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Charity/Conservation

Here is a list of groups that help out in Africa. Be sure to research any charity before you get involved. If an organization on this list is NOT legitimate, please let me know.

BEADS star[offsite link]
This is a project of the Dupoto Women’s Group to produce beaded products and use the profits for scholarships for girls education, conservation, small business training and sustainable development. At the moment, BEADS is hosting a global campaign called "Break the Chains of Illiteracy – Buy a Key Chain and Keep a Girl in School" and if you go to their web site - all the details are there.

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust star[offsite link]
For the protection and preservation of the Black Rhino For Anti-poaching and the Elephant Cause. Lots of up to date information on the black rhino and elephant.

Global Literacy Project star[offsite link]
This organization from Rutgers University brings books and other assistance to schools in Kenya including Chamasiri Secondary School the school I taught at as a US Peace Corps volunteer along with other countries in Africa and around the world.

Green Belt Movement star[offsite link]
Started by Wangari Maathai in 1977, the Green Belt Movement (GBM) is a grassroots non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Kenya that focuses on environmental conservation, community development and capacity building.

Kipepeo Butterfly Project star[offsite link]
A butterfly farm set up on the grounds of the Gede ruins in Watamu, Kenya. The butterflies help support Kenyan farmers whose crop were ruined by elephants and baboons and preserve these beautiful butterflies.

Lewa Downs Wildlife Conservancy star[offsite link]
Dedicated to saving the black rhino in Kenya.

Maasai Education Discovery star[offsite link]
The Mission of Maasai Education Discovery is to increase access to education in Kenya, raise the level of education among the Maasai people, enhance their ability to function effectively in the modern world, and achieve this without losing the essential qualities of Maasai culture.

Nyumbani star[offsite link]
"Nyumbani" (Swahili for "Home"), takes care of abandoned children who are HIV +. Located near Nairobi, Kenya, Nyumbani provides medical help, food, clothing and of course love to children who would be otherwise homeless.

Stop Ivory Trade star[offsite link]
Information on the ivory trade ban and why it should not be lifted. There is a form email that you can send to your legislator encouraging him/her to keep the ban on ivory trade.

Suluhu Peace Kangas star[offsite link]
The Peace Kanga Project is dedicated to supporting and promoting peace and unity in Kenya. Our mission is to distribute kangas with messages of peace to Kenyan women across the country. This kanga has been uniquely designed and manufactured for the Peace Kanga Project.

Tembe Conservation Trust star[offsite link]
With a quick donation, you can help save the elephants of South Africa.

The Gallmann Memorial Foundation star[offsite link]
The Gallmann Memorial Foundation was founded by Kuki Gallmann in 1984 in memory of her late husband and son who both died tragically in Kenya - to prove that the harmonious coexistence of development of natural resources and conservation of the environment and wildlife in Africa is not just a dream.

Wakuluzu, Friends of the Colobus Trust star[offsite link]
Wakuluzu, Friends of the Colobus Trust is a conservation organisation designed to promote the conservation, preservation and protection of primates like the rare Angolan Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its coastal forest habitat in southern Kenya.

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