Acceleratingcommunity-led conservation impact across Africa
The Vuma Conservation Fund is a new $65 million pooled fund built by and for African conservation organizations, designed to unlock climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and stronger livelihoods by providing multi-year, unrestricted funding aligned to local partners’ own strategies, alongside built-in organisational development support.
The model is intentionally high-efficiency for funders: one vehicle, multiple, field-shaping outcomes - backing local institutions (not fragmented projects), with clear accountability and low transaction costs, and a mutually reinforcing portfolio that multiplies impact.
established African organizations, connected and accelerating impact.
Scale
71M
hectares of biologically and culturally diverse landscapes and seascapes where these organizations are working today to support community rights, benefits, and stewardship—and growing their reach year on year.
Efficient & Effective
$65M
over 4 years in flexible, core funding aligned with existing strategies of local organizations.
One pooled fund, many outcomes.
Join vuma
Low risk. Low transaction costs. Big, long-lasting, community-led outcomes for people and nature.
A bold continent-wide vision for conservation at scale
Not fragmented efforts, but a coordinated movement
Diversity as strength
Bringing together leaders across landscapes, cultures and governance systems
A catalyst for systems change
Influencing policy, reshaping philanthropy, and redefining conservation for Africa and the world.
“Community conservation has come of age. Whether it’s Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, or Mozambique, we are organizations laying the groundwork for community conservation impact to grow in long-lasting and meaningful ways. That’s what’s special about us.”
John Kamanga South Rift Association of Land Owners Kenya
