Elephant Havens
One of our beneficiaries is Elephant Havens - Botswana's only elephant orphanage that has made great strides toward the preservation of the African elephant by rescuing orphaned and abandoned elephants, reducing human-elephant conflict, and protecting wild habitats from human encroachment.
Founded in 2018 by Americans Debra Stevens, her husband Scott Jackson and local Guide Boago Poloko, Elephant Havens has experienced a rush of rescues in recent times. One need not look further than a baby elephant's feeding schedule, to realize the magnitude of the work this NPO does.
A baby elephant adds roughly two pounds of body weight each day after birth. This requires full-time handlers feeding a young calf every 3 hours around the clock - and unlike the human world, this intensive feeding scheme doesn’t improve after the first six weeks!
This is intensive yet equally rewarding work, as Elephant Havens has an excellent track record in rearing young elephants before releasing them back into the wild once they’re ready.
Ele Collection
In 2024 we added The Ele Collection to our beneficiary list. This is an innovative initiative tackling plastic pollution in Southern Africa. Their mission centers on creating scalable, sustainable solutions to eliminate plastic waste, starting with Victoria Falls and its surrounding national parks as these areas.
The Ele Collection empowers local communities by creating income opportunities, particularly for women, through plastic collection programs. Their efforts involve cleaning up plastic waste, recycling it into eco-friendly construction materials, and partnering with educational organizations to promote environmental stewardship. By converting various plastics into building aggregates, they offer practical and long-lasting solutions to one of the region’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Through collaborations with organizations like the Pristine Victoria Falls Society and Children of the Wilderness, The Ele Collection fosters a community-driven approach to conservation, ensuring the preservation of local ecosystems and wildlife for generations to come.
