CONSERVATION NEWS
Dine with Nsefu Wildlife at Native Foods event!
Thank you to everyone that came out!
We would like to thank everyone that came out to dine with Nsefu Wildlife at Native Foods. We'd also like to thank Native Foods in Point Loma and GroupRaise for making this event possible! It was wonderful to meet and dine with so many supporters of Conservation and great Vegan food.
Check out photos from the event.
A Message from Nsefu Wildlife's Co-Founder Coe Lewis!
Your foundation has been hard at work on the ground fighting extinction!
Dear Nsefu Supporters!
Your foundation has been hard at work on the ground fighting extinction AND making a big difference in the community in the Nsefu Sector of Zambia. Our Nsefu Wildlife rangers continue to make arrests, confiscate illegal weapons and gear in the field, provide a deterring presence in the bush, and continue to work side by side with the Dept. of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) on the ground protecting Zambia's magnificent wildlife.
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Unfortunately, the current global economic uncertainty has negatively impacted the wildlife of Africa. Wildlife crime and trafficking are on the rise and we are seeing it in the field and all over Africa. And the global uncertainty has most definitely impacted the financial stability of our foundation. We are having to adjust the scale of our foundation to match our finances and will do whatever it takes to save wildlife. Every day we strive to keep our foundation moving forward but it costs money and unfortunately we have seen our donations significantly drop this year. It's a very tough time for sure but we continue to create fundraising events and are participating in high-profile events raising funds and raising awareness.
Check out our website’s event page to see great upcoming events that Nsefu Wildlife will be a part of in the San Diego area. We had the smashing debut of the the 1st Annual Nsefu Wildlife Motorcycle Monkey Run with our friend, KGB-FM Radio Personality Clint August. We can't wait for the 2nd Annual Run!!!
Both here and in Africa, Nsefu Wildlife works hard to spread awareness of the global crisis for wildlife. We are in the fight of our lives for their future. Not only do we have our ranger team sharing the message, we also have conservation education programs in both our schools that help us cover children K-12. Nsefu Wildlife continues to create economic opportunities in employment and training with our ranger program, our women's sewing program, and our pioneering biofencing and beekeeping program. By lifting UP the community, we are able to create more impact IN conservation.
Please think of your foundation for your charitable donations. You can make a one-time or monthly donation. Whichever you choose...just know our foundation appreciates it!
Thank you for your support!
Coe, Victory and Team Nsefu
Fido Fest 2023
Thanks for checking out our booth!
We’d thank to thank Fido Fest and the City of Santee for hosting such a great event. We had a great time and enjoyed meeting some many friendly people and their dogs!
We look forward to seeing you again next year!
The 1st Annual Nsefu Wildlife Motorcycle Monkey Run!
We look forward to seeing you again next year!
Nsefu Wildlife would like to say thank you to everyone who made it to out on Saturday (1/14), to our 1st Annual Nsefu Wildlife Motorcycle Monkey Run! It was such a success, especially for our debut!
Despite the threatening weather, the rain held back until all our riders rolled back in safely from their trip. Clint August led the pack and helped us host the event. He is the hardest working man in radio and we're so grateful he made time for us. And let's hear it for our wonderful friend Michelle Bailey at Full Circle Saloon!!! Clint brought his friends and fans and Michelle was a wonderful host as always and her team was so great. Whisky State of Mind brought the great music and made a very generous donation! It was packed and we want to thank each and every rider and attendee.
We also wanted to thank our loyal supporters Shelly Waddell and Mitch Rand for helping get the event together and running yesterday. Thank you so much to @Attorney King Aminpour for his support and most generous donation and THANK YOU to everyone who donated for our auctions and giveaways. We were so fortunate you were there for us! Thank you to Tommy Sablan and KUSI News for your constant support.
Team Nsefu is so grateful and your donations will go right into action fighting extinction in Africa.
Look forward to seeing you all again next year!
2022 Challenges & Achievements - End of the Year message from Coe, Victory & the Nsefu Wildlife team!
Your support makes conservation in Zambia possible!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our wonderful friends and supporters.
Dear friends,
On behalf of all of us at Nsefu Wildlife, we wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Happy Holidays to ALL!! We are incredibly grateful for your friendship, your guidance, and your continued support. This foundation would cease to exist without YOU...our wonderful friends.
In 2022, Nsefu Wildlife has had victories, challenges, and we suffered the loss of a dear friend and original supporter...the wonderful Judy Wheatley. I wish I could say that the world has stabilized since our last holiday newsletter and that donations have improved... but sadly I cannot. It has been a very difficult three years with the lingering effects of COVID and the global economic and political crises we find ourselves facing. Inflation has dramatically impacted the financial stability of foundations worldwide...ours included. 2023 will see us making difficult changes within our programs as we try to match our size with our funding to keep Nsefu on the ground saving wildlife. These moves are imperative to keep us going and we pray we will see more stability in 2023, but we are battening down the hatches till then. Please keep us in mind with potential supporters, sponsors, and friends who want to be part of a pioneering antipoaching foundation creating dramatic change in Africa. Poaching has escalated worldwide due to financial hardships and greedy criminal syndicates. Our job is 24/7... 365 days a year. Extinction doesn’t take a day off.
Despite our economic challenges, our foundation continues to wow everyone in the Nsefu Sector and beyond. This year we had the successful Grand Opening of the Bonnie Dines Women’s Center made possible by our wonderful friend and supporter, Gary Dines. We were fortunate in that some Nsefu Wildlife supporters from San Diego were on hand for the fun. Senior Chief Nsefu oversaw the festivities, local officials and the entire community came out in force for the event, and it was a smashing success. This new building is the new “hub” of Kawaza village on the outskirts of Mfuwe and we are incredibly proud of it and what it represents for our vision for Nsefu. This building houses our successful women’s sewing program and this is the first year of our new school uniform program. Kids in Zambia wear school uniforms K-12. This program will help generate much-needed funds for our other programs...like supporting our Nsefu Wildlife Ranger Team.
Nsefu Wildlife looks to create income-producing programs that can support other important parts of our foundation. Another successful program we run is the Beekeeping/Biofencing program. This year we saw the extension of our biofencing line which protects fields and crops from marauding elephants. This pioneering program created by Dr. Lucy King has successfully reduced the Human/Elephant conflict in the area and we look to expand it further in the sector. A great byproduct of using beehive fencing to protect crops is that farmers get to sell the honey produced by the hives...so everyone wins. We hope within the next 2 years to have our “Bee Farm'' underway which will basically be a honey-producing program that will help generate income by the sale of honey in the region and beyond, and will also serve as a trade school for locals wanting to learn beekeeping.
The Nsefu Wildlife rangers have been working hard on the ground with the Department of National Parks & Wildlife (DNPW) protecting wildlife in the game management area (GMA) and within the South Luangwa National Park. We have had successful operations arresting poachers and collecting contraband and weapons. Our presence in the sector is an excellent deterrent against poaching and trafficking. Furthermore, the ranger team was honored by Senior Chief Nsefu in that they were requested to be his “personal security'' for his annual event in which he travels the Chiefdom with the event ending at the stadium in the area with officials from all over Zambia. The chief is greeted and celebrated by thousands of Zambians and it was simply amazing to be part of. To be chosen for “his” security was a true feather in our cap for Nsefu Wildlife.
Our conservation programs in the schools have started back up and the antipoaching initiative on the soccer field continues. Thank you to our friends at 5 Star Communications for their continued support of our Chabwera Soccer Team which helps keep young men occupied in sport vs turning their attention to poaching for income.
And lastly, THANK YOU to everyone who showed up for our events this year. We saw the debut of the 1st Annual “Rock the Wild” event...our most successful event yet! Also we were invited to be part of another new annual music event- SoCal Heavy Jam which started off with a bang and helped us raise much-needed funds. AND we are excited to join our friend, KGB-FM Radio Personality Clint August and Motorcycle Monkey for the 1st Annual “Nsefu Motorcycle Monkey Run” being held Saturday January 14th hosted by Michelle Bailey and Full Circle Saloon. The ride begins at Coffee Corner and the after party will happen at Full Circle Saloon with music from “Whiskey State of Mind”. Prizes, opportunity drawings, and silent auctions will be on site with Team Nsefu. Sign up on our website at www.NSEFU.org or show up the day of to sign up!
Wishing you the happiest of holidays dear friends and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support. We are grateful all year round for YOU.
Coe, Victory, and Team Nsefu