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CURRENT PROJECTS
NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT
The Problem... A
large portion of Africa’s population still
cook using 3 stones with wood as their fuel.
This leads to deforestation and increased
greenhouse gas emissions. The forests of Africa
are critical for the game animals, the human
population, and the world.
The Solution... The
APHA’s “Preserve & Conserve” Project
is working towards a sustainable answer to this
crisis in Africa by introducing family planning
and high efficiency wood stoves.
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REPORT
FROM THE FIELD
Personally,
I have had the chance to directly
navigate and coordinate a project that
will have an immediate impact on the
health, food security, conservation, and
financial concerns of villagers in a
developing setting and in the wider
global context. The individuals we have
helped have opened my eyes to a nation
of aspiration for development and life.
You can benefit too! By stepping up to
fund a fellowship in your name to bring
the same “sustainable project” to
other villages in Africa.
-
Aaron E. Perez ’10 African PHA
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Our
Forest Conservation Project in Tanzania was
funded entirely by a family foundation with
vision and foresight. Click here
for more details.
Because of
their generosity, we were able to provide a
Fellowship to Aaron Perez, Princeton Class of
2010, to put his boots on the ground and
implement this project. We hope to be able to
fund similar efforts in other areas of Africa
where the forest is endangered by cutting for
firewood.
The Foundation is
qualified to receive U.S. tax deductible
contributions, gifts, and bequests. Support is
solicited from all interested individuals,
private foundations, and corporations.
Click HERE
to make a donation.
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| Robin
Hurt Safaris Tanzania, Ltd. recognizes the
importance of working as partners with local
communities in order to achieve conservation
success. Conducting effective anti-poaching
operations are crucial in terms of ensuring
appropriate enforcement of wildlife laws.
However, anti-poaching alone is not sufficient
to achieve success. In order to address the root
economic causes of poaching and unsustainable
use, it is necessary to match, and combine,
community development activities with
anti-poaching operations.
Robin
Hurt was the first hunting operator in
Tanzania
to operate a community conservation project.
The Foundation is
qualified to receive
U.S.
tax deductible contributions, gifts, and
bequests. Support is solicited from all
interested individuals, private foundations, and
corporations.
Click HERE
to make a donation.
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For
many years, Robin Hurt Safaris Tanzania Ltd. has
operated community and
anti-poaching conservation activities with an
emphasis on incentives and education among local
communities in the proximity of wilderness
areas. However, in the past few years Tanzania
as well as other eastern and central African
countries have experienced a dramatic increase
in commercial elephant poaching driven primarily
by a demand for illegal ivory products outside
of the African continent.
The Hurt
Rungwa Project focuses on anti-poaching
enforcement activities performed in conjunction
with the Tanzania Wildlife Division. The
anti-poaching team conducts routine and targeted
patrols utilizing a combination of tactical and
field knowledge provided by trained field
officers, village game scouts, and information
provided by a network of confidential
informants. A key objective is to create and
maintain an effective partnership with Tanzania’s
Wildlife Division, by providing year-round
operational support to their underfunded and
under-resourced anti-poaching presence in
protected areas. |
The Bubye
Valley Conservancy is home to Africa’s fourth
largest rhino population, and Zimbabwe’s
largest. Bubye Valley’s population of
critically endangered Black Rhinos is classified
as Key 1 by the International Union for
Conservation of Nature/Species Survival
Commission – African Rhino Specialists Group.
This means that the survival of this population
is considered critical for the wider survival of
the species.
Poaching has
drastically reduced rhino numbers in other areas
of Zimbabwe, so that now the Bubye Valley
Conservancy is one of the main targets of
poachers. It is a battle that requires constant
vigilance though, as the poaching syndicates are
becoming increasingly sophisticated. It is
vitally important for the continued survival of
this rhino population, that these efforts be
supported. |
The Bubye Valley
Conservancy in eastern Zimbabwe, consisting of
nearly 1,000,000 acres, is now home to
Zimbabwe's largest black rhino herd. The project
is endorsed by APHA member John Sharp.
APHAF will assist
in the purchase of equipment and incentives for
arrests and payment of informers. Foundation
Trustee Jody Newell had an opportunity to speak
with personnel involved in the rhino protection
effort, including the World Wildlife Fund leader
providing oversight in the area, and the BVC
manager.
The Foundation is
qualified to receive U.S. tax deductible
contributions, gifts, and bequests. Support is
solicited from all interested individuals,
private foundations, and corporations.
Click HERE
to make a donation. |
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