OUR IMPACT TIMELINE
The Safina Lion Conservation Fund was formed as a registered charity to carry out our objectives to conserve and to educate. We believe that transparency is key so we created this page to highlight the exact donations that we have made to our conservation partners and work that we have been able to carry out following the help of our supporters.
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This timeline has been created to allow you to track the progress that we have made so far on our mission to work with others to protect and monitor lions in the wild. Use the timeline to see how we have progressed with meeting our charitable objectives to conserve and to educate and which of our focus areas as defined in our conservation strategy our actions have met. 100% of the money raised through our charity goes to make these donations to our conservation partners with no money going towards any of our trustees or administration fees. The donations are sometimes shown in US dollars $ because this is the currency that some of our conservation partners work in. We would like to add another thank you to everyone who has supported us so far allowing us to make this impact to help protect and monitor lions in the wild.
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Every year our trustees will publish an Annual Review. This will contain the same information as the Annual Report that we complete for the charity commission but will be presented in a more reader friendly manner. We intend to make the work of the charity as transparent as possible so that our supporters can have complete faith in its operation. For more information and to read our Annual Reviews please click on the PDF button at the chosen year in the timeline.
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Charity Founded 24th April 2017
The Safina Lion Conservation Fund has donated a total of £32,522 towards our conservation partners.
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Our proudest achievement so far is supporting the collaring of Laipangwa, our first sponsored collared lion pictured above courtesy of the Kope Lion team.
2017
August
September
December
Ambassadors For The Wild Project launched at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. This is the start of our work to cooperate with zoos across the UK.
One of our trustees visits the Maasai Mara, Kenya to see first hand the problems facing lions in the wild.
First donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Longoi Ole Parsitau.
2018
July
August
December
Fighting For Their Future Conservation Strategy launched. This new strategy sees serious assessment given to our conservation work with three focus areas created.
Learn About Lions Project launched in time for World Lion Day. This project links the educational work on our website to our educational work with our zoo partners.
Second donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Kuya Kipampa after Longoi retires.
2019
August
December
December
First donation made to the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. $3500 is sent to sponsor a GPS collar and the associated veterinary fees required to fit it to a young male.
First donation made to Kope Lion. $3278 is sent to sponsor a GPS collar and the associated transmission fees to receive the data.
Third donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Kuya Kipampa.
2020
February
One of our trustees visits the Maasai Mara, Kenya along with representatives from Wild Arena Ltd and Knowsley Safari to visit the Mara Predator Conservation Programme Team.
February
Future Kings Project launched following the visit to meet the team at the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. This combines our collaring sponsorship work to highlight our focus on young male lions.
June
Communication from the Kope Lion team that our sponsored collar has been put onto a five year old male lion named Laipangwa.
2021
January
Fourth donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Kuya Kipampa.
January
Second donation made to Kope Lion. $438 is sent to sponsor the annual transmission fee for Laipangwa's collar.
January
Second donation made to the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. $475 is sent to sponsor a months fuel for their lion monitoring vehicles during the fall out of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
August
Working Together For Lions Conservation Strategy launched. This review of our previous conservation strategy evaluates the work so far on our three focus areas and sets out a three year plan to 2024..
August
Fifth donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Kuya Kipampa.
2022
January
Third donation made to Kope Lion. $365 is sent to sponsor the annual transmission fee for Laipangwa's collar. $150 also added to strengthen a boma as part of their Living With Lions campaign.
January
Third donation made to the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. $475 is sent to sponsor a months fuel for their lion monitoring vehicles after the fall out of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
March
Communication from the Mara Predator Conservation Programme team that our sponsored collar has been put onto an almost five year old male lion named Ole Cook.
May
July
August
Fourth donation made to Kope Lion. £2578 is sent to sponsor a GPS collar and the associated transmission fees to receive the data.
First donation made to Lion Landscapes. £500 is sent to sponsor two camera traps as part of their community camera trap programme.
Communication from the Kope Lion team that our sponsored collar has been put onto a young male lion named Lendepesi.
August
Coexistence Project launched to combine all of our support for our focus areas to involve local communities and to protect and monitor lions in community areas.
2023
January
Sixth donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Kuya Kipampa.
February
Two of our trustees visit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania to visit the team from our conservation partner Kope Lion. They also visit the Serengeti and other National Parks to observe lions in the wild.
April
Fourth donation made to the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. $4000 is sent to sponsor a GPS collar and the associated veterinary fees required to fit it to a young male.
May
Boma Strengthening Scheme launched following our visit to meet the team at the Kope Lion HQ earlier this year. This fundraising drive sees us raise funds to strengthen bomas for communities in the NCA.
August
Trustees along with staff at the Cotswold Wildlife Park create a new fundraising sponsorship event, the 'Ilchokuti Challenge' as 12.5km sponsored walk inspired by our the team that work for KopeLion.
November
Boma Strengthening Scheme Donation made to KopeLion. Following a summer of fundraising events £1800 is sent to KopeLion to cover the costs to strengthen 10 bomas in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
2024
January
Seventh donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Olubi ole Lairumbe also known as Mitiaki.
May
Second donation made to Lion Landscapes. £500 is sent to sponsor two camera traps as part of their community camera trap programme.
August
Trustees publish our brand new Conservation & Education Strategy on World Lion Day 10th August.
October
Sixth donation made to Kope Lion. Following a summer of fundraising events £2675 is sent to sponsor a GPS collar and the associated transmission fees to receive the data.
November
Communication from the Kope Lion team that our sponsored collar has been put onto a young male lion named Lebutiama.
January
Eighth donation made to Lion Guardians. $1500 is sent to sponsor the salary of Lion Guardian Olubi ole Lairumbe also known as Mitiaki.
2025
January
Boma Donation made to Mara Predator Conservation Programme. We grow our support for bomas by donating $1500 to build a new boma out of recycled plastic poles and chain-link fencing.
February
Three of our trustees visit the Maasai Mara in Kenya to visit the team from our conservation partner the Mara Predator Conservation Programme. They visit a boma, part of the same pilot for the donation made above and our new 'Better Bomas Project' is launched having evolved from our previous strengthening scheme.
September
Better Bomas Project donation made to Kope Lion. Following a summer of fundraising events £2400 is made to build 10 bomas in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
September
Donation made to Kope Lion for Collar Support. £240 is sent to sponsor the associated data transmission fees for the collar worn by Lebtiama.
September
Research Grant Awarded to Saadani Lion Project. £1000 is sent in the form of a grant to assist researcher Monty Kalyahe with his population survey to cover the cost of camera traps and field expenses Sep - Dec 2025.
