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Click on the sections below to see the grants we’ve sent so far this year (our financial year runs April 2024 – March 2025).
Further down, you’ll see all of the grants we sent between April 2023 and March 2024.
More information on how we spend money can be found in our Audited Accounts on the Charity Commission’s website and Impact reports (latest copy viewable here).
If you’d like to understand more about our funding priorities, take a look at our grant-making policy. Further guidelines on applying for a grant can be found here.
Grants 2024-2025
Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia
- We sent a total of $2,162.64 received from Sanctuary, together with €4,000 from Ales Weiner, £12,000 from the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust and £199.83 received in misc. donations via our website, to help cover the cost of the Rhino Protection Units year (e.g. salaries, guardpost maintenance, equipment, transportation), which cost c. £3,300 per month working in Ujung Kulon NP. In Q2 of 2024, multiple news reports have been published about the discovery and arrest of rhino poachers responsible for more than 20 deaths of Javan rhinos; we anxiously await the results of a security assessment currently underway
Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya – For Rangers
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya – 51 Degrees Ltd
- $1,819 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid the salary of 51 Degrees’ Intelligence Assistant for March 2024, who analyses intelligence and prepares reports for site managers
- $1,819 from INL via Project UPTICK paid the salary of 51 Degrees’ Intelligence Assistant during April 2024
- $1,819 from INL via Project UPTICK to help cover the salary of 51 Degrees’ Intelligence Assistant for May 2024, who analyses intelligence and prepares reports for site managers
Borana Conservancy, Kenya
- $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering & analysis during March 2024; $1,000 for the biannual site-visit and on-site training; and $4,408 for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during March 2024
- $32,500 from USFWS paid for Phase 2 of the upgrade to the predator-proof fence bordering Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve to mitigate human-wildlife conflict
- 2,675 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering and analysis, and $4,408 from INL covered LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during April 2024
- $4,408 from INL paid for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs, and another $2,675 from INL covered intelligence gathering and analysis during May 2024
Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya
- $18,813.90 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for ongoing IT support during March 2024 for KWS sites using EarthRanger: the KWS HQ in Nairobi, nine national parks (Tsavo West, Lake Nakuru, Aberdare, Meru, Ruma, Mt Kenya, Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Amboseli & Shimba Hills), and seven regional headquarters (Western, Mountain, Tsavo, Southern, Coastal, Central Rift (Lake Nakuru) & Eastern)
- $18,813.90 from INL via Project UPTICK covered ongoing IT support during April 2024 for KWS sites using EarthRanger
- $18,813.90 from INL paid for ongoing IT support during May 2024 for KWS sites using EarthRanger
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
- $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK for intelligence gathering & analysis during March 2024
- $2,675 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering and analysis during April 2024
- $2,675 from INL paid for intelligence gathering and analysis during May 2024
Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya
- $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering & analysis during March 2024; $1,000 for the biannual site-visit and on-site training; and $4,408 for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during March 2024
- $2,675 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering and analysis, and another $4,408 covered LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during April 2024
- $4,408 from INL paid for LoRa WAN and EarthRanger support costs during May 2024, and another $2,675 covered intelligence gathering and analysis
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
- $2,675 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK for intelligence gathering & analysis during March 2024
- $2,675 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for intelligence gathering and analysis during April 2024
- $2,675 from INL for intelligence gathering and analysis during May 2024
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia
- £86.65, from the legacy from Ania Wanda Wasilewski, was used to pay Marey Upholstery for repairs to the canvas of the Rhino Recovery Vehicle’s canopy and to tents used during annual rhino operations
- We sent several payments from Y3 of the 5-year USFWS grant: $12,716.29 to Namibia Helicopter Services for chopper hours during annual rhino operations; $1,648.17 (N$ 30,000) to advance funds to Piet Beytell, the National Rhino Coordinator, for fuel for the Rhino Recovery Vehicle used during annual rhino dehorning operations; $27,248.84 to pay Namibia Helicopter Services for chopper hours during annual rhino operations; and $56.38 to cover subsistence and travel for Park Warden Natalie Barry during dehorning ops in March in Etosha NP
- $79,082.02 from USFWS was used to pay Namibia Helicopter Services for chopper hours during annual rhino operations
- We sent a series of grants from USFWS funds: $327.48 to pay fuel allowance for Park Warden Natalie Barry during dehorning ops in May in Etosha NP; $1,627.14 to advance funds to Piet Beytell, the National Rhino Coordinator, for fuel for the Rhino Recovery Vehicle used during annual rhino dehorning operations; and $17,780.93 to reimburse Namibia Helicopter Services for chopper hours for annual dehorning operations
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
- €4,000 from Zoo de Montpellier – Parc de Lunaret were sent to be used on an as-needed basis. Typical emergency requirements include: Equipment repairs and maintenance (e.g. boreholes, pumps, generators, geysers and water filters); repairs to vehicles that get damaged, as departmental budgets are severely constrained; perimeter fence repairs (whether due to flooding or vandalism); replacement of small items of equipment needed to keep Park operations functional (e.g. camera-trap batteries, cables); repairs to the repeaters in the Park, and cement to patch potholes; transport costs to obtain routine services, quotes, callouts; fixing emergency electrical issues; and any occasional needs for which there is no allocated budget, e.g. procuring rifle safes, in order to be compliant with Park safety rules
- $15,137.79 from Ardea Cares’ grant of $75,000 was sent to pay Tacticom Pty Ltd for the hardware needed for automatic number-plate recognition (APNR) cameras operating in and around Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, which has experienced an upsurge in poaching during the last 18 months
- $23,291.10 from USFWS (part of its Y3 grant covering calendar year 2024) was sent to pay for tyres and repairs for vehicles deployed throughout the five Sections of the Park, as well as for miscellaneous spares and repairs to the Park’s equipment items
uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
- We sent $4,450.12 from USFWS (part of its Y3 grant covering calendar year 2024) to pay for tyres for vehicles deployed throughout the Reserve
North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia
- $7,864.42 from the Wildcat Foundation was sent to help pay for law-enforcement activities in North Luangwa National Park: salaries for Village Game Scouts and the Strategic Law-Enforcement Technical Advisor; training; incentives for excellent performance; vehicle fuel maintenance; and aerial surveillance (Cessna fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter)
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe
Follow-the-money investigation, Africa
- £10,000 from the Mark Leonard Trust was used to help cover continued work (during the period January-March 2024) on Project Blood Orange, the follow-the-money investigation into a major rhino-poaching and rhino-horn-trafficking network
Indian Rhino Vision 2.0, India
Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia
Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia
- We sent the final £156.53 raised by the Room to rhino appeal for Way Kambas NP during November and December 2023, to be used for the reafforestation project that will restore degraded habitat in and around the Park, as well as provide fodder for the breeding population of rhinos in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Indonesia
- We sent a series of grants to help cover the ongoing running costs of the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas NP in Sumatra, where two Critically Endangered Sumatran rhino calves were born in the space of less than 12 months: €8,000 from Odense Zoo; €3,760 from Tallinn Zoo – Fondation Lutreola; €2,470 recd from Zoo Hodinin; £3,375.35 from West Midland Safari Park; £2,724.30 from Speake Marin; and £869.70 received in miscellaneous donations via our website
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya – Administrator
Borana Conservancy, Kenya
- $15,000 from USFWS was sent to cover the repair of dam Mbili. Laikipia (and Kenya as a whole) has experienced heavy rains this year (likely due to climate change and El Nino), but creating and repairing dams provides resilience during extended dry period. The grant will pay for the purchase of a bulldozer, rather than having to hire subcontractors each year, and will be more economical in the long run
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
- $22,403.68 from USFWS was sent to pay for the repair of dam Kubwa. This includes hire of the bulldozer, diesel, hire of a front-end loader and two tipper trucks for 8 days, and subsistence for the vehicle drivers. Another $20,776 from USFWS will be used to create exclusion-zone fences (materials, labour, rations and transport). Lewa makes extensive use of exclusion zones, which protect browse from elephants, allowing it to grow back to feed its Key 1 black rhino population
Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya
- $40,000 from USFWS was sent to pay for water reticulation improvements throughout the Greater Conservancy, specifically, replacing the pipe infrastructure with 2-2.5″ HDP pipes to supply water troughs for wildlife
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia
- £109.32 from the legacy from Ania Wanda Wasilewski was used to pay Dimension Data Namibia the balance of the cost of configuring the rhino database desktop
- $4,424.46 from USFWS paid Etzold Auto Repairs for repairs and maintenance (labour and spare parts) for the Rhino Recovery Vehicle used during annual rhino operations; and another $751.66 paid Off Road Centre Windhoek for repairs / spare parts for the RRV
- We sent $52,247.96 from USFWS to pay Gobabis Toyota for a new Rhino Recovery Vehicle: a Toyota Landcruiser Pickup LC79 V8 Diesel double-cab. The RRV is used in all rhino operations, transporting the ground crew to all immobilised rhinos, transporting all the equipment needed for dehorning and ear-notching operations, when DNA samples are also taken for further analysis. A further €3,600 from Ales Weiner and €695.99 from core funds were sent to pay an invoice for N$ 85,086 from Off Road Centre, for accessories for the new Rhino Recovery Vehicle
Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia
- $31,306.67 from USFWS was sent to help cover rhino trackers’ salaries during calendar year 2024, and another $20,000 from USFWS will help pay for the vehicle fuel needed to deploy trackers into the field
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe
- We sent several payments from misc. restricted donations to cover the Lowveld Rhino Trust’s rhino-monitoring costs: £760 to pay for work from November 2023-March 2024 inclusive and £820 to pay for work from January-March 2024 inclusive on inputting rhino-monitoring data and £600 to pay for work on website maintenance on behalf of the Lowveld Rhino Trust
Education for Nature-Vietnam, Viet Nam
African Rhino Specialist Group – Pachyderm
- $2,000 from The Pachyderm Journal Fund established by the estate of Esmond Bradley Martin and managed by the Royal Geographical Society as sole Trustee was sent towards the production of issue 65 of Pachyderm
Canine units, Africa
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya – 51 Degrees
- $970 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for 51 Degrees’ trainer to write up reports on training courses delivered for rangers in Laikipia-Meru conservancies
- $485 from INL via Project UPTICK was sent to pay for 51 Degrees’ trainer to write up reports on training courses delivered for rangers in Laikipia-Meru conservancies
- $1,455 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for 51 Degrees’ trainer to write up reports on training courses delivered for rangers in Laikipia-Meru conservancies
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya – ForRangers
- We awarded $101,666.40 from ForRangers’ funds to pay for the renewal (13 June 2024-12 June 2025) of the VIVA 365 Group Life Insurance Policy and Medical Evacuation through AMREF for nearly 5,000 rangers working in sub-Saharan Africa
Borana Conservancy, Kenya
- We sent £2,000, donated by Joe and Minnie MacHale, towards the medical care and expenses of five rangers injured in an ambush while responding, at the request of a neighbouring community, to reports of livestock theft. They have responded well to surgery and treatment, and are now being monitored as outpatients by the Borana Mobile Health Clinic
- $21,000 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for 30 of Borana’s rangers to undergo the 10-day Rhino Tactical Refresher course, when key skills are taught and each ranger’s aptitude and progress since the previous course are assessed
- $3,500 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for five of Borana’s rangers to undergo the annual Commanders’ training course
Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya
- $4,461 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for 2 x 2-day Ops Room and EarthRanger User refresher training courses (one at the KWS Tsavo West HQ, the other at the South Conservation rea HQ: $2,900 for the trainer’s fees, and $1,561 for travel and subsistence costs incurred during the training
- $27,318.40 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for EarthRanger training courses (User refresher training in Lake Nakuru, Aberdare and Amboseli NPs; User basic in Mt Kenya NP; and Management refreshers in Lake Nakuru, Aberdare, Amboseli and Mt Kenya NPs): $23,200 for the trainer’s fees, and $4,118.40 for travel and subsistence costs incurred during the training
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
- $3,500 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for five of Lewa’s rangers to undergo the annual Commanders’ training course
Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya
- $10,000 raised by participants in the 2023 ForRangers Ultra was awarded to improve the welfare of rangers working at Ol Jogi. The grant will pay for: law-enforcement equipment; uniforms; training sessions on snake handling and identification that will equip rangers with the necessary skills to mitigate risks and respond effectively to snake encounters, ensuring both their safety and the preservation of wildlife; cross-fit training sessions (the rangers want to learn how to use the gym equipment properly to get the best out of what has been provided, to prevent injury, and to be guided on what programmes are best for optimal fitness and strength); and smartphones to increase communications efficiency and connectivity
- $21,000 from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) via Project UPTICK paid for 30 of Ol Jogi’s rangers to undergo the 10-day Rhino Tactical Refresher course, when key skills are taught and each ranger’s aptitude and progress since the previous course are assessed
- $12,000 from the Scott and Jessica McClintock Foundation was sent to buy 64 pairs of Altberg boots, & shipping, for rangers working at Ol Jogi Conservancy. Boots are an essential item for working rangers, helping them to carry out their duties efficiently but in comfort. The Conservancy recently acquired the next set of uniforms for its rangers, except for boots. The team has tried several suppliers in the past but many of their products scarcely last more than a year. The desired Altberg boots usually last up to four years – even in these difficult conditions – compared to other brands, which often barely last one year
- $11,000 from USFWS was sent to pay for the construction of two more ranger houses, to replace ones that had fallen into disrepair
- $3,500 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for five of Ol Jogi’s rangers to undergo the annual Commanders’ training course
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
- $3,500 from INL via Project UPTICK paid for five of Ol Pejeta’s rangers to undergo the annual Commanders’ training course
Sera Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia
Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia
- $4,409.32 from USFWS was sent to help cover the cost of rations for SRT’s trackers while deployed in the field
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa
- $18,931.86 from USFWS (part of its Y3 grant covering calendar year 2024) was sent to improve the living and working conditions of rangers working in HiP: the grant will pay for ration packs, for camping equipment, and for repairs to accommodation and ablutions blocks
uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa
- We sent $26,000.03 from USFWS (part of its Y3 grant covering calendar year 2024) to help improve the living and working conditions of rangers working in the Reserve, specifically, to maintain and refurbish 3 x picket camps’ kitchens and ablutions blocks (Mshopi, Diza & Mbulaweni), and the Staff Sergeant’s kitchen
Rhino Resource Center, UK
- We sent €1,500 from our core funds to help cover the cost of maintaining the Rhino Resource Center’s website. This is a very valuable site that has pdfs of research papers and images collated over decades, which are invaluable for scientists, researchers, academics, students and field programme managers alike
African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa
- $11,069 from USFWS was sent to help cover the cost of the Scientific and Programme Officer’ consultancy fees during 2024
- $8,402.42 from USFWS funds were sent to Bonamanzi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to secure the venue for the AfRSG meeting scheduled to take place in Q1 of 2025
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya
- $5,248.74 from USFWS was awarded to pay the APLRS Administrator’s salary during the period July-December 2024
Borana Conservancy, Kenya
- £250 donated by Piers Winton, and another £250 donated by Charlie Brough, was sent to Borana Conservancy, which is managing a multi-year project at neighbouring Lokusero Primary School, whose facilities are being upgraded: solar power, improved ablutions blocks, elephant-proof fence, a garden and playground etc.
- We also forwarded a grant of £7,500, following Borana’s winning of an award from OutThere Magazine, to be allocated to the Mobile Health Clinic, including upgrading the Clinic building in line with Kenyan Ministry of Health regulations
- $4,000 from Kevin and Laura Francis was sent to the Borana Education Support Programme, which aims to provide holistic conservation education and awareness to schools and communities in Borana’s immediate neighbourhood. During 2023, the BESP continued to provide bursaries to 59 students and support the salaries of 13 teachers, whilst also continuing to support infrastructure at the 10 BESP supported schools within Borana’s neighbourhood. Most recently, the BESP has been supporting these schools with the construction of ablution blocks; classrooms; canteens; boarding facilities; boreholes; water storage methods; playground equipment and electric fences. During 2023, two interns who had been part of the BESP completed internships with the Mazingira Yetu team
- £8,740.50 from George Heriot’s School was sent to Borana, which is managing a project in Ethi Primary School, which has 200 pupils and lies near Borana Conservancy. £7,512 of this will be used to pay for the creation of two new pit latrines for the teachers, a new school gate, and to renovate four classrooms (walls and roofing). The surplus will enable work to start on a new kitchen and two further pit latrines for Ethi Mixed Secondary School
- Another £8,740 received from George Heriot’s School was sent for the renovations at Ethi Primary School, near Borana Conservancy
Rhino wheelchair project, UK
- We were able to make grants totalling £6,560 to our fantastic partners in the London Marathon 2024 Rhino Wheelchair project: Wild Connect, Motivation and Wales Rugby League
North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia
- Thanks to a grant of $50,000 from Conservation Nation, we were able to support the Y2 (calendar year 2024) costs of the project entitled “Breaking barriers to create female participation in natural resource management”. Specifically, this project seeks to increase female representation in the wildlife protection sector in North Luangwa by focusing on: Salaries of Community Conservation Educators ($2,400); Travel for meetings, spousal visits into the Park etc. ($23,820); Training – train-the-trainer fitness instruction, girls’ clubs, gender-based violence training, and menstrual hygiene management ($5,000); Supplies – office and admin supplies, design and printing of awareness materials and Ufulu period pads ($11,130); and fitness clothing for trainers, staff, spouses’ fitness groups and vulnerable groups ($7,650).
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe
- We paid £28.99 from miscellaneous donations received for LRT to renew its website domain name for the period 1 April 2024-31 March 2025
Borana Conservancy, Kenya