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Protecting Elephants, Supporting Communities, and Creating a Sustainable Future

Join Us in Making a Difference!

Elephants, like us, thrive on freedom of movement. When one area can no longer meet their needs, they seek new habitats for food, water, shelter, or mates. This natural migration often spans national parks and protected areas, particularly during the dry or breeding seasons.

However, these majestic journeys frequently collide with human activities such as farming, charcoal production, and grazing. The result? A challenging human-wildlife conflict where elephants feed on crops, leaving families with little or no harvest to sustain them. This loss often drives farmers to rely on environmentally damaging practices like deforestation or illegal hunting, threatening both local ecosystems and wildlife.

For many, the connection between deforestation and future hardships is not immediately clear. Sustainable livelihood alternatives remain out of reach, leaving communities trapped in a cycle of environmental degradation and poverty.

At ECOWICE, we’ve spent the past eight years collaborating with communities near Mikumi National Park to break this cycle. By promoting sustainable income sources and fostering environmental education, we’ve empowered over 500 farmers and 285 schoolchildren. But there’s still more to do to ensure a brighter future for both people and wildlife.

A Two-Fold Solution for People and the Planet

We aim to raise $5,050 to support:

• 60 farmers in strengthening their beekeeping businesses and 23 artisans in expanding their crafts—efforts that will increase their incomes by 50%.
• 58 schoolchildren through hands-on environmental education. We’ll create a pollinator garden at their school and provide clean drinking water, inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

Why Your Support Matters

Picture this: thriving beekeepers producing honey that sustains their families and supports the ecosystem. Artisans crafting products that celebrate their cultural heritage. Children learning about the crucial role pollinators play in preserving biodiversity—all while communities coexist peacefully with the elephants that symbolize their natural heritage.

Your contribution will:

• Protect elephant migration paths.
• Provide families with sustainable incomes.
• Empower children to become stewards of their environment.

Together, we can safeguard the livelihoods of people, preserve elephant habitats, and ensure a sustainable future for all.

Be the change you wish to see donate today and help us build a world where elephants and communities thrive side by side.