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AWF Safari Program Celebrates International Women’s Day with AdventureWomen Partnership

March 8, 2022
Each year, more than 32 million American women travel without a partner. In addition to being more independent and adventurous than their single male counterparts, women around the world are putting more thought into where they go – prioritizing…

AWF Safari Program Announces Partnership with Travulous for Ecotourism in Rwanda

December 20, 2021
KIGALI, RWANDA/ NAIROBI, KENYA/ WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 14, 2021) Travulous, a specialist destination management company located in Rwanda – known for its ethos of promoting tourism as an economic engine for the benefit of wildlife…

AWF Responds to Trump Administration's Proposed Budget

February 20, 2018
On Monday, February 12, President Trump released his proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year. The African Wildlife Foundation is disappointed in the proposal and considers it a neglectful and shortsighted fiscal blueprint that positions the United…

AWF Responds to Elephant Poachings in Kenya

February 26, 2009
KILIMANJARO HEARTLAND, KENYA--Elephant killings in Kenya are spurring increased scrutiny of the illegal ivory trade and its effect on Africa's elephant populations.In the recent Kenya poachings, several of the elephants' tusks had been removed and…

AWF Responds to Concerns About Water Harvesting Project

July 11, 2006
Concerns have recently been raised about a water harvesting project in Ol Tukai village in northern Tanzania after reports that three zebra died after falling into water trenches. AWF would like to provide the following information regarding this…

AWF Renews MoU with Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife

April 17, 2023
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon (MINFOF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding, sealing their partnership for the conservation of the country’s biodiversity for the next five years…

AWF Renews Commitment with UWA to Further Enhance Conservation

June 21, 2023
(KAMPALA, UGANDA — June 22, 2023) The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) this morning renewed their partnership for an additional five years through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that…

AWF Renews 5-year Strategic Partnership with Cameroon’s MINFOF

September 8, 2022
Within the framework of its strategic collaboration with Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), and in a bid to ensure the conservation of Cameroon’s landscapes and their biodiversity, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is…

AWF Remembers Canadian Businessperson and Philanthropic Supporter, Gordon C. Gray

June 17, 2024
Gordon C. Gray, visionary Canadian businessperson, passed away at age 96 on May 19 in Toronto, Canada. Gray was best known for his leadership in the commercial real estate business. It was his imagination that developed the Toronto skyline from a…

AWF Reiterates 'No Go' Policy in World Heritage Sites

June 30, 2015
This week, at the 39th Session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee Meeting in Bonn, Germany, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is once again calling on governments and extractive…

AWF Reinforces Position on Serengeti Highway: Road Alignment Must Fall Beyond Boundaries of the Park

August 16, 2010
No Mere Refinement of the Current Road Design Could Possibly Mitigate What Is a Fundamentally Flawed IdeaNearly a month after issuing a Position Statement opposing the construction of a highway through Serengeti National Park, AWF has been joined by…

AWF Registers the Graduation of 15 Advanced Coxswains for Anti-Poaching Patrols

April 24, 2023
(April 21, 2023 — KARIBA) The African Wildlife Foundation Zimbabwe (AWF) registered the graduation of 15 advanced coxswain trainees during a colorful pass out parade event held at Moth Camp in Kariba. This followed an intense 3-week advanced…

AWF Receives Top Rating from Charity Navigator Six Years in a Row!

May 24, 2007
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is proud to announce that it has received the coveted 4-star rating from the charity watchdog group, Charity Navigator. This is the sixth consecutive year that AWF has received Charity Navigator's highest rating…

AWF Receives Top Charity Ranking!

June 1, 2004
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) received a top, Four-Star overall rating by Charity Navigator. AWF was also ranked Four-Star for its organizational efficiency and organizational capacity. AWF has received the highest ranking possible from…