→ Climate resilience
→ Wildlife conservation
→ Local resource rights
→ Livelihood enhancement
Southern Kenya / Northern Tanzania Rangelands
Madagascar
Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA)
The Maliasili Conservation Fund (MCF) is a fund that invests directly in the growth and impact of a portfolio of Africa’s leading community conservation organizations. These organizations have the ideas, commitment, grassroots presence, and community relationships to achieve critical outcomes for people, climate, and nature.
The Fund aims to raise $16M to distribute to at least 26 organizations in three key geographies. So far, we have raised $12M from a variety of generous funders and have distributed over $4M of flexible funding, directly supporting 26 organizations across three geographies.
The Fund was created to address the funding challenges that many local organizations across Africa face. Despite their talent and commitment, these organizations struggle to grow, increase their impact, and have their voices heard due to systemic barriers in funding practices.
Globally, Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations receive less than 1% of all climate funding, and African organizations receive only around 10% of all private philanthropic funding invested across the continent. The Maliasili Conservation Fund aims to change this by providing more equitable and effective funding.
The Fund provides direct, multi-year core support, including organizational development tools and processes, core funding, and customized organizational support. This enables grantees to invest in their teams, improve communication and fundraising, manage systems, and invest in infrastructure.
The Fund focuses on core operational support to local African organizations that are partners of Maliasili working in climate, wildlife conservation, local resource rights, and livelihoods.
Investing in the Fund allows you to support a portfolio of Africa’s best and brightest community conservation organizations. Your investment helps address climate change, wildlife conservation, local resource rights, and livelihoods, promoting innovative and high-impact models with local roots and leadership.
Prospective donors can get involved by contributing to the Fund, participating in field learning opportunities, and engaging in strategy development processes. Contact Maliasili to learn more about how you can support Africa’s leading community conservation organizations.