Arts for Animals Inc

By creating a generation of educated and aware local populations that understand the importance of their wildlife to their heritage and their future! Also by recognizing young people with leadership potential and offering educational and job scholarships to them.
Through our Wildlife Protector Program , and with the help of our conservation partners, we incentivize hundreds of children each year to join together and protect their local wildlife. We do this by by helping our conservation partners utilize the the excitement and involvement of creativity in children and adults to foster an appreciation of the beauty, uniqueness, and critical importance of each and every species in their area. Each year we work to adding conservation partners to reach more children.

By establishing a center for wildlife conservation education and working with existing conservation entities to enhance their conservation stewardship programs to include Art and creativity into their curriculum. And to create an army of young African children who will appreciate the value of their wildlife and will work to stop poaching in their local areas.
Over 90% of funds raised go directly to accomplishing ARTS FOR ANIMALS goals across the planet. None of the funds raised go to administrative salaries. All of the board members, executive, and administrative staff are volunteers. Each year we add partners to reach more children.
We want the next generation of Africans to promote governmental policies and decisions which will allow the coexistence of wildlife and humans and protect the habitats of their wildlife.

We are working with several organizations in Africa to enhance their conservation education programs. We also are building or organizing wildlife art conservation centers as places local children and adults can can meet to learn about art and the importance of their wildlife to their future.
We have created a wildlife arts Center near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and we are supporting a second Wildlife ARTS Center at the largest high school in Victoria Falls,Mosi Oa Tunya High school. There ,we have built a creative atmosphere with art and conservation programs accessible to the thousands of children within the Victoria Falls school district.
Our wildlife art centers also become a convenient and accessible resource for local conservationists and environmental teachers to use for their own goals.
We also work with local conservation education organizations like Children in the Wilderness, Timbavati Foundation, PAINTED DOG CONSERVATION, and local eco-clubs across Zimbabwe ,South Africa and Zambia to provide art supplies, lesson plans, and our wildllife protector program wristbands, posters, and contracts.
ARTS FOR ANIMALS also provides an efficient vehicle for artists, environmentalists and wildlife conservationists in America ,and around the world ,to contribute their own individual talents and resources to local wildlife stewardship programs in other worldwide locations that would not be possible otherwise.

Before the pandemic,each year over 2000 children attended our Wildlife Center and partner wildlife conservation camps. These art programs are enhanced withARTS FOR ANIMALS art supplies, teaching tools, and conservation lesson plans. These programs get the message of wildlife conservation across to each child in a meaningful and lasting way.
Although many of our conservation partners have had their operations hindered by the pandemic, they are still reaching children every year through outreach programs and teacher training. As normalcy returns to schools and conservation camps, our partner programs will resume working toward their goals. Meanwhile, our wildlife Arts Center in Zimbabwe has become a focal point for COVID vaccinations and information for the surrounding villages.
By 2023, we are hoping over 15,000 African children will have made a pledge and signed a personal contract to protect their wildlife through our Wildlife Protector programs.
Over the past ten years, close to $200,000 has been raised for our educational and outreach programs, with none of those funds being used for administrative staff salaries. All our social media programs are handled by a volunteer artist.
Several artists from America have volunteered to travel to Africa to help teach at our wildlife Center in Zimbabwe. Other artists have contributed artwork or funds to help with our goals.
We have provided scholarships to young African women to attend Ranger school and develop artistic talent.
Each year we have added at least one additional wildlife conservation educational facility to our list of partners. The willingness of these additional wildlife conservation organizations to work with us attests to the credibility and accomplishments ARTS FOR ANIMALS has gained over the last eight years.