Animal-Kind International

ANIMAL-KIND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTS ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN POOR COUNTRIES, PRIMARILY IN AFRICA, SECONDARILY IN LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN, AND IN ARMENIA. WE RAISE MONEY FOR THEM AND RAISE VISIBILITY OF THEIR WORK. WE TRACK THEIR USE OF AKI FUNDS SO WE CAN PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO OUR SUPPORTERS. WE SUPPORT OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONGOING DISBURSEMENTS ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO CARRY ON THEIR PROGRAMS. TO BROADEN OUR SUPPORT, WE SPONSOR AN ANNUAL AFRICA-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS PROJECTS BASED ON THE SUBMISSION OF A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL. WE ALSO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO OUR PARTNERS AND GRANTEES, AND TO OTHER TARGET ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP STRENGTHEN AFRICAN ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.

DISBURSEMENTS TO AKI PARTNER ORGANIZATION, UGANDA SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION & CARE OF ANIMALS: AKI SUPPORT TO THE USPCA COVERED ALMOST 50% OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE USPCA HAVEN ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH HOUSES ABOUT 300 CATS AND DOGS, AND RESCUES, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN ONE ANIMAL/DAY. AKI FUNDS COVERED: RENT OF THE HAVEN SHELTER; A PORTION OF THE HAVEN SHELTER MANAGER'S ANNUAL SALARY AND BONUS; THE USPCA ASSISTANT MANAGER'S SALARY; OTHER USPCA STAFF SALARIES; THE USPCA KENNEL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM; TRANSPORT FOR RESCUES OF CATS AND DOGS AND FOR PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION HOME VISITS; ELECTRICITY AT THE HAVEN; VETERINARY MEDICINES, INCLUDING RABIES, PARVO, AND DHPPIL VACCINES, DE-WORMERS, AND FLEA/TICK CONTROL; FOOD FOR HAVEN PUPPIES AND KITTENS AND FOR ADULT ANIMALS; FIREWOOD TO COOK DOG FOOD; CAT LITTER; AIR TIME FOR THE USPCA PHONE; AND FUNDING TO SPAY/NEUTER USPOA HAVEN SHELTER RESIDENT CATS AND DOGS.

WE RAISED FUNDS FOR AKI PARTNER ORGANIZATION, UGANDA SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION AND CARE OF ANIMALS TO PURCHASE OF 2.08 HECTARES OF LAND IN 2022, AND ONCE THE PURCHASE WAS COMPLETED, DONATIONS TO THE AKI-USPCA LAND FUND WERE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE NEW USPCA SHELTER. AKI PROVIDED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT ENCLOSURES FOR DOGS, CONSTRUCTION OF A KITCHEN, FOR LEVELING AND DRAINAGE OF THE PROPERTY, AND FENCING OF THE PLOT.

AKI'S 2022 AFRICA-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAM (THE 5TH ANNUAL) AWARDED GRANTS TO NINE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA: THREE IN SOUTH AFRICA, AND ONE GRANT EACH IN KENYA, BOTSWANA, GHANA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE. FOR 1ST YEAR GRANTEES, GRANT SIZE WAS LIMITED TO $2000. FOR GRANTEES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A GRANT PREVIOUSLY, THE GRANT CEILING WAS $3000. THE GRANTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM $1505 TO $3000 AND SUPPORTED PROJECTS SUCH AS: SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS; DONKEY WELFARE-HARNESS MAKING AND VET CARE; CONSTRUCTION OF CAT AND DOG ENCLOSURES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF DOG PENS AT SHELTERS; CARE OF 11 RESCUED HORSES AND TRAINING OF HORSE CARETAKERS; PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANE ED MATERIAL; AN EVENT TO SHOWCASE DOGS AS PETS AND TO DISCOURAGE DOG FIGHTING (WITH FOLLOW-UP CAMPAIGNS AGAINST DOG FIGHTING); AND A DOG FEEDING PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WEEKLY (FOR 4 MONTHS) COMMUNITY CLINIC SERVING ON AVERAGE 600 DOGS/WEEK.