Maliasili strengthens local organizations, enhances leadership capacity, and fundraises so that more money gets to the right people.
Our mission is to accelerate community-based conservation through local organizations.
Our 2021 Highlights
2021 has been a year of growing strong - for Maliasili, our partners, and conservation leaders.
Here is a snapshot of this growth.
Our 2025 STrategic Plan
Maliasili exists to help talented local conservation organizations overcome their challenges and constraints so that they can become more effective agents of change in their landscapes, communities, and nations.
Strengthening Organizations
We believe that improving strategy, building a strong team, and developing the systems required to take ideas to action are the foundations for accelerating conservation impact.
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We find high potential local organizations that put people at the center of their work.
WHAT WE DO
We strengthen local organizations, enhance leadership capacity, and help get more money to the right people so they are less constrained and more capable of driving change across their communities and landscapes.
Together, our partners have an impact on a huge scale, benefiting people, wildlife, the climate and nature.
Work across 350,000 km² covering critical landscapes in east and southern Africa
Support communities to safeguard more than 34,000 elephants and 1,800 lions residing in critical ecosystems
Help generate +$12 million annually for communities who are sustainably managing their forests, wildlife, rangelands, and waters
Reach more than 2 million people
$15M+
Raised and leveraged for partners since 2018
20+
Strategies bringing new focus, clarity & direction to our partners
80
African conservation leaders trained
WHO WE WORK WITH
Our partners are pioneering and leading community-based conservation across Africa.
We look for organizations with excellent ideas, that think big, focus on results, and that are connected to their cause.
Our Partner Portfolio →
Key Supporters and Partners
