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Donations to the UK

Kenya Wildlife Trust projects are supported in the UK by Kenya Wildlife Trust UK (“KWT-UK”), a registered charity in England and Wales No 1162781.

KWT-UK use the JustGiving platform for donations.

There are link buttons on the KWT-UK website to JustGiving where Kicheche guests can donate to the Cheetah Patrol Vehicle Project.

There is also a link for donors to give to Kenya Wildlife Trust. Please be sure to choose the correct link for you.

If you wish to donate for a specific project which is not mentioned on the KWT-UK website then please contact KWT-UK by email at  FOKWTUK@gmail.com in the first instance. UK taxpayers may be able to claim Gift Aid which is worth a further 25% of your donation to KWT-UK. If you are eligible it costs nothing to add Gift Aid during the JustGiving donation process.

The trustees of KWT-UK are legally obligated to protect the charity’s assets and ensure they are not misused for financial crime. They are also responsible for ensuring that the charity’s activities comply with UK anti money-laundering regulations. KWT-UK has procedures in place to review donations made and may be in contact with you after you have donated. They would appreciate your co-operation should they need to contact you.

Donations to the US

Donations from the US are processed by Empowers Africa. Empowers Africa is approved as a U.S. public charity, contributions to which are tax-deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

Wire Instructions (U.S. dollars sent from domestic or international banks)

Wire transfer where the originating bank is located within or outside of the United States transmitting funds in U.S. Dollars directly to The Northern Trust Company:

Beneficiary Bank: The Nothern Trust Company
Beneficiary Bank ABA: 071000152
Beneficiary Account Number: 1171118511
Beneficiary Account Name: Empowers Africa, Inc

Wire transfer where the originating bank is a foreign financial institution transmitting funds in a Foreign Currency to The Northern Trust Company:

Bank Name: The Northern Trust
Company Address: 50 South La Salle, Chicago, Illinois
Swift #: CNORUS44
Account Name: Empowers Africa, Inc.
Account Number: 1171118511

For Donations Made in Stocks

Beneficiary Bank: The Nothern Trust Brokerage
DTC Number: 0226
Beneficiary Account Number: NT2-122473
Beneficiary Account Name: Empowers Africa, Inc

*Kindly note – If your bank permits, please add a memo to your wire or stock donation indicating your nonprofit name and indicate whether your donation is to benefit a specific project. Please email Nadia Derelieva at nadia@empowersafrica.org to notify Empowers Africa about your wire transfer or stock donation.

Donations Sent by Check

Please make your check payable to Empowers Africa and note in the memo your nonprofit name and indicate if your donation is to benefit a specific project. Checks should be mailed to:

Empowers Africa
2 Beekman Place, Ste. 18B
New York, NY 10022

Donations Made by Credit Card

Donations may be made by using a credit/debit card by visiting the Empowers Africa website here. 

Secure online donation

You can make a secure online donation in USD via Pesapal from any part of the world. All online donations are received immediately in our account.

Our current fundraising priorities

At Kenya Wildlife Trust, we have 4 main focus areas under which we are currently raising funds namely:

We are raising funds to support the predator conservation activities of MPCP in the Mara

We are raising funds to support our Conservation Leadership Scholarship Program.

We are supporting the intergration of research efforts in Mara by establishing a hub that shall offer coordination for the research work in the ecosystem

We aim to award small grants to grassroots organizations that are focused on predator conservation and community benefit activities that have a link to predator conservation.