APW is pleased to announce that three Maasai children from the village of Loibor Siret have become the first recipients of our new Noloholo Youth Environmental Scholarship Program. Students have received full tuition to the Moringe Private School outside of Arusha in the town of Monduli. Click here to read more about our Environmental Scholarships.

We are thrilled to announce that the Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation has awarded APW a generous two year grant to support our Maasailand Lion Conservation Program. With this competitive award, we will make important headway during 2010 and 2011 in the areas of lion-livestock conflict prevention, habitat protection and conservation education. We are very grateful for this significant award!

On behalf of everyone at the African People & Wildlife Fund, we wish you joyful holidays and a wonderful New Year!

The African People & Wildlife Fund's Annual Fund Campaign raises crucial support for our programs. Please consider making a gift to this important campaign. We are very grateful to those who have already given.

Donations can be made online at www.afrpw.org/?q=donate or checks payable to APW may be sent to our New Jersey office at Box 624, Bernardsville, NJ 07924.

On behalf of Africa's people and wildlife, thank you!

The APW Team

APW's Director, Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld, speaks today to students and faculty at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies about APW's village-based approach to conservation in Tanzania. Research and internship opportunities with APW will also be presented. 11:00 am, Sage 24. For more information, please click on this link to the Yale Calendar of Events.

Dr. Lichtenfeld speaks to the public about the status of the African lion and APW's lion conservation program at the Darien Nature Center on at 4 pm. For more information, click on the link to the Darien Nature Center and view special events.

We are very pleased to announce that the Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded a grant to APW for our unique Living Walls project, a component of APW's Maasailand Lion Conservation Program. This support will help APW to establish a cost-sharing mechanism for individual participation in the project, install many new Living Walls and provide crucial funding for APW's Maasai lion-livestock conflict team. We are very grateful for this important grant and acknowledgement of the significance of our work!    

APW's Director, Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld, talked to the public about the status of the African Lion and APW's lion conservation program at the Wilson Community Center on Friday, September 25th 2009. Click here to read the full story in the Jackson Hole News & Guide.

Following up on a story reporting the illegal use of the pesiticide, Furadan, for the poisoning of lions in Kenya, 60 Minutes producer Drew Magratten contacted APW's Maasailand Lion Conservation Program to assess the use of the destructive chemical in Tanzania. Unfortunately, our team found Furadan readily available in Tanzania and widely known as an effective predator killer. To read the full story, click here.

We are pleased to announce that the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund has allocated important funding to APW's Maasai Steppe Conservation Education Program for a second year. With conservation funding at an all-time low and grants more difficult than ever to procure, APW is proud to be recognized among the 18% of total applicants funded. We wish to express our sincere thanks for this support and continued acknowledgement of the importance of our work!

The village of Loibor Siret, where APW's Noloholo Environmental Center is located, has been chosen as a regional  center of attention for the celebration of World Environment Day in Tanzania. Plans for the day may include a riverside clean-up by Loibor Siret's primary schoolchildren, a tour of the Noloholo Environmental Center, and the distribution of APW's conservation workbook, "Your Village Environment."

Join us for an evening of fun featuring singer Maura Glynn and the Ripplin Waters Project (www.mauraglynn.com). Enjoy bidding on lots of exciting items in our silent auction or visit the Tanzanian Boutique!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Roxiticus Golf Club, Mendham, New Jersey

$125 per person (advance purchase only)*

* Please note tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information or tickets, please contact: info@afrpw.org or call 908-642-1540.
 

APW is pleased to announce that a milestone has been reached in our major building initiative at the Noloholo Environmental Center! The Noloholo Educational Facility, a large complex including a classroom, conference room, general purpose room and staff offices, has been completed on the Noloholo Environmental Center grounds!

Click here to view the building.

APW receives continued funding from the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation for our conservation work in southern Tanzania. See the Mwambesi Wildlife Conservation Concesssion project page for more information.

Dr. Lichtenfeld will give a lunch-time talk at the Yale School of Foresty and Environmental Studies for interested students and faculty members. 12:30 to 2 pm, 301 Prospect St. Questions? Contact Rae Wynn-Grant; Email: rae.wynn-grant@yale.edu.

Read about APW's student environmental study tours to Tarangire National Park in the Arusha Times - a first in the history of the village of Loibor Siret!