Dramatic thunderstorms and billowing clouds mark the arrival of the annual rains in East Africa, when the earth is drenched, fast-flowing rivers curl through the landscape and dry savannahs are transformed into lush, green grasslands. This seasonal cycle echoes the perpetual movement of vast numbers of wildebeest and other plains game which traverse the open...
Since its inception in 2002, one of the Grumeti Fund’s main goals has been returning eastern black rhino to the western Serengeti; establishing a founder population contributing to the genetic pool and bolstering the greater Serengeti-Mara ecosystem’s rhino population. A couple of months ago, this ambitious conservation project reached an important and exciting goal: the...
We are helping our conservation partner in Tanzania, the Grumeti Fund to raise $500,000 to support the next translocation of eastern black rhino to the Western Serengeti – but we can’t do it alone. For as little as $5, you have the opportunity to make a difference that could define the future success of an...
It was a wet and gloomy morning on the plains for the third and final day of running but this did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of our Serengeti Girls Run participants. Soon the women were approaching the finish line amidst excited cheers of support and encouragement. Tired but exhilarated, there was a profound sense...
The challenges facing girls and women in rural Africa limit their education prospects and career potential severely. Cultural marginalisation makes it especially hard for them to reach their potential and thrive. Singita’s non-profit conservation partner in Tanzania, the Grumeti Fund, works in more than 20 villages close to Singita’s 350,000-acre concession in the western Serengeti....
Last October, SHAPE Magazine social manager, Marietta Alessi, ran 45 miles across Singita’s 350,000-acre private concession in Tanzania in the first all-women, multi-day Serengeti Girls Run. This inaugural event, a partnership between Singita and the Grumeti Fund, raised money for women’s empowerment programs in communities bordering the protected area and has inspired a follow-up event...
