Empowering communities for a better future.
Community Empowerment
Saving wildlife requires more than rangers, anti-poaching units, and better law enforcement. It must have a foundation of community involvement. When local people see the value of wildlife and natural resources and experience how these resources can benefit their lives, we can build an active force for conservation.
The questions of alternative livelihoods, protein replacements, livestock safety, and general welfare are complex challenges under any circumstances. As populations increase, habitats decrease, and the overall pressure on natural resources from all sides creates conflict, we must help people to make choices that work to benefit all.
We empower communities to reduce livestock loss, increase economic potential through tourism, maintain a long-term, more sustainable relationship with their natural resources, connect with a feeling of pride in preserving their environment, provide opportunities to young or marginalized community members, and add to general increase of awareness.
One audience at a time. One village at a time. One species at a time.