Helping Landowners Conserve the Special Places They Love - Resources First Foundation
International Programs
Solutions for Conservation
RFF recognizes that effective conservation programs must address and balance local community needs with environmental objectives in order to support and cultivate and ethos of stewardship for long term sustainability. The programs supported by RFF exemplify this balance of humans and nature. All grants are made by invitation only. Please click on the following links to learn more. To learn more about the Wilderness Safaris Wildlife Trust, the North Atlantic Salmon Fund, and the Moonhole Friends Foundation.
Supported Projects in the Southern Tier of Africa
Resources First Foundation acts in partnership with the Wilderness Safaris Wildlife Trust on a successful philanthropic grant program targeting wildlife conservation, community infrastructure support and education to communities in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and the Republic of South Africa.
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Children in the Wilderness
Children in the Wilderness (CITW) has as its overall goal to facilitate sustainable conservation through leadership development of rural children in Africa. Such children are offered a program at a Wilderness Safaris camp that combines leadership skills, environmental education and recreation – all in a unique and safe wilderness environment, where Nature is both teacher and healer.
The program aims at increasing the children’s understanding and appreciation of the diversity of natural environments, as well as to encourage them by demonstrating the opportunities that exist for them. Finally, the program is designed to increase self-esteem, teach new skills and impart knowledge to our children.
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Simonga Village Projects
In 2000, The River Club established a partnership with the nearby Simonga village, and since then, has carried out a range of projects in the village. These have included sponsorship of students and teachers to further their education, construction of a school library, provision of school supplies and books, digging of wells for the village and construction of a police post in collaboration with neighboring lodges.
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North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF)
The NASF OBJECTIVE is to restore salmon stocks to historic abundance. MORE SALMON bring more diversity and ensures a profitable sport fishery. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS we believe are the key
NASF works with netsmen to make the North Atlantic environment a showcase example of bio-diversity and sustainable development.
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Moonhole Friends Foundation
RFF annually supports the Tom and Gladys Johnston Moonhole Conservation Trust and Moonhole Friends Foundation
RFF supports education, conservation, training opportunities, and human health and infrastructure projects targeting the local community of Paget Farm, Bequia. RFF also provides grants for the ecological restoration of land, marine species, and habitats on Bequia, St. Vincent.
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