2025 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

We will of course continue our support for the rhino monitoring in Botswana in 2025 and are confident that our rhinos are safe.

2025 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 23,569

SwissAfrican Foundation will fill some funding gaps in the Law Enforcement budget 2025, helping to cover costs involved with the communications HQ at the CLZ basecamp and salaries / support for the Wildlife Police Officers stationed at Kulefu.

2025 - Big Life, Kenya - donation of USD 30,000

SwissAfrican Foundation is funding one of the Big Life Mobile units. These mobile units are Rapid Reaction Units, made up of 8 rangers to cover areas that have no permanent bases. Their tasks include anti poaching and providing support to the local communities with human-wildlife conflicts.

2025 - Rewild Zambezi - donation of USD 10,000

Project Rewild Zambezi is a conservation initiative that aims to save and translocate animals that are facing population pressure — including elephants, wild dogs, lions, eland, impala, zebra, wildebeest and other species. The resettlement goes hand in hand with the development of the Sapi Reserve in the Zambezi Valley to ensure that the animals can live in a safe environment.

2024 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - donation of USD 15,000

The efforts of Rhino Rangers Namibia to monitor and protect the world’s last truly free-ranging black rhino population are very successful. In this regard, SwissAfrican Foundation has proudly been supporting Save The Rhino Trust with enthusiasm and confidence for many years by now.

2024 - Big Life, Kenya - donation of USD 30,000

SwissAfrican Foundation has decided to continuously support the Big Life Initiative. In 2024, we funded one of the Big Life Mobile Units, the Rombo Unit (or Mobile 4 Unit). These are rapid response units consisting of 10 rangers and cover areas where there are no permanent ranger outposts.

2024 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - donation of USD 15,000

The efforts of Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) to protect the world's last truly free-ranging population of black rhino in West Kunene experienced both some highs and some lows in 2024.

2024 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 21,500

The SwissAfrican Foundation has closed funding gaps in the 2024 Law Enforcement Budget and helped to cover the costs of the communication center at the CLZ base camp and the salaries of the Wildlife Police Officers stationed in Kulefu.

2024 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

The patrolling and monitoring continue as the priority for the rhino monitoring teams. The teams continue to develop and grow to ensure the long-term protection of this critical species. Several new calves, both males and females, were welcomed. Every calf born wild is hope for this species and confirmation of the strategies in place to protect them.

2023 - Anti Poaching, Kafue, Zambia - donation of USD 20,000

2022 heralded the start of a new era for Kafue National Park, as on the back of the 18-month Priority Support Plan, African Parks signed the long-awaited 20-year collaborative management agreement with the Government of the Republic of Zambia and DNPW.

2023 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - donation of USD 15,000

2023 was another exceptional year for Save the Rhino Trust Namibia. Overall, all four annual rhino monitoring targets were met, most notably a dramatic jump with over 4’000 confirmed rhino sightings (second year in history).

2023 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 15,000

As in previous years, the SwissAfrican Foundation has helped the CLZ to carry out air patrols and to guarantee the salaries of the DNPW and CLZ Operations Center and Basecamp staff.

2023 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

We are proud to announce that in the area where our monitoring takes place, no rhino has been poached in recent years whereas we saw a drastic decline in rhino numbers in other areas in Botswana over the same period.

2023 - Rewild Zambezi - donation of USD 50,000

We were able to transfer the promised USD 50,000 to the Great Plains Foundation for Rewild Zambezi at the end of February 2023. Our site visit in June 2023 shows construction work on the new Research Center.

2022 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - donation of USD 15,000

Tourism definitely returned to Namibia in 2022, and although numbers are still below pre-COVID levels, tourism-related field days and rhino sightings more than doubled compared to 2021.

2022 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 15,000

In 2022, this support helped CLZ to conduct aerial patrols, develop key infrastructure, and support staff salaries for DNPW and CLZ’s Operations Centre staff.

2022 - Anti Poaching, Kafue, Zambia - donation of USD 20,000

Zambia's economy began to show signs of recovery in 2021 despite the global health and economic traumas of 2020. International travel and trade networks and associated tourism activities recovered gradually, a welcome relief to Musekese Conservation.

2022 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

Rhino Without Borders (RWB) is continuing the strategy of increasing wildlife monitoring of existing rhinos in the Okavango Delta instead of re-locating more animals from South Africa due to the current situation that Covid has created with the devastating loss of tourism and its economic support.

2021 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

Conservation in Africa in 2021 is still a big challenge. Due to Covid-19, tourists are staying away and funds for nature conservation are lacking. It is absolutely vital that the rangers can continue to do their job and protect the rhinos.

2021 - Anti Poaching, Kafue, Zambia - donation of USD 12,500

The collapse of tourism due to the current pandemic is devastating for a smaller operation like Musekese Conservation (MC). Therefore support is needed and appreciated more than ever during this challenging times.

2021 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - donation of USD 15,000

2020 was a thoroughly challenging year due to persistent drought, the COVID-induced tourism collapse and the loss of 4 rhinos to poaching. 2021, on the other hand, presents a different picture.

2021 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - donation of USD 12,500

In 2021, support from SwissAfrican Foundation has helped to cover a portion of CLZ's (Conservation Lower Zambezi) operational costs for staff salaries which is a major part of the important behind-the-scenes work in conservation.

2021 - Virunga Rangers - donation of USD 10,000

2020 was not only a difficult year for Virunga because of the COVID-19 pandemic; unfortunately, the Virunga Park Rangers also have to repeatedly deal with serious armed attacks, which often end fatally

2020 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of USD 10'000

Conservation in Africa in 2020 is a bigger challenge than ever. Due to Covid-19, tourists are staying away and funds for nature conservation are lacking. It is absolutely vital that the rangers can continue to do their job and protect the rhinos.

2020 - Medical care for the Congohounds - Donation of CHF 10,000

Keeping and caring for dogs in eastern Congo is a huge challenge. In 2017 we funded the construction of a new enclosure for the dogs. We now pay for the medical care of the dogs for a whole year.

2020 - Virunga Ranger - Donation of US$ 30,000

Virunga National Park in Congo (DRC) is close to our hearts. We are aware that hardly anyone visits or knows the park, but what Emmanuel de Merode and the Virunga Rangers do every day to keep the oldest national park in Africa alive deserves our greatest respect.

2020 - Anti Poaching, Lower Zambezi, Zambia - Donation of US$ 22,250

We made this contribution to the Conservation Lower Zambezi as part of the Covid-19 support programme of the SwissAfrican Foundation. In 2020, Covid-19 stopped almost all operations in the park and funds to maintain the park and support the surrounding community were most welcomed.

2020 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - Donation of US$ 20,000

2020 was like no other. While the drought in Namibia continued unabated, COVID-19 also struck, as we all know, causing a global collapse in tourism and at the same time a significant loss of funding for conservation. Nevertheless, 2020 was also the year when Namibia’s Rhino Rangers really rose to the challenge, excelled and set another record patrol year.

2020 - Anti Poaching Kafue, Zambia - Donation of US$ 21,250

The donation is a contributation to the operational costs of Musekese Conservation who operate in Zambia's remote Kafue National Park. The annual operating costs are approximately USD 130,000 so every penny must be watched. We are supporting Tyrone & Phil and their work in Kafue National Park.

2019 - Tarangire Elephant Conservation - Donation of US$ 15,000

The Tarangire National Park and adjacent wildlife areas are a paradise for animals, offering them the perfect dry-season-retreat. There is hardly another park in Africa that houses so many elephants. As more and more elephants settle in and around the national park, tensions rise among the local community.

2019 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - Donation of US$ 15,000

The collective efforts to protect Africa’s last truly wild population of black rhino in Namibia paid off. There was no rhino lost to poaching in 2019.

2019 - Community outreach in Botswana - Donation of US$ 20,000

Long-term conservation is only possible with the support and partnership of local communities. Great Plains Foundation recognizes this critical element and is working with local communities to engage them in positive and constructive conservation strategies related to the relocated rhino.

2019 - Support the Rhino Monitoring in Botswana - Donation of US$ 20,000

Following the successful introduction of rhinos in Botswana, our ultimate goal is to protect and safeguard the rhinos. The ultimate legacy of Rhinos Without Borders is future generations of wild rhino.

2018 - Claudia travels to Botswana! - Donation of US$ 22,500

The aim of Rhinos Without Borders, Great Plains Conservation & andBeyond was and is to translocate at least 100 rhinos from South Africa to the safe haven that is Botswana.

2018 - Rhino Rangers Namibia - Donation US$ 15,000

This amount is equivalent to the annual salary of Boas Hambo, the Ranger Field Coordinator of the Save the Rhino Trust.

The collective efforts to protect Africa’s last truly wild population of black rhino in Namibia paid off. Overall, 2018 can be seen as yet another milestone year with the most important achievement - for the first time since the poaching began in 2012 – a full 12 months with ZERO poaching!

2017 - New compound for the Congohounds - Donation of CHF 15,000

Keeping and caring for dogs in eastern Congo is a huge challenge. The canine unit’s reputation has grown so outstanding over the past few years that there is now a waiting list of rangers eager to work with dogs. The dogs require a new compound in order to keep them fit and healthy.

2017 - Save the Rhino Trust with new vehicle - Donation of US$ 10,000

The SwissAfrican Foundation joined forces with the Wilderness Trust to cover the cost of a new vehicle for the Save the Rhino Trust in Namibia.

2017 - Felix travels to Botswana! - Donation of US$ 45,000

The SwissAfrican Foundation joined forces with the Great Plains Foundation & andBeyond to move several rhino from South Africa to Botswana at the end of March 2017. The SwissAfrican Foundation contributed to moving one rhino at a cost of US$ 45,000.

2017 - Donation of US$ 8,000

Hope remains: the ‘floodplain pride’ comprised just two adult lionesses (Xpl-69 and Xpl-55) and three female juveniles from Xpl-55, the so-called 'floodplain cubs'. The mother of the cubs died in October 2016. Luckily, however, they seem to have hooked on to Xpl-69