Author: sharon_manage

The goal of the 45-to-60-minute formal webinars is to engage people interested in topics concerning wildlife, social and economic development in Africa. The format is a short “show and tell” about how Africa Bridge impacts these issues followed by a panel discussion with invited guests extending the specific webinar topic.

The goal of the 45-minute dialogs (Barry’s Café) is to deepen our relationships with supporters, donors and fellow implementers. The format of Barry’s Café conversations will be focused on a specific topic and conducted as a Q & A dialog.

March 17 Barry’s Café

“The Next Chapter” Partnering

Our goal is to broaden the reach of the Africa Bridge model “The 5-Year path prosperity”. Our strategy is to partner with other organizations seeking to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable populations in rural Africa. This participant lead dialog will explore this arrangement where two parties cooperate in order to advance their mutual interests.

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e1fwv4BOTn6IO4TF4w-g4A

April 9 Webinar

“The Paradox” Conserving Africa’s Wildlife by Empowering People

On the one hand African wildlife is under threat, the populations have declined 76% over the last 50 years. On the other 70% of the population is under 30. Youth unemployment can be as high as 58%. Are we forced to choose between conservation or economic development? It is impossible to conserve wildlife effectively without ensuring the wellbeing of the local people. The barrier to achieving this goal is extreme poverty. 90% of those living in extreme poverty (subsisting on less than $2.00 per day) reside in Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% live in rural areas and 50% are children. The incapacitating impacts created by extreme poverty, is a threat to wildlife and a limitation on creating income opportunities for local people.

Panel: To be announced

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xSyawcX0T9qdF4elAqigjQ

May 19 Barry’s Café

“Wildlife” Taking the high road

An exploration as to why wildlife conservation matters to the immediate neighbors and to the world at large. Exploring the ethics of wildlife conservation and assessing whether conservation is a cost or an asset?

Special Guest: Debbie Ethell

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YSvhhDLHQlmEDVMfXlgYxA

June 9 Webinar

“Breaking the Poverty Barrier” Following a path to prosperity

The realities of living in extreme poverty are grim. The incapacitating impacts created by extreme poverty are a threat the environment and to the future of those afflicted by it. An examination of how do we alleviate extreme poverty in rural African communities?

Panel: To be announced.

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tMh4EQXCTsCoQFnfPWGsqg

August 18 Barry’s Café                                                                                                                                                                                                                       “And the Children Shall Lead Us”

A discussion about Barry’s book with the above title, available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Please read the book before attending this café

Special Guest: Phillip Whitely

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vXI8XFodTH6Dt-V0pMVq2Q

October 22 Webinar

“Strong Family” The key to sustainable community development in Africa

There are two key strengths in rural African communities on which Africa Bridge builds a pathway for families to achieve sustainable prosperity. An inherent understanding of subsistence agriculture and the strength of the family. We will explore how effective economic development project impacts families and in particular women and how women ensure the sustainability of the projects. In the process we will hear about a few case studies.

Panel:  To be announced.

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_miLkk4fYTEWgdC77a0k_TQ

November 17 Barry’s Café

“Love is a Verb” A source of joy over attainment

The word love has many meanings. The ancient Greeks had four words for love: eros (romantic, sexual love), storge (family love), philia (bonding with someone of similar beliefs) and agape (altruism, empathy and a love of humanity). When we define love as an act of completing another. Love can be applied to any activity one participates in whether it be with one’s partner, child, relative, friend, colleague, subordinate or ones God.  Love can give one the capacity to take on seemingly impossible tasks.

Register using the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m4gXBXtvQG2HjOLfLGMjGQ

Webinar & Café Registrations

Each event will be live on Zoom.  To receive a link to register please contact sharon@africabridge.org if you are unable to use the link in this post.

Start time for each event will be:

8 AM Portland, Oregon
11 AM NY Time
4 PM UK
6 PM East Africa

Tanzania’s Tarangire-Manyara Wildlife Corridor is one of the few remaining wildlife corridors in Eastern Africa, allowing for the free movement of large animals such as giraffe, elephants, zebras and buffalo between the Tarangire and Ngorongoro National Parks to the North, which is crucial for their survival.  The corridor is also a crucial giraffe nursery.

Yet the long-term sustainability of wildlife that rely on this corridor is not possible without assuring the wellbeing of communities living within it, including 12 villages in and around Manyara Ranch in this corridor. Today most of the community members in live in extreme poverty, threatening their own survival and the delicate balance between people and wildlife.

Families living around Manyara Ranch within this corridor often face an impossible choice: feed their children today, or protect the wildlife and land that will sustain them tomorrow. When crops fail and pastures dry, desperation drives parents into wildlife corridors—clearing land, grazing cattle, or hunting bushmeat—sacrificing long-term survival for short-term relief. The cost is devastating: dwindling wildlife, persistent poverty, and the erosion of one of Africa’s most vital ecosystems.

But a new path is opening. For 25 years, Africa Bridge has shown that rural communities can rise from extreme poverty without sacrificing their natural heritage. Now, in partnership with the community-led Manyara Ranch Management Trust, we are bringing this proven model to the Tarangire-Manyara Wildlife Corridor—22,000 square kilometers of grassland that sustains both iconic species and local livelihoods. With the ranch transferred to community stewardship in 2024, families now hold the keys to a shared future where prosperity and wildlife conservation go hand in hand.

Over the next five years, this partnership will demonstrate that thriving communities and thriving wildlife are not opposing goals, but inseparable ones. Together, we can replace the cycle of poverty and loss with a cycle of hope, resilience, and lasting abundance.

Join us in 2026 in Northern Tanzania!

Great progress on the $100K challenge! But we still need your help. Your gift will now be doubled, helping even more children. Every contribution counts!

Greetings! As you think about your giving this year, we want to share a simple, tax‑smart way to make a big difference for Africa Bridge: donating appreciated stock. If you own stock that has increased in value since you bought it and you’ve held it for more than a year, a direct stock gift to Africa Bridge may allow you to: Avoid capital gains tax on the increase in value of those shares Receive a charitable deduction for the fair market value of the gift (subject to IRS rules) Increase your impact for Africa Bridge at no extra out‑of‑pocket cost. When you donate stock directly, Africa Bridge receives the full value of your shares to support economic development in African communities. How to make a gift of stock Contact your broker or financial advisor. Let them know you’d like to make a charitable gift of stock to Africa Bridge. Share our transfer information. You or your advisor can complete the transfer using our simple, one‑page instructions. Tell us about your gift. Let us know the stock name, number of shares, and your broker’s name so we can identify and acknowledge your gift quickly. You can download our step‑by‑step stock gift instructions here If you’d like to explore whether a stock gift is right for you, we encourage you to talk with your tax or financial advisor. We’re also happy to help – simply reply to this email or contact sharon@africabridge.org / (503) 703‑2565. Thank you for considering this powerful way to support Africa Bridge. You may also be part of the movement to create lasting change — where prosperity and conservation walk hand in hand by making a donation.  Your generous gift can change lives and protect wildlife.   If you prefer to give by check – checks can be mailed toAfrica BridgePO Box 115Marylhurst, OR 97036 We hope you will consider volunteering to help us conduct research on corporate and foundation potential leads.  Please reach out to Sharon@africabridge.org to learn more about his volunteer opportunity. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.   With gratitude, The Africa Bridge Team

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_VfcVNY_TtU7qyCa88dZ7EvoFFKNqyL8/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for attending the webinar – Protecting Wildlife by Empowering People. We hope you enjoyed the event. Please submit your questions or comments to: sharon@africabridge.org. The webinar recording shows how Africa Bridge’s proven community-led prosperity model is helping villages in northern Tanzania’s Tarangire-Manyara Wildlife Corridor thrive in harmony with nature – creating a sustainable future where people, wildlife, and wildlands flourish together.

Please click on the link here for webinar recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/3xxvAy41ROjzZ39ztxrgfcFs8gM58lGfw8lL9nvCQijEFgFxT6PDaC1McQ7nRhI.I_s38YpZM1UtHvF2?startTime=1763477191000 Passcode: 9q6$R@vo

Dear Friends,
A quick reminder that our joint webinar with the African Wildlife Foundation and the Manyara Ranch Management Trust is coming up this November 18. Our speakers (Pastor Magingi – AWF, Demetrius Malopola – Manyara, and Andrew Temu – Africa Bridge) will share how this partnership is strengthening communities and conserving wildlife across the Tarangire–Manyara Corridor. 

If you haven’t registered yet, please take a moment to sign up—your participation truly matters.

 Register here

We look forward to having you with us.