Okoa Fund

Founded in 2022, The OKOA Fund connects tourism with trusted conservation and education efforts across Africa.

Through transformative travel, we work to protect nature and uplift communities together. 🌍💚

20/08/2026

This post shows what cameras can capture:
Listen carefully... can you hear him snuffling towards the end? 🥹

Most of us will never get to see a pangolin. In Africa, seeing one in the wild is considered a once-in-a-lifetime sighting.

But for conservationists, moments like this are more than a sighting. Captured by specialist camera traps, they help reveal whether rescued pangolins are finding food, adapting to life in the wild and thriving.

Want to support the campaign? Comment PANGOLIN below and we'll send you the link 🐾

Images courtesy of Manyoni Private Game Reserve

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18/08/2026

After rescue from the illegal wildlife trade, pangolins need to recover their strength and learn to live in the wild again.

Monitoring them closely is a necessary part of that process. Our Every Step Counts campaign is raising funds for six specialist camera traps for the African Pangolin Working Group.

So conservationists can take a step back, and pangolins another step towards freedom.

Want to help? Comment PANGOLIN and we'll send you the campaign link 🐾

We run so they can roam.

Images courtesy of Manyoni Private Game Reserve | video by Chrisjan Visser

13/08/2026

A day in the life of a pangolin. Actually, it should be a night in the life of a pangolin. Wild pangolins are strictly nocturnal.

For rescued pangolins in rehabilitation, things are a little different. They won't eat artificial food in captivity, so handlers take them on foraging walks, so they can feed naturally while closely monitoring their health and recovery. The moments in these photos were captured during these late-afternoon walks.

With time, patience and expert care, rescued pangolins can return to the wild, where specialist camera traps quietly reveal whether they're finding food, settling into their new home and thriving in the wild again.

11/08/2026

Fall in love with Africa, and you'll want to protect it.

Every day, guides, travel designers and conservation partners help people discover Africa.

They've witnessed how conservation safeguards wildlife, supports communities and preserves these wild places.

That's why Sasha, Tamsyn and Marwaan aren't just running a race.

They're running for a future where pangolins can roam free.

06/08/2026

One pangolin can eat up to 70 million insects a year 🐜

That's one of the ways they help keep Africa's ecosystems in balance. By naturally regulating ant and termite populations, they quietly play an important role in the health of the landscape.

Protecting pangolins helps keep entire ecosystems healthy. Because every life is connected.

📸 Image courtesy of African Pangolin Working Group | Pangolin photos by Gareth Thomas.

04/08/2026

A rescued pangolin's story is only just beginning when it's released back into the wild.

Help us fund six specialist camera traps for the African Pangolin Working Group through our Every Step Counts campaign.

Every Rand raised brings us one step closer to protecting these extraordinary animals.

If you've been following this journey with us, now is the time to take the next step. Donate if you can and please share this post. Every donation and share helps us reach more people and brings us one step closer to our goal.

Support the campaign through the link in OKOA Fund 's bio.

📸 Images courtesy of African Pangolin Working Group & Simon Needham

30/07/2026

Pangolins' armour, a near-perfect evolutionary defence, has protected them from predators for more than 80 million years. When threatened by a lion or leopard, they curl into an almost impenetrable ball.

But this defence didn't evolve to protect them from people. Their gentle nature and instinct leave them defenceless against poachers, who can simply pick them up.

That's why every step towards protecting pangolins counts.

📸 Image courtesy of African Pangolin Working Group | Photo by Alexis Kriel & Gareth Thomas.

28/07/2026

Meet the people behind Every Step Counts.

On 29 August, Sasha, Tamsyn and Marwaan from Ker & Downey Africa will take on the Sabi Sand Trail Run, turning every step into impact.

Together, they're helping raise R60,000, which the OKOA Fund will match. To help African Pangolin Working Group give rescued pangolins the best possible chance of a future in the wild.

We run so they can roam.
Help us reach the finish line.

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24/07/2026

The pangolin, the only mammal on Earth with true scales.

Their scales are one of the reasons pangolins have become the world's most trafficked wild mammal. They're falsely believed to have medicinal value, even though they're made of keratin, the same material as our fingernails.

📸 Images courtesy of African Pangolin Working Group | Photos by Simon Needham

22/07/2026

Creating lasting impact in conservation starts with the right partners.

The African Pangolin Working Group has spent more than a decade protecting Africa's pangolins through rescue, rehabilitation, research, education and collaboration.

Their work doesn't end when a pangolin is rescued. It continues until that animal has the best possible chance of surviving in the wild.

Through Every Step Counts, we're proud to support APWG and the vital work they're do to help rescued pangolins build a future in the wild.

Together, every step helps pangolins roam free.

📸 Images courtesy of African Pangolin Working Group | Photos by Simon Needham (Simon Needham 🇬🇧 ) & Gareth Thomas ( Gareth Thomas )

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