DRAFT WESSA Strategic Review Narrative Report June 2022

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WESSA can play a supporting role to other conservation entities as well. This could include bringing project funding into existing conservation initiatives experiencing challenges with their funding models. We would need to develop a filter for which projects could be supported here. It is also envisaged that this is a good place for volunteer projects to fit into. We will investigate the setting up of a Conservation Fund from which volunteer projects could request funding. This could be a formalised application process with a committee that will assign funding and that the projects need to report to. This committee could include members with the relevant scientific and conservation background. This would be an appropriate space for smaller wildlife projects that contribute to the goals of reduction of biodiversity and habitat loss. The projects that fall under this workstream will to some extend have to be self-funded, at least initially, and the development of this will need an investment from WESSA to grow this. In time there will be a track-record again of conservation projects that will enable us to attract long-term grant funding. It is recommended that the success of this is monitored over an extended period and not to look for short-term gains other than the volunteer projects that have often been part of a long-term local action project with proof of success. The below figure demonstrates how our Advocacy work and Programmes (action) align.

Responding to harmful activities / events

Better aligned to THEMES and PROBLEMS

Identify key PROBLEM for each theme

Environmental Governance Committee (letters / positions etc)

Develop Theory of Change for each PROBLEM

Supports advocacy Theory of Change

Coordination of PROGRAMMES carried out by dedicated team

Co-ordination of ADVOCACY plan carried out by dedicated

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