African People & Wildlife 2024 Annual Report

Thought Leadership and Internal Reports

Finding Balance in a Changing World

Jul
22
2025

In 2024, African People & Wildlife took decisive actions toward coexistence, with tangible impacts across Tanzania’s landscapes. Communities in Ngorongoro significantly reduced elephant crop-raiding through innovative conflict mitigation. Women entrepreneurs strengthened livelihoods with expanded honey and beeswax enterprises. Youth took learned firsthand how stewardship today ensures thriving wildlife and community health tomorrow. This annual report captures these stories and more, highlighting your direct impact in achieving harmony between people, wildlife, and ecosystems.

Discover how your support helped communities thrive alongside wildlife in 2024.

APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover
APW 2024 Annual Report Cover

Key Takeaways

Grasslands Restored

Local grazing committees have now revitalized over 10,200 acres of savanna using sustainable techniques. Community-driven habitat restoration strengthened pastoral livelihoods and enhanced biodiversity, providing healthy grazing grounds for livestock and wildlife.

Grassland restoration in Greater Lake Natron
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Emmily Tunuka/APW
Grassland restoration in Greater Lake Natron

Economic Empowerment

The Women’s Beekeeping Initiative flourished, supporting over 1,900 female entrepreneurs. These enterprising leaders expanded honey sales, innovated new beeswax products, and invested earnings in healthcare, education, and new ventures, strengthening local economies.

Queen Bees refresh their harvesting skills
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Emmily Tunuka/APW
Queen Bees refresh their harvesting skills

Protecting Big Cats

Warriors for Wildlife responded to 891 livestock-carnivore incidents, preventing retaliatory actions and protecting carnivore populations. Leopard sightings in West Kilimanjaro significantly increased, indicating a growing big cat population and improved wildlife monitoring.

Leopard cub looks for a playmate
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Laly Lichtenfeld/APW
Leopard cub looks for a playmate

These moments weren’t easy. They were earned by listening, showing up, and choosing the hard work of coexistence again and again. They happened because supporters like you stood with us. From all of us at APW, thank you for another year of partnership.

Laly L. Lichtenfeld, Ph.D.
Co-founder and CEO