Blog
This space is where we share the stories, people, and projects that inspire us.
Conservation Tourism
What does conservation tourism mean to Africa?
Wildlife depends on healthy landscapes. Landscapes depend on people who protect and live alongside them. Conservation works best when those relationships are strengthened together.
Meet the People Behind Pangolin Conservation in Africa
Meet the People Behind the Pangolins
Behind every conservation project are people. Discover why the people behind APWG do what they do, what they wish more of us understood about pangolins and what keeps them hopeful.
Pangolin Conservation in Africa
For most people, seeing a pangolin is a once in a lifetime experience.
Pangolin conservation is about far more than rescue. Discover how the African Pangolin Working Group is rehabilitating, rewilding and protecting Africa's most elusive mammal through science and conservation.
Out of the Ashes
Providing Emergency Support for Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary
A wildfire tore through Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary in January, destroying much of the infrastructure but not the team's resolve to rebuild a forever home for 26 rescued lions, tigers, and leopards.
Climb for Conservation - 7 Lion Bomas for Rural Communities in Mola, Zimbabwe
A project that not only protects wildlife, but also safeguards the livelihoods of rural communities.
Two of Okoa Fund's own climbed Africa's highest peak. Climb for Conservation raised $7,000 for 7 lion bomas, simple enclosures that keep livestock safe and stop lions from being killed in retaliation.
Sunbird Stepping Stones Indigenous Gardens to Support Sunbirds and Outdoor Education
Rebuilding Cape Town's biodiversity one garden at a time
Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration is connecting Cape Town's children with nature and saving the city's unique fynbos one garden at a time.
Rewilding Hearts and Habitats: Introducing Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration
OKOA Fund's Newest Campaign Partner
An inspiring Cape Town-based project planting nectar rich, fynbos gardens for sunbirds, at schools across the Cape Flats.
Achieving the Dream of Education Upliftment: A Powerful Step Forward
Celebrating Our First Completed Fundraising Campaign
The OKOA Fund, Bhongolethu Primary School and local community came together to uplift education in one of Cape Town’s most vibrant and under-resourced neighbourhoods.