Resolving Human - Elephant
Conflict in Africa
 SAFEGUARDING VILLAGE FOOD SOURCES BY OFFERING VIABLE ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES 
ASSISTING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS
RESTORING ELEPHANTS TO THEIR FORMER HABITATS 
RESTORING MALAWI’S FORESTS

ELEFENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ELEFENCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ELEFENCE 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PROUDLY CELEBRATING  25 YEARS OF ELEFENCE CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN AFRICA

Village Water Well Funding

Malawi Village Water Wells

Funding for two additional wells on the edge of Thuma Reserve ! Imagine turning on your tap for a drink. No Water. Imagine working in the fields in 100 degree heat, then return home for a shower. No Water. Imagine no clean water for cooking.

 

We can’t really imagine a life without clean water. But in Malawi they can since it’s the FIFTH poorest country in the world. 

 

So how do the poor village people get water? The women often WALK 20 miles, every day, round trip to fetch water in 5 gallon containers that they carry on their head!

 

They gather water from streams and waterholes that are fouled by wild animals. This contaminated water creates dysentery, cholera and other diseases. The most susceptible are the village children, who suffer from chronic diarrhea on almost a daily basis. Consequently they often miss school.

 

The villagers can’t build the well because they have no money. To deny these dirt poor villagers and their kids, something as basic as fresh water, is unacceptable. Especially when the problem is easily solved with a freshwater well. Elefence has built wells for other villages in Zambia, Zimbabwe — as well as for migrating elephants!

 

WELL…we did it now in Malawi! We just now (December 2022) reached our goal of $4000 to construct the borehole/well for a Malawi village at the edge of Thuma Reserve, home to over 200 endangered elephants. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! We’ve now raised enough with matching funds to build a SECOND borehole/well for yet another village desperately in need of clean fresh water.   

 

As a result, Elefence remains true to our mission to Safeguard the People as well as Safeguarding the Elephants.


MALAWI

WILDLIFE ACTION GROUP, MALAWI. [ Elefence's Main Project In Partnership with

                                                                Wildlife Action Group]

 

Working to Save Two Conjoined Forest Reserves: Thuma FR and Dedza Salima FR

 

Only a river separates the two reserves. The electric fence will eventually surround the both reserves as one forest ecosystem for protection

 

Elefence recently provided substantial funding for Wildlife Action Group to be able to finish the solar electric fence for Thuma Forest Reserve -- the purpose being to mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict. Since the fence has been completed, there is now ZERO human-elephant conflict for the Thuma local communities. And there have been ZERO elephant deaths at Thuma. The first time in their history.

 

Elefence has also helped fund a ranger rewards program. This has proved to be a big incentive for these rangers, giving recognition for their dangerous work.

 

Elefence helped fund the construction of boreholes for several fresh water wells for the local communities surrounding the forests.

 

Elefence supports high achiever students by paying for their tuitions, uniforms, books, and school supplies. Otherwise they would not be able to attend high school levels.

 

Elefence focuses on continuing to support these Malawian boys and girls ---because eventually they will be leaders in protecting Malawi's fragile forests and ecosystems.

 

Only local villagers will be employed to build the Dedza Salima Forest Reserve electric fence.

 

Local villagers are trained for fence maintenance. They will be paid to monitor the fence on a daily basis. Thus, this project gives local people jobs. All supplies will be provided for them.

 

 

Elefence is presently working to secure funding to complete the solar electric fence for Dedza Salima Forest Reserve. 


U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Grants

Received two grants from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for African partnership projects in Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa National Parks, Zambia.

SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Grant

Acquired a grant from The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund for an African partnership project in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
ELEFENCE has supported elephant conservation projects in Africa that involve the local people.

 ZAMBIA

CHIPEMBELE WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTER


Elefence helped fund an elephant boma at Chipembele to secure orphaned baby elephants, when their mothers have been killed by poachers.

Elefence funding included the building of an elephant keeper's house to monitor the orphaned baby. 

Elefence has provided Chipembele with a:

- a new computer
- hundreds of school books for Chipembele's Library 

- fencing to keep aggressive baboons, vervet monkeys and other wild animals away from the school -- keeping the children safe while attending classes at the center. 

Elefence also focuses on education projects that involve the local communities since Chipembele funds the transport of the school children. 

Chipembele is a pioneer in environmental education by introducing these programs in Zambia's
South Luangwa National Park.

* Fundraising was done via public fundraising events and generous private donors.


CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA, SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK

Elefence helped provide a new ranger headquarters base, ranger housing, and a school for the rangers' children. The funding for Elefence was helped mainly by a matching grant from the US Fish & Wildlife Service Elephant Conservation Fund in conjunction with Elefence International.

Elefence helped a local clinic with a water well, electric generator, and vital medical equipment for this impoverished clinic at the edge of South Luangwa National Park.

LOWER ZAMBEZI CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Elefence helped funding for rangers' field radios, radio tower, GPS units, ranger field equipment, river patrol boat, helped greatly by a matching grant from the US Fish & Wildlife Service Elephant Conservation Fund.
ZIMBABWE

AFRICAN BUSH CAMPS FOUNDATION, HWANGE NATIONAL PARK

Elefence has provided funding for African Bush Camps Foundation to build a borehole and well for a waterhole for elephants. This was in conjunction with a grant from SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. 

Elefence provided funding for lion conservation that included Lion Bomas, Lion Guardian monitoring systems. a fresh water well for Mambanje village on the edge of Hwange National Park, food programs for village school children, special battery- operated lanterns so children could do their schoolwork at night, and the start of a fruit orchard for the village. (Proper nutrition is usually lacking in such impoverished communities.)

Elefence International, Inc. is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 tax-deductible organization based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
 
With your generous, tax deductible contribution, we will be able to extend the solar powered fence to the Dedza-Salima Forest Reserve.
 
WE ACCEPT:
 
 
Elefence International, Inc.
20620 Eastwood Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44126
USA
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