There is great need in Africa. We at Africa Adventure Consultants support a number of worthy causes helping both people and wildlife in Africa. For every client who visits Africa with us, we donate $25 to one of the following non-profit programs:
Giraffe numbers have plummeted from 140,000 in the late 1990s to less than 80,000 today. In the past 30 years, giraffes have become extinct in at least 7 African nations. The main threats to the species are habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, disease and, increasingly, poaching. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) is the only non-profit in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. Their work has had a positive impact on over 100 million acres of giraffe habitat and helps to protect all four species of giraffe. To learn more about Giraffe Conservation Foundation, visit giraffeconservation.org.
Hope for Girls and Women fights for the rights of and improves the health of girls and women in Tanzania. They run two safe houses, which shelter and support those fleeing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other forms of gender based violence. Gender based violence continues to be a serious problem in the Mara Region of Tanzania. Over 50% of adult women were married by age 18 and 32% have undergone FGM. The safe house residents receive free medical exams, HIV testing and classes in vocational training. Women can use their new skills to generate much needed income, becoming valued providers for their families while also increasing their independence, and making them less vulnerable to forced marriage and FGM. To learn more about Hope for Girls and Women in Tanzania, visit hopeforgirlsandwomen.org.
Project Luangwa seeks to facilitate community empowerment through the benefits of tourism, by improving education and gender equality in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. Since 2010, a group of the valley’s tour operators recognized the need to empower communities and show the incredible benefits that wildlife and an unspoiled habitat bring to the region. Project Luangwa seeks to reaffirm the importance of tourism as a force for good. To learn more about Project Luangwa, visit projectluangwa.org.
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with the aim to release them back into the wild herds in Northern Kenya. The sanctuary was created in cooperation with local and national authorities, recognizing the wishes of the local community to retain their elephants within Samburu County and empowering local communities to take a lead in rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing elephants within their home range. Travelers can visit the orphaned elephants at Reteti where keepers introduce you to the herd and share more about the work that they do. To learn more about Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, visit reteti.org.
Travel has an impact on the environment. Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are causing the Earth’s climate to change and warm, which will have catastrophic results if we do not act to reduce them. But without travel, we’d miss out on opportunities to see new places, meet new people—to think and live globally. In Africa, wildlife reserves would not have the income to continue protecting wildlife, the millions of people employed in the tourism industry would be unemployed and the critical sharing of cultures would not take place. We believe travel is imperative to fostering a peaceful world.
At Africa Adventure Consultants, we strive to minimize our overall footprint on this earth. We are especially aware of the environmental challenges that the delicate ecosystems of Africa are facing, and now more than ever are taking an active role in protecting these areas for future generations.
Africa Adventure Consultants helps save the planet by continually reducing and minimizing carbon emissions, reducing waste and re-using wherever possible. We support legislation that requires mandatory greenhouse gas reductions and efforts by others to reduce CO2. We continue to work with African partner companies to reduce CO2 emissions by implementing solar and wind power schemes, reduce wood burning, protect land to create carbon sinks, and more.
Our Denver office does the following to reduce our carbon footprint:
We also encourage guests to participate in our charities program which helps fund sustainable development and conservation in the regions where we travel. For more information on our unique program, call us at 303-778-1089.