda Conservation Foundation : Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Park and Ishasha Region, is home to nearly 1,000 elephants and is used as a migratory corridor for many more. After years of degradation and poaching, UCF works with the authorities and local communities to make the area a conservation and development success story and to tackle the human/elephant conflict problems.
Fighting Zambia's War Against Poaching, Zambia: Wildlife conservation is a low on the Government's priority list for funding and so DSWF's support makes a vital contribution to Zambia's fight against poaching. Money is spent on equipment, fuel and rations for trusted anti-poaching teams and illegal trade investigators. Funds also support the Elephant Orphanage Project. DSWF is also in partnership with international organisations to develop a new Protection Project which will offer huge potential for wildlife conservation, training for wildlife scouts and employment for local Zambians in the Western Province including, it is hoped, Livingstone and Kafue.
To donate: www.davidshepherd.org/help-us/donate/
Website: www.davidshepherd.org/project/000002/crime/
Email: dswf@davidshepherd.org
UK registered charity number: 289646
Uthando, South Africa
Uthando (Love) South Africa is an innovative non profit-making and Fair Trade in Tourism accredited company. The aim of Uthando is to offer direct financial support, and facilitate other forms of assistance, for community development projects in South Africa. Funds are raised through donations and events, but also by arranging tourist visits to projects in the vast townships around Cape Town. These visits offer unique opportunities to visitors and the people involved in the projects alike.
To donate: http://www.uthandosa.org/donations/new
Website: http://www.uthandosa.org/pages/1
Email: info@uthandosa.org
South African registered Section 21 Company 2007/030289/08