In 1998, there was a great need to empower women in conservation which today has reached an intensity unimaginable then. The Mama Tembo ELEPHANTS, Mama Simba LIONS and GREVY’S ZEBRA Grassland Mamas work together addressing: CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES - CLIMATE CHANGE - GRASSLAND RESTORATION - MEGA INFRASTRUCTURE. All the Mamas work tirelessly on these various problems in the hope that they can lessen the impact from these catastrophic issues.
Women are playing an ever more impressive role!
Habiba © Save The Elephants
ELEPHANT SCHOLARSHIPS
Habiba 19, is the oldest of five and responsible for her family. She escaped female genital mutilation and works to end this ritual. $7,000 is the cost of her four year Geo-information Technology degree. She also has a scholarship to study coding at Google and recently said, “I hope one day I will be able to use my coding skills to make the world a better place and to help save elephants."
MAMA GREVY, head of Grassland Mamas photo © Singer Rankin WWW
THE POWER OF MAMAS
"Mama Grevy, she just continues to grow in her leadership role. It's just so amazing to witness that powerhouse of a woman, who has come from such a humble background to being one of the most respected women in Westgate."
HABIBA (same name also) First Elephant Orphan in WWW Funded Study photo © Singer Rankin WWW
ELEPHANT ORPHANS
We continue to learn about the incredible resilience of elephant orphans in particular with a focus on looking at movements of orphans relative to their mother’s historical behavior. The nuance and complexity of their responses to the difficult situation in which they have been thrust continues to amaze.
I can’t emphasize enough the magnitude of your support. None of this would be possible without you. Please be proud of what you make possible even though it is on the other side of the world… the world is all ONE.
OUR YEAR END APPEAL
1 camera for documenting the land - $350
1 grassland champion salary - $850 per year
1 high school scholarship per year - $1500
1 4 year college scholarship - $7,000
1 lion radio collar - $7,500
1 elephant radio collar - $10,000
Again words cannot express my thanks and gratitude for all that you do!
With hope,
Singer