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CEO travels to Rwanda for the Tusk Conservation Symposium

Our CEO, Theresa Sowry, recently attended the Tusk Conservation Symposium hosted by Tusk Trust in Rwanda from 3 to 8 March 2024. Held biennially, the Tusk symposium brings together beneficiaries to exchange project insights, share ideas, and foster partnerships. This year was particularly special as Theresa reunited with longtime friend, Miguel Goncalves, a Park Warden...
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Herding Academy announces its transition to the Southern African Wildlife College

In a significant move by the Herding Academy, which has transitioned to the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC), regenerative land management practices and training are to get a real boost. This will ultimately help mitigate the impact of environmental degradation due to conventional land management and  livestock practices and the effects of climate change.With the...
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2024 is in full swing

As we look ahead, we are filled with hope and determination. Our collective efforts have demonstrated collaborative growth opportunities and the continuance of positive impacts on the lives of people and within the conservation sector. Certainly, an inspiration moving ahead in 2024.To fill you in on some of our current news we tried to keep...
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Closing The Year Out With RISE

Coaching Conservation Coaching Conservation and the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) have established a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership aimed at expanding Children’s Education for Sustainable Development throughout Southern Africa. In 2023, Coaching Conservation achieved significant milestones. The Bush Rapid Awareness Programme, employing the Learning from Wildlife model, engaged 114 children from local communities. This immersive experience focused...
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A REVOLUTION IN RANGER TRAINING

The convergence of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) with on-the-ground efforts holds promise for more effective law enforcement and intensified action against persistent wildlife crime in protected areas across Africa. A Swedish diplomatic delegation observed the final two days of a newly piloted 10-day training session on Specialist Environmental Crime Training: Law Enforcement Analytics and...
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EMERGING LEADERS

On 30 November 2023 a select group of Natural Resource Management students graduated at the Southern African Wildlife College, following the final student dinner the night before.  Fitting in with the theme “Emerging Leaders” the 25 students represented four countries, namely Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia with only one student graduating in absentia. We applaud...
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THE SAWC IN DRC

By Jenny Newenham From 3 – 11 November, we had the incredible opportunity to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a collaborative project funded by GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation), focusing on Climate Resilience in Natural Resource Management (CRNRM). This project involves the  College (SAWC), ERAIFT (The Regional Post-Graduate Training School on...
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Update from the RRM Department – Dec ’23

REKINDLING OF AN OLD PARTNERSHIP The Responsible Resource Management (RRM) department was honoured to receive the Dallas Safari Club Foundation (DSCF) grant. We express our gratitude for the generosity of the DSCF and the chance to rekindle our partnership. Thank you for the support, and we eagerly anticipate the journey ahead as we persist in advocating...
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When learning counts

By Elna de Beer – Technical AssociateThere is a saying that you are responsible for your own learning and there is no place better to see this than in learning exchanges. To bring people together and let them learn from each other’s mistakes, lessons, and successes, is a very rewarding way of effectively growing capacity...
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