Help preserve
Africa's iconic wildlife
Projects
Parks
Stories
SwissAfrican Foundation
The purpose of the SwissAfrican Foundation is to support projects that contribute to the protection of African flora and fauna, ensure the conservation of endangered species, prevent poaching in Africa, and offer ecological education to local people, especially children.
Foundation
Commitment
Reports
Get involved
Elephant Conservation
Elephants fulfill crucial roles - they disperse seed, clear and open up the bush, build water holes and bring nutrients into the cycle of other animals and thus maintain the delicate balance of their ecosystem.

1950:
3.5 Mio elephants left in Africa
Today:
Only 400,000 left (-90%)


Rhino Conservation
There are two types of rhino in Southern Africa: the black rhino and the white rhino. Rhinos are poached for their horns, as the horn substance is said to have healing properties in Asia.

2016:
60 poached rhinos per year
2023:
600 poached rhinos per year


Zambezi Transfrontier
The Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia and the Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe are located on opposite banks of the Zambezi River. The huge Sapi Reserve on the Zimbabwe side extends the protected zone by 1,174km². Formerly a hunting block, Great Plains takes over in 2016 and immediately declares it an area for photographic safaris only.

1983:
Lower Zambezi is declared a National Park
1984:
Mana Pools is declared a National Park
2016:
Sapi is declared a photographic reserve


Gorilla Conservation
The Virunga Volcano Region (VVR) is ecologically a single entity, but politically divided into three national parks: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Another gorilla population lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in Uganda in an area of about 330km².

1961:
542 Gorillas in Eastern Africa
2010:
880 Gorillas in Eastern Africa
2018:
1,063 Gorillas in Eastern Africa



Location of our projects