The African Bush Camps Foundation (ABCF) supports community development through responsible tourism. The Foundation is committed to sustainable development by creating opportunities that empower rural communities located in vulnerable wildlife areas in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. ABCF works to create these opportunities through education, community empowerment, community infrastructure and conservation.

I was fortunate and privileged to work with ABCF on a project earlier this year and was completely blown away by the dedication and commitment of the organisation and its people to their mission.

https://www.africanbushcampsfoundation.org/focus-area/conservation/

The Vision

The African Bush Camps Foundation is a registered not-for-profit organisation that began operating in 2006 with the vision of creating opportunities that empower rural communities located in vulnerable wildlife areas.

The Foundation's mission is to partner with these communities to improve their quality of life and achieve long-term conservation through programs focusing on education, conservation, community infrastructure and community empowerment.

By directly linking these benefits to tourism these communities learn to positively value wildlife and nature as resources for improving their well-being.

Approach

ABCF identifies needs, skills and resources within communities and forges meaningful partnerships amongst the stakeholders, creating opportunities to empower the communities and their members to become self-sustaining and independent, while also promoting conservation and community spirit.

The foundation works with the rural communities living in and around the wildlife areas in which African Bush Camps operates.

Support

Through ABCF's multi-faceted partnership with African Bush Camps, each and every bed night in any one of their camps donates US$10 to the African Bush Camps Foundation, covering their administrative overheads and allowing them to make sure that 100 per cent of each and every donation goes directly to the project it is intended for.

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Community Empowerment

The Foundation's community empowerment projects stem from expertise within the community and they are nurtured and developed locally.

Community Infrastructure

The foundation supports multiple infrastructure projects, partnering with communities in strategic efforts to improve education and infrastructure.

Conservation

Implementing human-wildlife conflict mitigation techniques, valuing local livelihoods and introducing innovative, sustainable land-use practices.

Education

Partnering with communities in vulnerable wildlife areas to improve access to education and raise the quality of learning environments.

Get Involved

For more information about supporting a project, contact ABCF via its website.

Useful links

​https://www.africanbushcampsfoundation.org/