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A community-led foundation connecting landscapes and empowering thriving communities surrounding African Bush Camp Experiences🌍

The Foundation’s mission is to partner with communities that are located near our camps to improve quality of life and achieve long term conservation through programs focusing on Education, Community Empowerment, and Conversation. We have projects running in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana that focus on addressing challenges that include unemployment, food scarcity, poor education and health care i

nfrastructure, low school attendance and dropouts due to financial constraints, wildlife poaching, and preserving natural resources.

18/08/2026

“The Mighty Elephant” echoed through Maunga Primary School this World Elephant Day. 🐘

From songs and poetry to handmade elephant sculptures, young learners celebrated these incredible animals through creativity, curiosity, and conservation.

Using locally available and recyclable materials, the children transformed everyday objects into five unique elephant models and proudly presented them to their school community.

These small hands and big hearts belong to the next generation of conservationists, and they are already hard at work.

14/08/2026

For thousands of years, elephants have followed the same migratory paths, passed down from mother to calf. Those paths only survive because landscapes stay connected, communities thrive, and conservation is rooted in a long-term vision.

Book 3+ nights at any African Bush Camps Experience between 12 August and 19 December 2026, and save 5% on your safari. Ndlovu Club members save an extra 5%, 10% in total.

If you book before 12 September, you’ll also receive an extra 10% off Safari Logistics flights and a complimentary massage.

And for every qualifying booking, USD 330 goes directly to African Bush Camps Foundation, funding anti-poaching patrols, habitat restoration, and community conservation across Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Because when our herd travels, their herd thrives.

06/08/2026

Every landscape has its legends.

In Mana Pools, Zimbabwe, one of them walks on four legs and sometimes stands on two.

Meet Boswell, one of Africa’s most iconic elephants.

Known for rising onto his hind legs to reach the highest branches, Boswell has captivated travellers from around the world with a behavior as extraordinary as the landscape he calls home.

But his story is about more than one remarkable elephant.

It is a reminder that encounters like these depend on healthy ecosystems and a long-term commitment to conservation. They deepen our connection to the natural world and reinforce why conserving these landscapes matters.

So that elephants like Boswell can continue to thrive for generations to come.

📷: Nikita Rix | Africa in Still + Motion

31/07/2026

The greatest impact is rarely made alone.

This World Ranger Day, we celebrate the women of the Kufadza Female Scouts.

Every patrol, every challenge, and every step forward is built on trust and a shared commitment to conserving Zambia’s wildlife. Together, they are breaking barriers and redefining what leadership looks like in conservation.

We recognize and honor these women who show up for the wild, for each other, and for the future of conservation in Zambia.

Let’s continue sharing and conserving Africa, together.

23/07/2026

A computer is more than a piece of technology. It is a gateway to knowledge, new skills, and future opportunity.

Together with the Natural Selection Foundation, we are proud to support the development of a new computer lab at Khwai Primary School, expanding access to digital learning for the Khwai community.

Alongside improvements to school infrastructure and educational resources, the lab will equip learners with the digital skills and confidence to navigate an increasingly connected world.

Because investing in education today means empowering the next generation to shape their own futures.

21/07/2026

Conservation is strongest when communities have the tools to thrive alongside wildlife.

Across Botswana's Chobe Enclave, communities and wildlife share the same landscape. Through our partnership with -Link, we are supporting the REHerd Program, a community led initiative that helps make coexistence possible.

By combining traditional herding knowledge with modern livestock management, REHerd equips farmers with practical solutions that protect livestock, including EcoHerder training, rotational grazing and mobile bomas. Together, these approaches reduce conflict with wildlife, restore healthy rangelands and strengthen rural livelihoods.

At African Bush Camps Foundation, we believe lasting conservation begins with communities.

Together with Wild-Link, we are supporting solutions that create healthier landscapes and a future where people and wildlife can thrive together.

15/07/2026

Every safari with African Bush Camps leaves a legacy. For valued guests Reni and Barna, that legacy became even more extraordinary.

Reni and Barna have been traveling with African Bush Camps for many years, building a beautiful connection to our landscapes, our communities, and the African Bush Camps Foundation along the way.

To mark Barna's 50th birthday and their 20th wedding anniversary, they asked family and friends to forgo gifts and support our Female Guides Program instead. Together, they raised USD 6,000 for aspiring female guides pursuing careers in conservation and tourism.

To Reni, Barna, and everyone who contributed, we are so grateful. Your kindness is shaping the future of women in conservation.

14/07/2026

“Being part of the Female Guides Program has empowered me as a woman. I never thought I could do the things I am doing now, but now I know I can achieve whatever I set my mind to.”

Meet Jessica Motshegwa, a trainee guide in our Female Guides Program. Originally from Mmadinare in eastern Botswana, Jessica is currently completing a training rotation at our Experiences in the Khwai Community Concession. She is strong, determined, and an inspiration to every woman who comes after her.

Follow along as she takes us into her world.

Jessica’s journey is made possible with the support of our partner, Steppes Travel, whose commitment to empowering women is helping open doors in tourism and conservation across Southern Africa.

13/07/2026

The rhinos are finally home.

More than 30 years after organized poaching devastated Matusadona's black rhino population, its guardians have returned. Not a new population introduced to fill a gap, but the direct descendants of the animals evacuated from this same land a generation ago. The same bloodline, come full cir.cle.

More than a conservation win, this is a declaration that the wild can heal, and that people, united by a shared purpose, can make it happen.

At African Bush Camps Foundation, this is what Connected Landscapes, Thriving Communities looks like in practice.

Congratulations to the teams at Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, African Parks, Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy, Matobo National Park, Dambari Wildlife Trust, Matusadona Conservation Trust and every individual whose dedication made this possible.

Here's to the future of Matusadona National Park, and to every rhino that calls it home again.

The Return of the Rhino: https://www.africanbushcampsfoundation.org/the-rhino-are-home-black-rhino-return-to-matusadona-national-park-after-three-decades/

📷: Hillary O'Leary, Marcus Westberg, and Wiki West

03/07/2026

Different countries. Different teams. One shared purpose. 💚

To celebrate 20 years of African Bush Camps Foundation, Active Day brought our people together in the most joyful way.

Trade partners, our Cape Town office, and our on-the-ground staff across Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, spent the afternoon moving, laughing, and connecting across borders.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, you helped make it a very special day!

Here’s to you, the people behind our purpose, and to sharing and conserving Africa, together.

Read the full Active Day recap via the link in our bio.

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