Dear Impact Fam,
Like everywhere, it has been a very challenging time in Southern and Eastern Africa. However, it’s because of the generosity of our donors that we have been able to quickly adjust our plans and continue supporting our communities and teams. Thank you for showing us that it’s possible to make impact from anywhere in the world. We are so for your undying support, whether near or far.
This fight is long from over - daily COVID-19 cases across the continent are still rising, but we hope with you by our side that we will be able to make it through anything that comes our way. To continue helping our communities and teams, please make a donation here.
In the past 5 months, we have:
THANK YOU, a million times over!
Ps – Have you read our 2019 Annual Report yet? The stories in this little book of impact reminds us that there is so much to fight for beyond this pandemic. Check it out here!
To Our African Impact Foundation Family,
I hope this message finds you healthy and happy. It is difficult to stay positive during these tough times, however I myself have gotten through this time by thinking about the incredible impact you have all made and will continue to make on the people and environment across the African continent.
For a lot of the communities we work with, there is unfortunately a lack of awareness around how contagious and serious the virus is, and everyone's susceptibility to it. A lot of lost jobs is leading to an increase in food insecurity, and little access to healthcare is concerning for many.
African Impact has had to go into a temporary hibernation due to travel bans, however the Foundation is committed to staying present in the communities by continuing critical activities and providing COVID-19 support - handing out disinfectant packages, setting up hand washing stations, continuing nutrition programs, translating information posters into local languages, and keeping in touch with beneficiaries via telephone where possible.
To better support organizations, GlobalGiving has recently modified their Terms and Conditions to allow us to use any unspent donations from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 on our most urgent needs during this difficult time. With a shift in priorities and situation, we hope to use the money raised to re-hire staff on the ground to carry out critical activities under the Foundation while African Impact is in hibernation.
Your support means so much to us and we look forward to continuing this journey with you. To say thank you, we wrote a little song for you: Watch the video here!
Kind regards,
Sarah Nielsen
African Impact Foundation
Impact Manager
PS – We’ve created a Foundation Facebook Group to stay connected, spread positivity, and share project updates. Come join the fun!
This week we celebrate World Wildlife Day!
The United Nations World Wildlife Day is a global celebration of the beautiful and richly diverse forms of wild animals and plants on our planet. It is also an occasion to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits they provide to people and to drive discussions and work towards transformative change on the urgent threats facing them.
This year's theme is 'Sustaining all life on Earth': Check out their official video
Here in the Greater Kruger Area we wish to celebrate all species both big and small! Help us do this by supporting the Adopt a Camera Trap campaign, to allow us to continue researching a variety of species found here in the bush!
Nearly a quarter of all living species are at risk of extinction. This is a threat to humanity, and we must tackle it by pushing for a more sustainable relationship with nature and its resources
Be a part of the worldwide movement: Donate today!
#WorldWildlifeDay #SustainingAllLife #WWD2020
Happy New Year!
Thanks to incredible supporters like you, the Kruger team wrapped up the year with a total of 24 camera traps for 2019!
The 24 camera traps are currently located in Rietspruit, Buffaloland, Guernsey, and Balule!
An incredible total of 204,391 images were taken in 2019! This included 146 images of leopards and 2,203 images of nocturnal elusive species. December was also full of stopped hyenas, brown hyenas, and Lions!
The team has started to reposition the camera traps in Rietspruit to be better aligned with the paths that the species are taking since we now know their trails. As the grass and flora grows under the summer sun we have to be careful where we place the cameras so that there is nothing blocking the images.
2019 was an exciting year for the Adopt a Camera Trap project and we're excited to see it expand further in 2020 to help with the knowledge and awareness of these species!
Thank you!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported the Adopt a Camera Trap project in Kruger, South Africa!
10 new camera traps and accessories have been purchased by the team and they have been distributed around the reserves. In the recent months we have doubled the amount of camera trap pictures! Capturing nocturnal and elusive species allow us to study secretive species’ habitats and behaviours.
Our camera traps have recently captured six new photos of leopards! We were able to identify MBL11 in Buffaloland, and a new unknown female on our own property.
We were also very excited to see pictures captured of brown hyenas. Brown hyenas are very rare in this area and are extremely hard to see in person, so getting these camera trap photos is very valuable for our research.
This project allows us to contribute towards conservation of a wider range of species that are often neglected in conservation efforts, while introducing you to these animals and what we do, raising awareness about some of the most unique species in South Africa.
We are looking forward to seeing the huge impact that this project has on the wildlife in South Africa! Thank you again for making this possible.
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