|  We have a vision of “a better Africa through working together for wildlife and people”. We aim to play a key role in Africa's future through research and action supported by responsible tourism. We believe in conserving Africa 's natural and cultural heritage as a resource for it's future. We believe in partnerships and working together and we believe in the value of Africa 's wildlife and people.
Kim Roques - founder of All Out Africa gives his perspecitive on how it started. "My Dad dedicated his life to rural development work and having grown up in rural Swaziland I've always been keep to help improve the quality of life of people in Africa. But my love for wildlife and the outdoors lead me to pursue a career in wildlife conservation. The idea behind All Out Africa developed during my eight years of working in the field of wildlife conservation and rural development up until 2004 during which I worked for Government conservation authorities and international donors. And the idea was simple - to be the link between:
- people with resources who want to experience Africa and get involved in helping;
- and people or wildlife in need of help.
Implementing the idea has been challenging but rewarding. We have focussed a lot of effort on managing projects that meet the needs of the most vulnerable people and wildlife and without doubt the key to All Out Africa's success is that we have been able to do this effectively whilst offering a fantastic experience to people who have joined our program. It's a dream that is growing just as the needs of Africa's people and wildlife are growing, so the challenge continues..." OUR VALUES:
Integrity - we live by honesty, are governed by conscience, and care for & respect each other;
Vision - we strive for a better future, foster growth & opportunity, nurture leadership & reward innovation;
Communication - we empathise with others, communicate positively, believe in partnerships, work as a team and celebrate successes;
Discipline - we take individual responsibility, are accountable, are efficient, are effective; and
Passion - we take a deep interest in wildlife & people, are passionate about our work, strive for success and enjoy life
WHAT WE DO:
We develop Projects that uphold our mission and we offer the experience of joining these projects to people from around the world (gap-year students, career break volunteers, working holiday travelers and researchers) as a means of supporting them. We are involved in both conservation and social projects. Our conservation projects tackle both ecosystem and species level conservation issues within National Parks, Nature Reserves, Marine Reserves and areas of important biodiversity. Our social projects tackle education and care needs for orphans and vulnerable children in schools, care centres and orphanages. Both our conservation and social projects include hands-on action and research. We have a Research Unit which in addition to co-ordinating our research projects, offers advisory services in line with our mission. The All Out Africa Research Unit has published 6 scientific papers in international journals in the past year and offers free services to our partner organisations.
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