The safety of the Grumeti Fund scouts is of utmost importance. The 110 scouts working here put their lives on the line every day. During their daily patrols it is very possible that they may come into conflict with poachers, who may be carrying anything
Paul Allen’s High-Tech Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Animals. The Microsoft co-founder is fighting poachers with the help of sensors, drones, and luxury resorts. Read the full article
The Grumeti Fund, through a generous gift from Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi, is proud to have collaborated with Issenye Secondary School and Ihahara Village to complete an essential water project. With sustainability as one of our core values, we strive to create collaborations such as this where we work
Principal of Singita Grumeti Environmental Education Center Mr Laurian Lamatus carefully explains a point to some students who attended an environmental course at the centre recently. Read the full article
Actor Eva Green sends a message on the protection of the environment and the role that education has to play in securing the future of our planet. She believes that the Grumeti Fund's Environmental Education Center is an exemplary program, teaching Tanzanian students how they can play an integral role in the safeguarding
New Maps May Help Chase Down Poachers Before They Strike. How harnessing troves of data can revolutionize wilderness management in Africa—and around the world. Read the full article
Yohana Augustin grew up on the boundary of Singita Grumeti in Nyakitono Village. He has been working to protect this particular tract of land longer than almost anyone associated with the company. His career with the Grumeti Fund began at its inception in 2003 when
Guests will be directly involved in the preservation of the 350,000-acre private concession, helping to protect endangered Black Rhinos, African Wild Dogs and Greater Kudu Two exclusive opportunities to take part in February & November 2017, staying at Singita Sasakwa Lodge & Sabora Tented
The Grumeti Fund’s work extends much beyond the protection of the fauna and flora located within the protected area. One of the main focuses of the organization is our Community Outreach Program, which is working with over 20 nearby villages. Our relationship with these respective
Over the last several months there has been an increase in information and action with regard to ivory poaching in Africa. Thanks to the Great Elephant Census, a program that counted elephants in 18 countries over two years, we have a much deeper understanding of
Measuring the stability of an ecosystem and the biodiversity within it can be challenging. One of the ways that the Grumeti Fund determines whether the ecosystem with which we are entrusted is thriving is through a wildlife census. We use two techniques in our assessment
The tragedy of rhino poaching, the gruesomeness associated with it and the impact that it has had on the survival of the species has been devastating. In East Africa the eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) has been poached to the brink of extinction. In
In the United States, the Grumeti Fund is a fiscally-sponsored project of the African Community & Conservation Foundation, Inc. (“ACCF”), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax-deductible donations to ACCF are granted to the Grumeti Fund to support our work.
