Women in Conservation in Zambia play a crucial role in several aspects that are integral to the overall success and sustainability of conservation efforts in and around the National Parks and Game Management areas. We support several important organizations who train, hire and utilize the unique skills local Zambian women can bring to the valuable work of protecting wildlife.
Read MoreBenson joined our board in 2019 and is the Law Enforcement Advisor for one of the conservation organizations Africa Hope Fund has supported for many years. He leads all Conservation South Luangwa anti-poaching law enforcement and wildlife rescue operations both in the field and from his control room in collaboration with Department of National Parks of Zambia.
Read MoreWhen I tell people that I travel to Africa every year, and that it is often solo, and that many friends and donors have gone on Safari with us to Zambia or to volunteer, I am asked if it is safe and wise to travel without a companion or friend. I can truly say that if Zambia is your destination for an amazing experience it is certainly a good place to travel to alone.
Read MoreAs I reflected on the past year at Africa Hope Fund and began to mentally list our many accomplishments I gave huge thanks for the amazing support, not only for our board and staff but for our many donors and sponsors.
Read MoreGiving Tuesday, was established in 2012 as a day to encourage people to do good, and since then has evolved into a global day of charitable giving. This day, responding to the consumer-oriented events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, aims to inspire individuals worldwide to embrace generosity and celebrate the spirit of giving.
Read MoreCongratulations to Conservation South Luangwa's Atsikana (women) team, who won the women's Wildlife Ranger 21km Challenge last month!
Read MoreWe are very excited to announce our partnership with Project Luangwa in Zambia assuring the future of our Reading Centers! With your help, we can build a path of sustainability for the valuable program. Africa Hope Fund empowers Africa's future through reading centers in Zambia.
Read MoreOn September 16th, more than 100 Wildlife Ranger teams from different African countries will come together for the fourth year in a row, to participate in a half marathon Wildlife Ranger Challenge. The goal being, to raise money and awareness to support all the men and women who risks their lives daily to be on the front line of Africa's most protected areas.
Read MoreProject Luangwa is a longtime friend and partner of the Africa Hope Fund, with its focus on helping schools and projects within the Luangwa Valley of Zambia. Back in March of 2022 we highlighted their latest venture, a pilot program that was launched in January of that year, called 'Digitruck – a mobile computer classroom'.
Read MoreThe name for Mimbulu comes from the local name for African Wild Dog. These animals are critically endangered, with less than 6,000 remaining on the continent of Africa, and only a few countries having a viable population, Zambia being one of them.
Read MoreWhen I first stepped foot into Zambia, located in Southern Africa over twenty years ago, I was amazed that there were people that were willing to give their entire lives to protect and rescue animals from poaching.
Read MoreIn July 2022, two children, Peter, aged 14, and Estelle, aged 11, went on an adventure of a lifetime to Zambia to volunteer with Africa Hope Fund. It was a life changing multi-generational service trip complete with their mother and grandparents in tow!
Read MoreWe are working on a year end appeal for our reading centers. Over the last five years twenty-five local Zambian reading assistants have been teaching over 2,300 children daily to speak, read and write English in the Luangwa valley of Zambia.
Read MoreTraining and employing local women as scouts and researchers has had incredible benefits, both to wildlife protection and to local communities. Women in Zambia are typically marginalized and, even with some education, have very limited opportunities for good employment.
Read MoreZambia was historically home to the third largest black rhino population on the continent, but were poached throughout the 1980s and declared nationally extinct in 1998.
Read MoreThis month we’re excited to shine a spotlight on Elephant Charge, a remarkable effort to raise funds to support wildlife conservation in Zambia. The Elephant Charge is an annual family-friendly event that temporarily transforms an area of the Zambian wilderness into an adventure-laden 4x4 challenge.
Read MoreIn the heart of the South Luangwa Valley in Zambia, wildlife conservation and poaching prevention are priorities each and every day.
Read MoreAfrica Hope Fund recently sat down with Gareth Broekhuizen, an aircraft pilot who recently joined the team at Conservation South Luangwa. In this Q&A Gareth shares how his work helps prevent wildlife poaching in Zambia and what makes his role so unique and special.
Read MoreOne of Africa Hope Fund’s goals in supporting our friends in Zambia is to secure sponsorships for students – especially those who have a natural interest and passion for wildlife and conservation in their country.
Read MoreIn the African nation of Zambia, not every school is cared for equally. Children are educated for free until the age of 12 at government-run or community-run schools, which depend upon minimal government funding for their programs and teachers.
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