A new era begins
IAPF is growing and we need your help to protect more wildlife and vital ecosystems throughout Zimbabwe. The Songo Conservancy and Kariba Lake frontage is 273,000 acres of unprotected wilderness that needs our Akashinga rangers now.
We know the solution to protecting nature at scale is much bigger than just fighting poaching in the wilderness of Africa. The answer is Akashinga- a tried and tested community-driven conservation model protecting some of the largest wilderness landscapes on the continent.
Born into an industry that was becoming increasingly antagonistic with local indigenous communities, on a continent which has had a 700% increase in armed conflict in the past decade - a new way of thinking emerged...
IAPF centralised its development strategy around the empowerment of women, building opportunities for women into the power roles of law enforcement, management and decision making. This direction completely de-escalated local tension, brought conservation and community together, while cutting operational costs by two thirds.
Akashinga is a community-driven conservation model, empowering disadvantaged women to restore and manage a network of wilderness areas as an alternative economic model to trophy hunting in key ecosystems and ecoregions.
Our Akashinga conservation model is a success story of our time. And you can help us replicate this story far and wide.
We have recently secured an additional 273,000 acres of wilderness in the mighty Zambezi Valley that needs rehabilitating and protecting. This is a huge win for wildlife conservation, community development and gender equality.
Within the Sebungwe region, on the shores of Lake Kariba lie some of the largest flood plains in Zimbabwe - flood plains that poachers and wildlife traffickers have illegally used to pass through undetected, to kill wildlife.
To protect more wildlife, we are commencing our stringent selection process of 100 women, specifically chosen from local communities surrounding the Songo Conservancy. 30 of the 100 will go on to become a professional and cohesive team of Akashinga rangers protecting the natural heritage of the area.
We invite you to join us as the Akashinga model re-shapes the future of conservation - something you can be a part of.
Step into this new world with us and experience the never-before-seen day-to-day life of the IAPF Akashinga rangers, navigating through the beauty and challenges of Zimbabwe’s mighty Zambezi Valley, taking you into the unknown.
By donating you ensure that we can protect wildlife in this new area and recruit, train, equip and deploy law enforcement and community development teams in the Zambezi Valley. You can make a difference.