Help Support Female Ranger Teams in Africa

The aim of this ongoing fundraising campaign on GlobalGiving is to raise funds for female ranger teams in Africa, in line with World Female Ranger Week on June 23-30 2022.

This ground-breaking global awareness week will celebrate and support female rangers around the world. Female rangers are bold, changing the game and paving the way for women to stand alongside men at the forefront of conservation, but they need allies.

World Female Ranger Week brings together female wildlife rangers on a global platform, to tell their stories, have access to peer support, offer and receive advice, and share knowledge. As champions of wildlife conservation, as role models, as educators and as beacons of hope, these women are not only transforming attitudes towards the role of women but are also showing the capabilities and success of females in traditionally male roles. Less than 11% of the global wildlife ranger workforce is female. With women being natural communicators, protectors and investing their earned income in their families, bringing gender equality into the workforce enhances conservation efforts and relationships within communities.

"Having spent time on the front line with multiple all-female anti-poaching units in Africa, it’s evident why the female ranger movement is picking up such momentum. These women are proving to be highly successful as they ease local tension and strengthen relationships within their communities. World Female Ranger Week will celebrate these women but will also highlight the significant gender imbalance in wildlife conservation." Holly Budge. Founder of How Many Elephants & World Female Ranger Week.

Find out more at www.worldfemalerangerweek.org

Links:

• Read more on our website
• Report (PDF)