Links to African Conservation & Non-Profit Groups

Cheetah Conservation Fund
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) was founded in 1990 by Dr. Laurie Marker. CCF's mission is to ensure the long term survival of the cheetah and its ecosystem. CCF works with all stakeholders to achieve best practice in the conservation and management of the world's cheetahs. As Namibia has the largest and healthiest population of cheetahs left in the world, CCF's International Research and Education Centre is based in Namibia, near Otjiwarongo.www.Cheetah.org

Painted Dog Conservation
The Painted Dog Conservation Organisation`s mission is to conserve and increase the range and numbers of the Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus, otherwise known as the African Wild Dog) by providing conservation tools and education material that can be used to protect this highly endangered carnivore. Their objective is to undertake a holistic approach that encompasses all the stakeholders, particularly school children and local communities.www.PaintedDog.org

African People & Wildlife Fund
The mission of the African People & Wildlife Fund is to conserve Africa`s wildlife, protect natural habitats, and to promote village development through innovative, multidisciplinary strategies that emphasize coexistence with the natural world. The African People & Wildlife Fund is based in Tanzania and their efforts are focused largely on the Tarangire ecosystem. www.AFRPW.org

Sekolo Projects Inc
Sekolo Projects is a non-profit that trains African teachers in HIV AIDS prevention. Their primary focus is a national teacher-training project, which they developed for Namibia, that gives HIV prevention training, books and videos to every secondary school in the country. Some parts of the country have a 40% infection rate so issues of stigma, treatment, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, and caring for people living with HIV AIDS are incorporated into the training workshops.www.SekoloProjects.org