The blog for the African Wildlife Foundation is easy to read because it is so interesting. The work that they do is very important and inspirational. The blog posts are relatively short, and are always accompanied by pictures, and a small blurb about the author.
This week, the most important blog post was about the success of Nasaruni Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization since its start in 2009. This organization has helped local women save their money and obtain loans. since 2009, the org. went from having 141 members with Ksh 22,600 (about US $250) in assets, to haveing more than 1,100 members today, with assets of Ksh 8.8 million (US $102,000). This organization has made such a positive impact on the community by allowing the women to be able to save their money, obtain loans to achieve their goals, and be able to pay for their children to go to school.
This week also focused a lot on Elephants... or as I like to say "elephantes" (in hopes to someday be bilingual I throw in Spanish when i can). Elephants as well as rhinos are wicked popular in regards to conservation efforts. The ivory trade is out of control, and the ban on Ivory has increased the already insanely high value for ivory being traded on the black market. The posts focused on how wonderful and beautiful elephants are, and how tragic poaching is.
Problems-
Every animal serves a purpose in the ecosystem
The drastic poaching of Elephantes and rhinos is altering the ecosystems in Africa and Thailand. eventually these animals will be extinct
New Development-
China crushed 6.1 tons of ivory in public
tolerance for smuggled products has decreased significantly, especially for banned ivory
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