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OUR PROJECTS
WHAT WE DO
Dr Olivier Nsengimana and the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
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OUR MISSION TO CONSERVE RWANDAN WILDLIFE
“The mission of our organisation is to apply home-grown solutions to protect and restore threatened wildlife and wild places.“
Dr. Olivier Nsengimana Founder & Executive Director, RWCA
Our Goals Are Clear
We aim to:
Provide a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to critical conservation issues in order to create sustainable solutions
Protect wildlife and natural habitats
Engage and educate local communities and improve livelihoods
Raise awareness of conservation issues
Build the capacity of young Rwandese veterinarians and conservationists
Disseminate high quality research and evaluation
OUR TEAM
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Dr. Olivier Nsengimana Founder & Executive Director, RWCA
In 2014, Olivier designed a unique conservation project to abolish the illegal trade of the endangered Grey Crowned Cranes in Rwanda and won the Rolex Award for Enterprise which allowed him to start implementing the work. He established Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association in 2015 to build on the work with Grey Crowned Cranes and expand research and conservation efforts to other endangered and threatened species in Rwanda, and the East African region.
Olivier has been a finalist in the 2016 Tusk Conservation Awards, received the 2017 National Geographic Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation in Africa, the 2018 Whitley award, the 2019 Future For Nature Award and most recently the 2020 Virginia McKenna Award for Compassionate Conservation, for his conservation work in Rwanda. Olivier is a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine and has a Master of Veterinary Science, Conservation Medicine from the University of Edinburgh, UK.
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It’s the people that make us great!
A key aim of this organisation is to build capacity of young Rwandan veterinarians and conservationists. Providing them with unique and interesting work experience in wildlife conservation will inspire them to continue and advance the field of wildlife conservation in Rwanda.
Thank you! We couldn’t do it without you
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
We are a small organisation and we need your help.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Our project could not happen without the support of kind individuals and organisations who believe in what we are doing.
Thank you!
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