Zimbabwe

WCA

Wildlife Conservation Action

Fostering harmony: Young changemakers promoting coexistence between wildlife and communities in Zimbabwe →

Partner stage: Active
Region: Southern Africa

Impact →

Wildlife Conservation Action is helping communities in Zimbabwe live alongside wildife sustainably. In fact, in critical wildlife areas where they work, they've helped reduce human wildlife conflict by 60% while their efforts to safeguard livestock have been 100% effective.

Wildlife Conservation Action (WCA) works to protect Zimbabwe’s wildlife through innovative approaches that engage young people in conservation. Their work focuses on building the next generation of conservation leaders while implementing practical solutions to human-wildlife conflict.

The organization implements various programs including: youth conservation leadership; human-wildlife conflict mitigation; community education; and sustainable enterprise development. They work to build local capacity for conservation while developing practical solutions to conservation challenges.

Through their efforts, WCA has trained hundreds of young conservation leaders, reduced human-wildlife conflict in numerous communities, and developed successful models for community-based conservation. Their work has demonstrated effective approaches to engaging youth in conservation while addressing immediate conservation challenges.

Maliasili exists to help talented local conservation organizations overcome their challenges and constraints so that they can become more effective agents of change in their landscapes, communities, and nations.

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