ZWCF Info Zone

Zambia has 20 national parks covering approximately 8% of its land area. South Luangwa, Kafue, and North Luangwa are among Africa's finest wildlife destinations — vast, uncrowded, and genuinely wild. South Luangwa alone covers 9,000 km² and hosts some of the highest densities of leopard, lion, elephant, and wild dog on the continent.

Game Management Areas (GMAs) are communal buffer zones surrounding Zambia's national parks — owned by the communities who live there. Wildlife moves freely between parks and GMAs, meaning the health of the GMA directly determines the health of the park. ZWCF operates entirely within GMAs: Lupande, Mwanya, Mumbwa, and Chifunda.

Norman Carr pioneered the walking safari in the Luangwa Valley in the 1950s — and with it, a philosophy that community benefit must be central to wildlife conservation. His ideas are now the foundation of Zambia's national conservation framework and of every durable conservation model across Africa.

ZWCF is a 501(c)(3) registered charity in the United States. There is no overhead charge on donor funds. The founders' existing operational infrastructure — equipment, vehicles, staff, and logistics — is already funded from personal resources, which means every donated dollar is deployed at cost, directly into programs.