Video Portfolio – Original

Women Empowerement

Where thousands of girls have no access to quality education in the rural parts of Tanzania, the Grumeti Fund through your donations has turned the wheel to empowering girls and women in the 21 villages surrounding the concession.

One team, one victory

Grumeti Fund works to maintain, build and strengthen close relationships with all relevant government, conservation and local community stakeholders that operate within the Serengeti ecosystem, thereby enabling us to effectively carry out our work.

Research Driven Decisions

In order to better understand ecological systems and to measure the effectiveness of our community, and conservation work, we invest significantly in research and monitoring programs with the aim of maintaining long-term records of changes in key variables.

A Conservation Spirit

The Grumeti Fund is enhancing the quality of education by providing scholarships to youth from local communities. We are teaching local students the importance of conservation from a young age which will change the future generation.

Saving the Ecosystem

The 350,000 acre Grumeti concession forms a crucial part of the Serengeti ecosystem. In addition to rejuvenating and preserving the landscape, the Grumeti Fund works with government, local communities and other stakeholders on various conservation projects.

Conservation at Heart

The Grumeti Fund employs a team of game scouts that come from the local communities bordering the concession. Our scouts undergo continuous training to maintain high standards of efficiency and safety.

We Are the Grumeti Fund

Grumeti Fund believes that intersectional environmentalism is critical to ensuring a bright future for biodiversity in the western Serengeti and the communities living adjacent to the protected area.

A Message from the Director

Executive Director, Stephen Cunliffe, shares a moment of inspiration about how the intrinsic value of nature is important for the soul.

Research and Innovation for the Serengeti Ecosystem (RISE)

The Grumeti Fund’s applied research facility and program, RISE (Research and Innovation for the Serengeti Ecosystem) aim’s to empower researchers and scientists to find solutions for complex issues facing the Serengeti ecosystem.

Rhino Translocation Phase Three

In September 2019 the Grumeti Fund, in partnership with the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, translocated a breeding nucleus of

Serengeti Girls Run 2019

The Serengeti Girls Run is an all-women multi-day run across the iconic Serengeti. Women from around the world come together in support of girls in Tanzania. All funds from this event go to the Grumeti Fund women and girls empowerment program.

Women Empowerment through Enterprise Development – Pili

Empowering Girls Empowers Communities

Pauline is one of many girls benefitting from our girls’ empowerment programs – through scholarship, mentorship and special empowerment events. She believes that educating girls changes communities. Pauline is passionate about equality and girls empowerment, and we are so excited to see where she takes her life. Empowering girls empowers communities.

Enterprise Development With Matiko Magoia

Developing people to become entrepreneurs enables livelihood diversification, increased quality of life and reduced the need to poach. Matiko is one of the entrepreneurs in this program, and this is his story.

Enterprise Development With Pius Mbusi

Developing people to become entrepreneurs enables livelihood diversification, increased quality of life and reduced the need to poach. Pius is one of the entrepreneurs in this program, and this is his story.

Language Camp With The Grumeti Fund And Concordia

In Tanzania primary school is taught in Swahili and secondary school is taught in English. To bridge this gap the Grumeti Fund and Concordia Language Villages developed a program to help fifth graders become more confident speaking English in preparation for their move to secondary school. The program has been in place for three years, growing and reaching more children every year.

Girls Empowerment Event with The Grumeti Fund

In one weekend the Grumeti Fund reached over 1,500 girls in empowerment events that focused on gender equality, confidence, education and health-related topics. Each girl received a re-usable pad and guest speaker Rebeca Gyumi inspired everyone.

Women Empowerment through Enterprise Development – Grace

We believe education is the best way to foster gender equality in Tanzania that’s why nearly 60% of the participants in our Enterprise Development Program have been women. We think women’s economic freedom will change communities. This is Grace telling the story of how she has turned her and her family’s life around through her entrepreneurial venture.

Grumeti Fund Departments – Anti-Poaching

Grumeti Fund Departments – Special Projects

Grumeti Fund Departments – Research and Monitoring

Grumeti Fund Departments – Relationships

Grumeti Fund Departments – Conservation Management

Grumeti Fund Departments – Community Outreach

Flying Rhino

The Grumeti Fund and the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism translocated a breeding nucleus of eastern black rhino from South Africa to Tanzania in an effort to contribute to the saving of this critically endangered species.

Grumeti Fund Overview

The Grumeti Fund is a non-profit organization carrying out wildlife conservation and community development work in the western corridor of the Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania. Our vision is a world in which people and wildlife live together sustainably, forever.

Today 165 dedicated staff protect, manage and monitor Grumeti’s concessions where the near-barren plains of 15 years ago teem with wildlife once more. Their passion and commitment are driven by a history and led by a mission.

Environmental Awareness

The Grumeti Fund Environmental Education center began in 2009. The program welcomes students from 15 local secondary schools every year. Each group stays in the game reserve for this five-day residential course where they learn about the importance of living a sustainable life and how to be stewards of their nation’s fauna and flora.

Inaugural Serengeti Girls Run

In October 2018 the Grumeti Fund held the first ever all-women run across the Serengeti in support of women and girls in Tanzania. This event aims to raise funding for the entire Grumeti Fund Empowerment Program.

Serengeti Girls Run

Elephant Collaring

The Grumeti Fund, in partnership with Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute, collared 30 elephants this past year. The point of this exercise is reduce human – elephant conflict incidents. With no fence between the protected area and the village, elephants can easily destroy peoples’ crops and damage their livelihoods.

Girls Empowerment

Over the last couple years the Grumeti Fund has been growing our empowerment program. We connect and uplift women and girls in the local communities through a number of projects, including enterprise development, scholarships, lifeskills training and environmental education. We also have specific empowerment events that in 2018 reached over 1,000 girls.

An Elephant Collaring Experience

In September the Grumeti Fund collared 18 more elephants, taking the total number of elephants collared in 2018 up to 30. Singita guests joined us for the experience. These philanthropists made the project possible. Being able to track elephants is imperative as human – elephant conflict is one of the biggest issues faced in this area, both for the people and the wildlife living here.

A Rhino’s Journey Across the World – Extended Version

As one of 750 eastern black rhino left, his genetics and ability to contribute to the eastern black rhino population in Tanzania is critical. Eric’s translocation from San Diego to Tanzania is part of a multi-phase black rhino expansion program.

Grumeti Fund Language Camp

Education is one of the key parts of the Community Outreach Program. The Grumeti Fund Language Camp is growing every year. The camps teach fifth graders how to speak English in a fun and interactive way. This helps them during the transition from primary school (which is taught in Swahili) to secondary school (which is taught in English).

A Rhino’s Journey Across the World

Eric’s journey across the globe is just phase one of a much bigger project to bring eastern black rhino back to the western Serengeti and bolster the species population in Tanzania. Thanks to San Diego Zoo and our Tanzanian government partners.

Finding Inner Strength

Anna and Rabiya are from the Serengeti. Supported by the Grumeti Fund to join a girls road trip in South Africa, led by the organization BRAVE, they spent a week learning and engaging with other young women from around the world to develop their inner strength.

A Game Scout’s Mission

The game scouts at Grumeti Fund work tirelessly to defend the protected area. Training is extremely important to keep the team safe and effective when they deploy on a mission.

Safaris With A Purpose: Elephant Collaring

The Grumeti Fund is opening its doors to people from around the world to get involved in key conservation and community development projects. Elephant collaring is one of several projects with which to get involved.

Elephant Collaring Project: Phase One

Human-wildlife conflict is one of the most pressing issues facing people and wildlife in the western Serengeti. Thus, the Grumeti Fund, in partnership with TAWIRI, fitted 12 elephants with remote download GPS collars to help prevent these incidents.

Grumeti Fund Overview

The Grumeti Fund’s vision is to create a world in which people and wildlife live together sustainably, forever. Learn about where the organization has come from and where we aim to go.

Rescue Dogs Help In The Fight Against Poaching

In September 2017 four rescue dogs from the United States arrived at Singita Grumeti. The dogs, trained to detect wildlife contraband and track poachers, are integral to the future of anti-poaching in the Serengeti ecosystem.

An Unbreakable Bond between Dog and Handler

Six handlers are responsible for the continuous care and training of the dogs – Tony, Radar, DJ and Popo. The bond between them is extremely strong and fundamental to the program’s success.

The Wildlife Protector

There are over 100 game scouts securing the 350,000 acres Singita Grumeti concessions. These scouts are integral to the comeback of wildlife, as well as in the future protection of the ecosystem. They work day and night, rain or shine to ensure the fauna and flora prospers.

Environmental Education

The Environmental Education Center, established in 2009, has hosted thousands of secondary school students, working hard to educate the next generation on the importance of creating a sustainable future for themselves and the country.

Environmental Education Center

We see the Environmental Education Center as a flagship program for Grumeti Fund because of the impact it’s making on the lives of youth living in communities around the reserve.

Girl Power

Empowerment is critical to the Community Outreach Program’s goal of uplifting the people and communities surrounding the protected area. Through a series of female-focused programs, the Grumeti Fund is dedicated to supporting the women and girls in the region.

Edge of Existence Trailer

An issue impacting the livelihoods of local communities and resident wildlife, and one of the biggest challenges faced here is human-wildlife conflict. The Grumeti Fund is working to develop and implement multiple solutions to this problem. To expose this critical issue, Black Bean Productions has embarked on a journey to document the challenges and potential solutions to human-wildlife conflict in the western Serengeti.

Edge Of Existence Extended Trailer

Summary of the Grumeti Fund

Grumeti Fund is a non-profit organization tasked with conservation, law enforcement, community outreach and research and monitoring activities within the Grumeti concession area.

Saving the Savannah

This is the story of the men and women who are working to bring the great elephant herds back to the African savannah.