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- EIN 87-0572187
- 415.888.8882
- 495 Miller Avenue Suite 307 Mill Valley CA 94941 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Economic Development, Microfinance, Protection of Endangered Species, Rural Economic Development, Wildlife Preservation & Protection
Mission: Lewa USA assists the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) and other similarly oriented entities, to successfully perform their role as catalysts for community-centric conservation of wildlife and habitat in northern of Kenya.
Results: Expansion from 62,000 acres to 18 million acres under conservation management. 45% decrease in illegal elephant deaths from 2012 to 2015. More than 45 college graduates through the Lewa Education Program started in 2002.
Target demographics: organizations, including the Lewa wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, apply community conservation to protect endangered wildlife, their habitats and the people living with them who are thier best protectors.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1/4 of Kenya's black rhinos; 1/3 of the world's Grevy's zebra, 6,500 children in school, 20,000 people seeking healthcare, 1,000 small businesses.
Geographic areas served: Mill Valley, California
Programs: wildlife conservation, microcredit, education, healthcare, youth development, grassland management, forest management, protected area management.