A&K PHILANTHROPY

from Sundowner - Winter 2022

NEWS

LOOKING AFTER THE WELLBEING OF PARTNER COMMUNITIES

With global travel returning, Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP) stands poised to welcome guests back to meaningful projects, old and new. AKP remains committed to bettering the lives and livelihoods of the communities in which it operates, with a focus this year on the education, nutrition and health of people who live on the edge of wilderness.

School Infrastructure Improvements and Meal Programmes

In Africa, AKP generally invests in schools near Sanctuary Retreats’ boutique camps and lodges, where there is the ability to make a difference in the surrounding communities and where guests have the opportunity to conveniently visit a project and interact. In the first quarter of 2022, AKP funded the construction of two new kitchens — at Ntungamo Primary School in Uganda and Partakilat Primary School in Kenya, respectively — with a daily lunch programme launched in May. To date, more than 1.2 million lunches have been served by AKP to partner schools globally.

Because there is so much need in the communities that border all sectors of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, AKP saw an opportunity to expand its school partnerships and lunch programmes. Local AKP Coordinator, Dennis Nyambworo, is currently conducting a survey of all schools in the immediate area and identifying which are most in need of help. AKP plans to realise one of its related 2022 goals, to expand its daily lunch programme to seven new schools in the Bwindi area before the end of the year.

Safe Drinking Water Worldwide

In 2021-22, AKP expanded clean water access to remote communities within Myanmar’s Inle Lake. Access to clean water remains a major issue, as the lake water is no longer safe to drink due to fertilisers being used to grow crops on the floating islands. After this need was identified, AKP installed 12 new LifeStraw filters within schools and monasteries in the region, with plans to expand to additional locations during the year.

Early 2022 also saw the advent of a partnership between the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and AKP for the first time. A total of 10 LifeStraw filters were distributed to five separate UWA offices and training provided on how to use and maintain the filters to ensure their longevity.

Global Medical Assistance Programme

The AKP Global Medical Assistance Programme has been delivering medical supplies and equipment to resource-limited communities in cooperation with the U.S.-based non-profit Project C.U.R.E. AKP has delivered more than US$3 million dollars in medical supplies and emergency relief to partner communities in Bhutan, Cambodia, Peru, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. At long last, a container of muchneeded medical supplies has reached the Bwindi Community Hospital in Uganda and a new container of medical equipment will be sent to Zambia, benefitting the AKP-supported Nakatindi Health Clinic and Maternity Ward as well as Livingstone Hospital which serves the greater Livingstone community.