Women in the Field (WIF) is training program in social and ecological research, data collection, data analysis, and professional development for early-career Tanzanian women. Participants gain practical skills, a supportive network, and the confidence to make lasting impacts in conservation.
Conservation Education for Kids Program (CE4K) focuses on primary school students in Bunda and Serengeti Districts. The program aims to instill conservation values, build environmental awareness, and expose young learners to Tanzanian wildlife. CE4K uses children’s books written in Swahili and English to make the content accessible and engaging.
Every year, RISE hosts a filmmaking and storytelling workshop. The program provides participants with hands-on experience in capturing, editing, and presenting compelling conservation stories.
- Advanced GIS
- Camera Trap Data Analysis
- Fresh Water Monitoring
- Environmental DNA
- Women in Conservation Technology
- Science Communications
- Intership Programs
RISE addresses real-world challenges by collaborating and providing scholarships for the next generation of conservation and research leaders. Some of our past and current students have focused on:
- Elephant behavior
- Nutrient cycling & fly ecology
- Human-wildlife conflict
- Vulture nesting patterns
- Lollian Kosyndo studied elephant behavior, hoping to gain insights on elephant crop-raiding patterns to reduce HWC.
- Edward Swai researches scavenger fly communities and nutrient recycling in the Serengeti.
- Vainess Laizer, a 2019 WIF alumna, focused her research on vultures and their nesting patterns throughout the landscape.
Research & Innovation for the Serengeti Ecosystem (RISE) is Grumeti Fund’s facility for applied research and conservation capacity building.
This includes the RISE Veterinary Research and Diagnostics Laboratory as well as dining and accommodation facilities for our trainees, interns, and researchers.
Our work depends on the generosity of donors. Your contribution helps the ongoing protection of this crucial part of the Serengeti ecosystem and provides essential support to conservation and community programs.
