The vast majority of poaching incidents at Singita Grumeti involves commercial bush-meat poaching, however, elephant poaching for ivory is a constant and increasing concern.  The Grumeti Fund combines cutting-edge technology with boots on the ground to combat this dual-poaching threat.  We have established 12 permanent scout patrol camps and a network of high-lying observation posts…

Cooking up a storm in the Serengeti Following the success of our founding school in Kruger National Park, the Singita Serengeti School of Cooking (SSSC) was established to nurture the talent of young aspiring chefs from the communities surrounding our lodges. As the demand for qualified chefs in Tanzania’s thriving hospitality and tourism industry grows,…

Creating environmental ambassadors in our communities The communities close to Singita’s reserves play a key role in helping us to achieve our conservation goals, as well as preserving the integrity of each wilderness area and its ecosystem. Ensuring that communities understand and benefit from the existence of the reserve is an important element of this relationship….

At the same time that the Grumeti Fund’s law enforcement operations work to eliminate wildlife poaching, alternative options for income generation need to be developed to help households that rely on poaching make ends meet.  The Grumeti Fund has partnered with Raizcorp – a business incubator that has a proven track-record of success in business…

Fluency in English in the context of Tanzania is a form of human capital that is useful in seeking employment.  There is a pattern whereby higher-prestige jobs tend to employ English speakers due to a low supply.  For the average Tanzanian however, English language skills are difficult to acquire. Nationally, government primary schools are taught…

Protecting the western corridor of the Serengeti from the threat of illegal hunting is a critical part of the Grumeti Fund’s role as custodian of this fragile ecosystem. Having worked to overcome the erstwhile neglect of this region and the subsequent environmental crisis, the now flourishing landscape and its abundant wildlife population remain at risk….

Protecting and restoring biodiversity and creating new natural habitats through good land use and integration into the built environment.   As this is such a significant aspect of Singita’s operations, this principle is separately managed under the umbrella of Biodiversity by our environmental teams. For our approach and details of these initiatives visit the Biodiversity…

The Grumeti Fund has been instrumental in funding, translocating and reintroducing a number of endangered and locally extinct wildlife species to both Grumeti and the wider Serengeti ecosystem. The Grumeti Black Rhino project is projected to be a flagship conservation initiative in the region.  The Grumeti Fund is exploring different avenues to acquire additional rhino…

The vast majority of poaching incidents at Singita Grumeti involves commercial bush-meat poaching, however, elephant poaching for ivory is a constant and increasing concern.  The Grumeti Fund combines cutting-edge technology with boots on the ground to combat this dual-poaching threat.  We have established 12 permanent scout patrol camps and a network of high-lying observation posts…

Cooking up a storm in the Serengeti Following the success of our founding school in Kruger National Park, the Singita Serengeti School of Cooking (SSSC) was established to nurture the talent of young aspiring chefs from the communities surrounding our lodges. As the demand for qualified chefs in Tanzania’s thriving hospitality and tourism industry grows,…

Creating environmental ambassadors in our communities The communities close to Singita’s reserves play a key role in helping us to achieve our conservation goals, as well as preserving the integrity of each wilderness area and its ecosystem. Ensuring that communities understand and benefit from the existence of the reserve is an important element of this relationship….

At the same time that the Grumeti Fund’s law enforcement operations work to eliminate wildlife poaching, alternative options for income generation need to be developed to help households that rely on poaching make ends meet.  The Grumeti Fund has partnered with Raizcorp – a business incubator that has a proven track-record of success in business…