What We Support
ZWCF is dedicated to safeguarding Zambia's precious wildlife and driven to deliver on a vision of conservation by centering our efforts on strategies that create opportunity for people combined with wildlife and habitat conservation. Collaborating closely with communities and conservation organizations based in Zambia, we focus our efforts on three main areas, natural resource management, infrastructure development, and local community engagement. Our approach is deeply rooted in partnership, leveraging local structures to identify, fund, and bring change to those communities that need it most.
Natural Resource Management
Wildlife protection and land conservation are critical components of our charity's mission in rural Zambia. These efforts are essential for maintaining biodiversity, preserving vital ecosystems, and ensuring the sustainability of natural resources that local communities depend on.
Wildlife Protection
Wildlife protection is a multifaceted mission that addresses the urgent need to conserve and protect the wildlife while ensuring the well-being of the communities who live among it. Central to our efforts are robust anti-poaching initiatives, which include supporting and training local game scout officers who are pivotal in monitoring wildlife, enforcing laws, and preventing illegal activities. Equally important is our commitment to mitigating human-wildlife conflicts through innovative and community-driven strategies, such as creating barriers that protect crops from wildlife while ensuring that they are not causing harm to the animals. By integrating these approaches, along with reintroducing critical species back into their natural environment, ZWCF aims to safeguard Zambia's wildlife, so that one of Africa's most beautiful areas remains unspoiled for years to come.
Local Community Engagement
Conservation does not occur in isolation from people. Local Community Engagement is key in biodiversity conservation, as it provides a vital connection between communities and their environment. Such engagement promotes sustainable conservation, improves community participation and positively shapes local perception towards the stewardship of natural resources within their surroundings.
Alternative Livelihoods
ZWCF's alternative livelihood initiatives are designed to provide sustainable economic opportunities that reduce dependence on natural resources and decrease human-wildlife conflict. These initiatives are crucial for promoting environmental conservation while improving the standard of living for local communities. These initiatives require a deep understanding of local contexts and needs, that is why we work directly with community leaders to implement these practices in the best way that they see fit.
Infrastructure Development
Conservation does not occur in isolation from people. Local Community Engagement is key in biodiversity conservation, as it provides a vital connection between communities and their environment. Such engagement promotes sustainable conservation, improves community participation and positively shapes local perception towards the stewardship of natural resources within their surroundings.
Sustainable Agriculture
An important objective we have is to change the subsistence farming habits of people in the local communities and thus reduce encroachment and habitat destruction around the prime wildlife habitat along the Luangwa River by offering better options to make a living. We will offer training and small grants to support the development of proprietary businesses in the area. These initiatives are crucial for promoting environmental conservation while improving the standard of living for local communities. These initiatives require a deep understanding of local contexts and needs, that is why we work directly with community leaders to implement these practices in the best way that they see fit.
What We Support
