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LEAD Ranger: embedding training capacity within ranger teams

 

Key Facts

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FUNDING SCHEME
Capability & Capacity
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VALUE
£199,800
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WHERE
Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Sierra Leone

Summary

We believe ranger are the key to global conservation. Unfortunately, many rangers lack appropriate experience and networks to operate safely in dangerous locations and achieve their conservation targets. Existing training offerings are often expensive, generic, and delivered within inappropriately short timeframes, resulting in a cycle of retraining. LEAD Ranger delivers practical and effective training that upskills rangers, develops their leadership capacity, and reduces ranger casualties in the field. We embed training capacity in-situ, enabling local teams to self-regulate their operations.
 
Status Completed
Reference DARCC049
Round 30
Start 01/04/2024
End 31/03/2025

Project Leader

Lead Organisation

Project Partners
The Ranger Campus Foundation, Akashinga


Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries
Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Sierra Leone

Documents:
Download: Final Report - DARCC049 FR - 29/08/2025

Download: Half Year Report - DARCC049 HYR1 - 28/03/2025

Download: Application Form - DARCC049 App - 06/06/2024