The Malilangwe Trust

The Malilangwe Trust is a Zimbabwean, non-profit organization leading environmental conservation and uplifting communities. It aims to restore and maintain the Reserve’s ecosystem, make meaningful contributions to conservation science, and improve the livelihoods of its neighboring communities. Since 1994, The Malilangwe Trust has been a model for integrating conservation and community development by pioneering science-based reintroduction and protection of indigenous wildlife alongside community development programs that educate and support future generations.

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Chingele Children’s Home

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Chingele is a special project which is close to our hearts. This home accommodates 38 orphaned and vulnerable children aged from 6 months to just over 18 years old.

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Conservation Education Program in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Malilangwe’s Conservation Education Program started in 2012, is designed, instructed, and funded by The Malilangwe Trust. The course is aimed at Grade 6 students (ages 11 to 15) from eleven Government Schools in neighbouring communities, to instill an appreciation for wildlife, conservation, global sustainability, environmental processes, cultural heritage and equip the youngsters with a range of life skills.

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Cultural Heritage in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

African Wildlife Conservation

Zimbabwe is home to 15,000 rock art and engraving sites, of which many are unique to the country with few examples found in the rest of Southern Africa. Although carbon dating has not been performed on the rock art found on the Malilangwe Reserve it is known that sandstone rock art has a lifespan of approximately 6,000 years.

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E-Learning Center in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Mwenje Primary School’s E-Learning Center is an eco-friendly classroom, powered by solar energy and fitted with tanks to store harvested rainwater. The main purpose of the center is for the use of electronic technologies for students to access an educational curriculum, based on the Zimbabwe Government School syllabus.

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Girl Child Empowerment Trust (GCET) in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Girl Child Empowerment Trust is borne of Morenlet Muravu (teacher, social worker, motivational speaker) with a vision to GCET being a dynamic and reputable leader in the greater understanding of and active participation on behalf of girls and young women in girl child issues.

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Health & Wellness at Malilangwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Malilangwe is home to all its staff and their immediate families, who reside in three different villages on the property. As such, an environment that nurtures happiness and good health has been created.

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Junior Ranger Program in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

The Cadet Ranger Program is a Malilangwe community initiative, which is an augmentation of the Malilangwe Scouts. The inaugural course was initiated on 10 December 2018 with 22 young men (aged 16 to 19 years) recruited from the neighboring Dhumisani Secondary School.

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Khomonani Women’s Garden in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Khomonani Irrigation Scheme was set up by Malilangwe in 2008 (in line with United Nations Development Programme) to provide funding and support of a market garden, which is managed by a group of 21 women. The garden has a borehole, pump, and generator system, as well as a 30,000-liter water storage tank, gravity-fed canals, and storage sheds.

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Makhosiya Garden Project & Fish Farm

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Malilangwe wishes to extend their reach to the community of Makhosiya to set up their own vegetable garden and fish farm, from which they can harvest for their own use and sale to make additional income for their households.

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Malilangwe Research

The Malilangwe Trust

African Wildlife Conservation

The Conservation team is responsible for restoring and preserving the historic biodiversity of the Reserve. Malilangwe approaches conservation through science-based management, leading to one of the world’s most successful reintroductions of the critically endangered black rhinoceros.

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Malilangwe Scouts in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Anti Poaching

Malilangwe re-introduced rhinos between 1996 and 1998. Pre 2008, poaching was limited to snaring for meat and netting of fish. From 2007, Southern Africa experienced a sharp increase in rhino poaching. At this time, the Reserve was only partially fenced and, although the scout force was well-organized, it had fewer personnel and was less militarized.

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Nutrition Program: photo credit: Karin Schermbrucker

Malilangwe’s Nutrition Program

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Malilangwe’s Child Supplementary Feeding Program shifted operations with a transition from corn-soya porridge, which had previously been distributed to 400 sites, replacing it with mahewu (a highly nutritious drink) which is currently distributed to 32 schools and 4 orphanages.

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RESCUWS

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

A subject that is typically taboo in African cultures – women in our communities do not have access to, nor can they afford sanitary wear on a monthly basis. Chloe Payne has committed to running 21km per day over a course of 12 days through Malilangwe’s surrounding communities to raise awareness and funds to provide women in these communities with reusable sanitary wear.

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Rhino Conservation in Zimbabwe

The Malilangwe Trust

African Wildlife Conservation

Rhino conservation is at the helm of Malilangwe’s journey to re-establishing the natural state of the Reserve. The Malilangwe Trust is responsible for one of the world’s most successful, critically endangered black rhino programs (re-introduction population growing by 532% in 21 years for black rhino and 729% for white rhino)

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Sustainability at Malilangwe

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

The Sustainability department aims to mitigate environmental problems that stem from the communities that live on and around the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve. There are three key areas of focus; waste management, energy use, and water use.

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Vetiver project

The Malilangwe Trust

Community Outreach

Thousands of people in our neighboring communities rely on their crops for survival. Due to the demand for agricultural land in these areas, large tracts of natural woodland have been cleared, causing damage to existing drainage lines and uncontrolled runoff has created an extensive network of eroding gullies.

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