Dear friends,

In recent decades humanity has “consumed” the planet at a speed never seen before in history. Entire species have been eliminated with others close to extinction, forests have been cut down, water & air have been polluted, climate is warming up and our own survival (too) faces new challenges. The health of our Planet is reaching a crisis point!

As an individual fond of outdoor and a nature lover, it feels naturally to try to give back a little to the Planet. I am joining Vodafone Foundation's Your Planet campaign, to help protect the world we live, love and breathe. The fundraising is supporting the work of the charity partner Tusk (https://www.tusk.org/), a charity who has earned a reputation for providing a highly efficient solution for funding wildlife conservation programmes in Africa. Tusk have a vision for a future in which both people and wildlife can thrive across Africa.

On top of all fundraising activities, in January 2022 I will go to Africa, to take part in a 5 days trekking and exploring challenge through the Rwenzori Mountains, in Uganda, a country where Tusk supports local wildlife conservation programmes.

If you want to support the cause, I would be grateful for every penny you can donate and the planet could be a better place thanks to you.

All money raised will be matched by Vodafone Foundation and will go to Tusk. For every Euro you will donate Vodafone will add another one and funds will go to Tusk to protect wildlife at risk in Africa. My trip to Uganda is 100% self-funded. 

Kindest regards,

Gabi

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Here are just some examples of how we could use your support:

£10 PACE pack

£20 could buy a ranger a new pair of trekking boots

£25 could fund a wildlife ranger’s rations for a month

£50 could build five desks for a primary school

£100 could sponsor a class to take part in an environmental education programme

£100 could purchase a GPS enabled camera to monitor wildlife

£100 could provide three cooking sets for a rapid-response anti-poaching team

£200 could fund a Lion Guard’s salary for a month

£250 could provide materials needed to build a predator-proof livestock enclosure

£500 could sponsor a 4 man anti-poaching team in the field for a month.

£750 could fund four camera traps for community-wildlife monitoring

£1,000 could enable the development of a community tree nursery to combat deforestation

£1,200 could equip two wildlife rangers with radios and portable solar panels on anti-poaching patrols