I just finished an amazing stay in the Serengeti of Tanzania. I’ve been here for 6 weeks, involved in 2 different projects that are community outreach programs of the Grumeti Fund. Grumeti combines conservation, sustainable tourism, and community outreach. I worked on two projects: Language Immersion
Strategic | Committed | Organized | Unyielding | Trained It’s 3:00am and Kabichi, the Senior Regional Leader for Anti-Poaching’s Special Operations Group, hears his call sign crackle over the digital radio next to his bed. A covert camera placed along the protected area boundary has just snapped
Written by Frank Damson - Enterprise Development Program Officer It's not uncommon to hear about entrepreneurs who used the wealth they made from a previous endeavor to build a thriving new startup, or about seasoned business owners who took over a decades-old franchise and transformed it into something
In the ten months since the canine unit opened, trust between the dogs and their handlers has grown stronger with every training exercise and play session, creating an unbreakable bond that makes each pair ever more effective. Their hard work and dedication was recently recognize
A Blog by Wild Wonderful World It has been almost two weeks since we arrived in the Grumeti, an incredible reserve spanning 350,000 acres, situated in the western corridor of the great Serengeti ecosystem. We are here assisting the Grumeti Fund, a non profit organisation tasked
The Grumeti Fund in partnership with BRAVE are proud to announce an exclusive, all-woman, five-day, 90km run across the Serengeti wilderness to raise funds for girl and women empowerment programmes. This unique event, being held from October 19th - 24th, forms part of Singita’s brand-new collection
For the past few months there has been a strong focus on education and training to ensure the sustainability of many Grumeti Fund projects currently underway. Whether people are executing a project or are the subject of a project, training and education are key factors.
The Grumeti Fund, in partnership with Singita, is excited to offer unique opportunities for like-minded philanthropists to join us on the ground as we implement key conservation and community development projects. To kick off, in February and March this year, we opened our doors to
An excerpt from Patricia Thornton’s WorldView Blog Karibu is Kiswahili for “welcome,” and it may as well be the national word of Tanzania. I learned a lot about Tanzania’s welcoming spirit during my two weeks of teaching language methodologies on the Serengeti plain. In Tanzania, secondary
In recent years there has been a wild dog re-introduction program taking place within the greater Serengeti ecosystem. Under the direction of the Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), this endangered carnivore has been returned to the Serengeti national park and surrounding game reserves, whilst simultaneously
On this International Women’s Day we are celebrating the women who work for the Grumeti Fund. A team of women from various backgrounds and of different ages and determinations who play an integral role in the organization's success. These women are extremely dedicated to the
On this World Wildlife Day we are celebrating the successful completion of phase one of our elephant collaring program! This past week we collared 12 elephants in the Grumeti concession - a combination of six cows and six bulls from various family groups and bachelor
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.
