Artemis Small Grant Fund
Artemis’ very generous support for Tusk’s small grant scheme has allowed the charity to provide grants ranging from £2,000 to £6,000 to seven projects in East and Southern Africa this year.
1. African Rainforest Conservancy, Tanzania - £5,000
The African Rainforest Conservancy promotes the conservation and restoration of African rainforests by empowering local communities to preserve their natural heritage. One of the most bio-diverse habitats in the world these forests are under immense pressure, only 30% of these trees are still standing. ARC provides the core funding for the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) a highly respected indigenous forest conservation organisation.
For more details visit the ARC page
2. Southern African Wildlife College, Tanzania - £5,000
A grant of £5,000 was given to the Southern African Wildlife College to support seven African students from outside RSA to attend the College’s Game Ranger 1 (unarmed) training course. The course was conducted throughout July 2008 at the Manyeleti Game Reserve and the College. Three students from Swaziland and four from Zimbabwe were funded by Tusk via the ASGF.
For more details visit the Southern African Wildlife College page
3. Rabies Vaccination project, Tanzania - £4,860
The Serengeti Rabies Vaccination Project aims to develop integrated disease control programmes in the Serengeti ecosystem to reduce disease risks for wildlife as well as improving the health of local communities.
For more details visit the Serengeti Rabies Vaccination Project page
4. Bongo Surveillance Project, Kenya - £2,000
The Bongo Surveillance Project aims to conserve the highly endangered Mountain Bongo antelope through protection of their habitat – the Aberdare Mountains – and by encouraging local communities to get involved in their conservation.
For more details visit the Bongo Surveillance Project page
5. Chimpanzee Reintroduction, Guinea - £5,000
Chimpanzees are listed as “endangered” as a result of illegal hunting, logging and human encroachment, and experts predict they could become extinct in the wild within the next 50 years at the current rate of decline. The Centre de Conservation pour Chimpanzees (CCC) in Guinea looks after chimpanzees that were born in the wild but were illegally captured by hunters or traders.
For more details visit the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project page
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