Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation

Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1182805).

The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation exists to promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation and protection of elephants through the implementation of the Elephant Protection Initiative. The Initiative was established at the London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference by the leaders of five African countries. The Foundation provides technical and financial support to African government partners and member states to carry out elephant-conservation commitments, including national elephant action plans. In the year, it worked with seven restricted grants to support government partners in implementing its aims.

Priority Areas

The Foundation provides technical and financial support to African government partners and member states to implement elephant-conservation commitments, including national elephant action plans. Its work supports the long-term protection of elephants and addresses changing threats through efforts to mitigate and prevent human-elephant conflict, improve ivory-stockpile management and end ivory trade. It works with member and non-member states, NGOs, intergovernmental organisations and the private sector, bringing them together in pursuit of elephant conservation. Funding is structured as restricted sub-grants, with applicants assessed for grant-management experience, financial management, personnel and compliance risks. Its approach combines government-led planning with technical expertise, stakeholder collaboration and locally relevant, context-specific solutions.

Themes

• Human-elephant conflict
• Ivory stockpile management
• Ivory trade
• National elephant action plans

Geographic Focus

Priority: Africa.

Organisations seeking funding complete a registration form and provide supporting documentation; the Foundation then assesses sub-recipients for risk as part of selection.

What to send:

• Registration form to apply for funding (with supporting documentation).

What the charity says:

• Selection risk assessments consider prior grant-management experience, financial management and personnel.