Current Grants
Wildlife Conservation Society – REDD+ Grant
In 2023 – 2024 – ELIE received a grant under the WCS REDD+ grant – Titled – Rebuilding and sustaining successful ecotourism at the Elephant Valley Project to increase support to indigenous communities in Mondulkiri.
ELIE and the Elephant Valley sits on the boundary of the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (KSWS), which covers nearly 300,000 ha, protecting lowland and hill semi-evergreen and deciduous forest. It supports globally significant primate and bird populations. Nearly 25,000 people live on the edge of or inside the protected area, many of them ethnic Bunong. The protected area has been a REDD+ project for 13 years, generating and selling a significant volume of carbon credits. The challenge now is to prevent deforestation and maintain the integrity of KSWS in the face of mounting threats. Introduced in 2021, a five-year Strategy has been developed to achieve this goal, by motivating and inspiring government, local communities, and civil society to value and protect KSWS. One of the key components of the Keo Seima REDD+ project strategy is a grant scheme coordinated by WCS, where local organizations are given grants to deliver specific activities and outcomes which fits with the REDD+ project strategy objectives.
Cloud Forest Fund
Cloud Forest Fund is a NY-based private foundation providing funds to projects in 12 countries, from the Amazon Rainforest to Borneo to the Annamites, supporting indigenous mountain communities to protect their land and waters. In 2023 and then again in 2024 Cloud Forest supported $30,000 to support the Bunong and Elephant Forest Program with funds for the continued Rice for Elephant Forest program, and staff wages to continue to care for elephants and protect the forest.
Corporate Donors
If you company would like to donate through your CSR program or you have products you would like to donate that would help, see our wishlist, please contact us at ELIECambodia.Manager@gmail.com
Fundraising Partners
GoAbroad Foundation
As well as being able to book a volunteer placement to the ecotourism program at the sanctuary through their organisation, GoAbroad also have a fundraising platform to support our work.
Click here to learn more about their organisation and our partnership!
Major Donors – Ele Lovers
Over the years, ELIE & the Elephant Valley Project would not be here if it wasn’t for the support of all our donors. This donor wall is to give particular thanks to our large donors and supporters who have been a lifeline in the past!
Bruce and Susan, Salt Spring Island
Debbie-Ann Sullivan, USA
The Nancy Abraham Foundation
Previous Donors
2023
One of our biggest supporters for the last couple of years has been the amazing organisation World Animal Protection. In 2018 they help us with a crisis fund to cover elephant expenses, after Cambodia changed its tax laws for charities and we had to pay out some big costs.
During the Covid pandemic crisis, WAP has again stepped in again and have been funding critical care for our elephants, by supporting a monthly budget from the end of 2020 – July 2023, primarily for elephant food and veterinary costs.
Without the support of WAP and all their amazing donors this last few year, we might not be here today!
Click here to learn more about their work on behalf of the elephants and all wildlife in captivity!
2022
Corporate Donation – In 2021 and 2022, we received a generous donation from this company – supporting a full year of rice for elephant forest compensation – supporting 70 families with 30kgs of rice per month.
2021
A further Covid Crisis grant from our long term partner WCS Cambodia in 2021, has supported ELIE and the elephants further through this crisis.
Asian Elephant Support donated funds to keep our Mobile Vet Team operational and on the ground helping elephants for 6 months from July – Dec 2021.
2020
Covid Crisis funds from our long term partner WCS Cambodia in 2020 have helped to support continued operations of ELIE & the EVP during the Covid pandemic, in recognition of the contributions we have made to the goals of the KSWS project in terms of forest protection, community development and responsible ecotourism.
Adventure Travel Conservation Fund
ELIE & EVP received a 6 month grant for Jan – Jun 2021 through this amazing organization. This is helping us cover some of the core weekly operations like petrol for the mahouts to get out to their elephants, and some site and forest protection activities, while Covid is limiting our tourism revenue.