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 AND 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 FUNDS GRANT 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: IN 2023, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE USPCA'S TWO SHELTERS, THE OLD HAVEN AND THE NEW SHELTER, PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE USPCA'S OPERATING EXPENSES. JUST OVER 50% OF OUR SUPPORT TO THE USPCA WENT TOWARDS RENT OF THE OLD HAVEN SHELTER (WE COVERED THE COST FOR THE FULL YEAR OF RENT); 1/3 OF AKI SUPPORT WAS USED TO PAY USPCA STAFF SALARIES FOR SIX STAFF MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR; AND THE USPCA USED 10% OF AKI FUNDS TO PURCHASE CAT AND DOG FOOD FOR THE MORE THAN 350 DOGS AND CATS AT THE TWO SHELTERS. WE ALSO PAID FOR NEW UNIFORMS AND GUMBOOTS FOR 11 STAFF MEMBERS AND RABIES BOOSTERS FOR 12 STAFF (INCLUDING THE USPCA VET) AND FOR AN ULTRASOUND MACHINE. WE SENT A SPECIAL DISBURSEMENT TO USPCA WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS IN THE LAND FUND (RAISED IN PREVIOUS YEARS TO PURCHASE LAND FOR A NEW SHELTER, THEN CONSTRUCT THE NEW SHELTER). AT THE VERY END OF 2023, WE CREATED A PET FOOD FUND FOR USPCA AND SENT A DISBURSEMENT TO COVER CAT AND DOG FOOD STARTING IN 2024.

DISBURSEMENTS TO AKI PARTNER ORGANIZATION SAUVONS NOS ANIMAUX: DURING 2023, WE COVERED THE COST FOR 100% OF THE CAT AND DOG FOOD FOR THE ANIMALS AT THE SNA SHELTER. WHEN SNA BECAME AN AKI PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN 2022, THEIR SHELTER STAFF HADN'T BEEN PAID FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IN 2023, AKI FUNDS FULLY PAID THE SALARIES OF THE FIVE TO SIX ANIMAL CARETAKERS WHO WORKED AT THE SHELTER DURING THE YEAR. AKI DISBURSEMENTS WERE ALSO USED TO BUILD A WALL AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ALONG THE UPPER BOUNDARY OF THE SHELTER PROPERTY TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE FROM FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. SNA'S PET FRIENDLY KIDS CAMP HOSTED ABOUT 245 CHILDREN, MONDAY-FRIDAY, FOR SEVEN WEEKS DURING SCHOOL BREAK. SNA USED AKI FUNDS TO PURCHASE CAMP SUPPLIES (PHOTOCOPIES OF PUZZLES, GAMES, AND COLORING BOOKS WITH ANIMALS, GARDENING TOOLS, AND FOOD FOR THE CAMPERS). SNA ALSO USED AKI FUNDS TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR THE SHELTER AND FOR THEIR DAILY YOUTH CLUB, WHICH WELCOMES LOCAL KIDS TO THE SHELTER YEAR-ROUND TO LEARN AND HELP WITH SHELTER TASKS.

AKI'S 2023 AFRICA-BASED ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION GRANT PROGRAM (THE 6TH ANNUAL) AWARDED GRANTS TO EIGHT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA: TWO IN SOUTH AFRICA, TWO IN ZIMBABWE, TWO IN TANZANIA, ONE IN MOROCCO, ONE IN NAMIBIA. 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 $1810 TO $3000 AND SUPPORTED PROJECTS SUCH AS: SPAY/NEUTER AND RABIES CLINICS; VET CARE AND FEEDING; EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE; CONSTRUCTION OF A CATTERY; AND CONSTRUCTION OF ENCLOSURES FOR RESCUED DONKEYS AND HORSES. WE AWARDED GRANTS TO: TANZANIA SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ORGANIZATION AND VERITAS, BOTH IN TANZANIA; BLIND LOVE AND SPCA-GRAHAMSTOWN, BOTH IN SOUTH AFRICA; MATABELELAND ANIMAL RESCUE AND EQUINE SANCTUARY AND TWALA TRUST, BOTH IN ZIMBABWE; MOROCCO ANIMAL AID, AND BUBU'S ANIMAL HAVEN IN NAMIBIA.