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Investing in the Future of Africa
Tusk Trust is a dynamic organisation that has considerable experience initiating and funding conservation and community development programmes right across Africa. Tusk’s range of over 40 different field projects is intended not only to protect wildlife, particularly endangered species, but also to help alleviate poverty, through sustainable development and education amongst rural communities who live alongside wildlife.

Since its formation in 1990 Tusk has earned a reputation for being non-bureaucratic and for maximising donor funds reaching the field.

Protecting Wildlife
The conservation of African wildlife is Tusk’s primary objective with substantial funding being applied towards the protection of many threatened species such as elephant, rhino, cheetah, chimpanzee, mountain and lowland gorilla, African wild dog, giant sable and marine species like the green and hawksbill turtles.

On average 40% of Tusk’s grant funding is directed to projects whose aim is the protection of both endangered and non-endangered species. In keeping with Tusk’s overall philosophy these projects are often not solely focussed on wildlife, instead they take an integrated approach to conservation working hand in hand with local communities and combining the protection of wildlife with the management and sustainable use of natural resources.

Supporting Communities
As the ever expanding human population and its demand for more land brings it into increasing and often disastrous conflict with wildlife, Tusk, with its project field partners has been at the forefront of establishing and promoting community driven wildlife programmes. Tusk’s approach to conservation recognises that the long term future for wildlife and Africa’s other natural resources is dependant on sustainable rural development. As a result a number of the charity’s initiatives incorporate work to improve security, healthcare, and develop employment through responsible tourism.

Tusk seeks to support and promote community programmes, which allow people to view wildlife as an asset rather than a liability. Through the combined protection of wildlife and sustainable use of natural resources Tusk aims to reduce human wildlife conflict and improve the overall livelihoods of rural Africans.

Promoting Education
In Africa a large number of children do not get the opportunity to attend secondary school and the vast majority miss out on tertiary education altogether. For those that do attend only a small amount of time is dedicated to the teaching of environmental issues. These younger generations are the future of Africa. Tusk believes that if conservation is to succeed and environmental degradation to be reversed then environmental education needs to be promoted at this early age.

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