Funding Agencies

Netherlands Committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature

The Netherlands Committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has been a major sponsor for our Community Resource Management Programmes in off-reserve areas around Mole National Park in the Northern Region. They are currently funding an integrated programme that aims at combating poverty and protecting biodiversity in communities on the fringe of Mole through their Ecosystem Grant Program.

SNV- The Netherlands Development Organization

SNV is an international development organisation, with its headquarters in the Hague, Netherlands. SNV is committed to contributing to poverty alleviation and good governance in 25 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. In Ghana, SNV has been active since 1992 supporting work in Accra, Tarkoradi, Ho and Tamale. National and international experts provide capacity development services in three main thematic areas: Local Governance, Natural Resource Development and Private Sector Development.

Climate Stewards Global Programme

Climate Stewards is a global programme of A Rocha, working through the unique family of A Rocha teams around the world. Climate Stewards is developing projects that will help the climate, the community and wildlife. It works in partnership with local people, involving them in the planning, management and maintenance of the projects.

TREE AID

TREE AID's mission is to sustainably alleviate poverty, while simultaneously improving the environment. Working throughout Africa's drylands, TREE AID empowers poor families to unlock the potential of local tree resources to meet their basic needs and generate essential income.

US Fish and Wildlife Service

British High Commission Small Grants Program

Collaborative Institutions

Collaborative Resource Management Unit (CRMU) of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission

The Collaborative Resource Management Unit, a department of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, was created in 2000 and is responsible for community outreach programmes aimed at facilitating involvement of fringe communities in the management of natural protected areas throughout Ghana.