Transformed Poachers
In 2003 when COMACO started its operations in Luangwa Valley, our mission was to help wildlife poachers learn new skills that would offer their families better ways of fulfilling their livelihoods needs than by killing wild animals. In return we asked them to surrender their guns and sign a pledge never to return to poaching again. Since then, we have transformed over 1,760 poachers.
Together those transformed poachers have created the first ever Transformed Poachers Association of Zambia. Their mission is to conserve the natural resources and wildlife here in Zambia, put a stop to poaching of any sort and other activities that are harmful to the environment, all while educating others on the importance of conservation.
Women’s Empowerment
Our field staff learned early on that when women are included in farmer trainings, those households
Manufacturing as a Tool for Conservation
We supply over 8,000 tons (and increasing) of nutritious food products to Zambia’s cities and town
Carbon Project
We began working in partnership with local chiefs to establish Community Conservation Areas designed
Cooperatives
We helped establish 80 community-run cooperatives across Zambia’s Eastern Province, which provide
Transformed Poachers
In 2003 when COMACO started its operations in Luangwa Valley, our mission was to help wildlife poach
Agroforestry
In the 2020/2021 season in Eastern and Muchinga provinces we partnered with 72,000 farmers to plant
