Our Impact

We want our world to be wilder. We seek greater biodiversity, and we want local communities to benefit from a more diverse and thriving environment. We support charities, foundations, and grassroots projects that align with this vision. For every trip we sell, we donate around 30% of our profit. This donation is split between local projects in the destination where the trip takes place.  Each year, we will publish an impact report, detailing the funds we’ve raised and how they’ve supported our chosen projects and charities.

Here are some of the charities and projects we will support this year.

The aim of Wild Shots Outreach (WSO) is to engage previously disadvantaged young Africans in wildlife and conservation through photography. Founded in 2015, this award-winning South African NGO prioritises government high school students and unemployed youth living adjacent to Africa’s National Parks. Despite living just a few kilometres from protected areas, these young people have never visited a wilderness area or seen wildlife firsthand. How will we save Africa’s wildlife and wild places if there is a complete disconnect with the local communities?

Carbon Tanzania is a social enterprise that has overturned conventional landscape conservation in East Africa with its innovative, business-driven approach to protecting forests and wildlife. We help to make conservation an economic imperative for people, who need to see tangible benefits from efforts to protect their natural resources.

In 2020, Carbon Tanzania’s natural climate solutions benefited 63,000 indigenous and forest people and protected over 650,000 hectares of forest.

Mara Elephant Trust is a conservation organisation dedicated to protecting elephants in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya. It focuses on research, education, and community engagement to mitigate human-elephant conflict and ensure the long-term survival of elephants. The trust conducts scientific studies on elephant populations, their movements, and behaviour to develop effective conservation strategies. Through community outreach programs, it promotes coexistence between local communities and wildlife. Additionally, the trust tackles threats like poaching and habitat loss while raising awareness about the importance of elephants in the ecosystem. 

Secluded Africa Trust is a conservation-focused organization dedicated to protecting Africa’s wildlife and natural habitats. It emphasizes sustainable tourism as a means to fund conservation efforts while promoting responsible travel practices. By partnering with local communities, the trust supports grassroots projects that encourage coexistence between humans and wildlife, addressing issues like poaching, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict. Secluded Africa Trust also invests in educational programs to raise awareness and train future conservationists. Its holistic approach includes habitat restoration, community engagement, and wildlife monitoring to ensure a thriving, biodiverse environment, preserving Africa’s wilderness for future generations.

ORKCA (Orange River-Karoo Conservation Area) in Namibia is currently protecting 160,000 hectares of land. Their mission is to restore and rewild the Orange River-Karoo ecosystem and eventually expand their landholding to 1 million hectares. This initiative focuses on re-establishing ecological connectivity within the region while promoting sustainable land use models, supporting both biodiversity and local communities. ORKCA’s efforts include tackling challenges like overgrazing, land degradation, and reintroducing species that were once native to the area, with the ultimate goal of creating a vast, contiguous conservation area for iconic wildlife species.