Gallantium has been proud supporters of Tusk, working with them for 11 years. We were one of the official sponsors of the recent 2024 Tusk Conservation Awards. The Tusk Awards recognises individuals from across Africa who have selflessly made extraordinary strides towards conservation.
About the 2024 Tusk Conservation Awards
Now in its twelfth year, the 2024 ceremony was held at the Savoy Hotel, London, on Wednesday 27th November. Attended by the patron Prince of Wales, as well as notable key supporters of the charity, the awards recognised dedicated, forward-thinking individuals with inspirational stories and incredible impact from across the continent.
The award winners were:
Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award – Claver Ntoyinkima, Rwanda
Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa – Edward Aruna, Sierra Leone
The Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa – Nomba Ganamé, Mali
Our sponsorship work with Tusk
Our sponsorship comes in the form of creating film content that showcases the inspirational work of the conservation award winners from countries across Africa. In the wider context, the films serve to show potential donors just how much support for Tusk’s projects is needed.
There are many ways to get involved and to support Tusk, and we’re proud that Gallantium’s sponsorship work is part of a wider effort in making a difference for Africa’s wildlife.
About Tusk and Gallantium’s partnership
Africa is home to nearly 30% of the world’s biodiversity and Africans are custodians of an incredible global resource. Tusk understands that the global community can only conserve this resource with African leadership.
With demand for ivory and rhino horn showing no sign of diminishing, and with competition for land between humans and wildlife only set to increase, the conservation battle in Africa cannot let up.
Filming in Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ), 2017
We produced our first films for Tusk in 2014 after Andrew Greener had approached (then) Tusk CEO Charlie Mahew with the offer of our facilities and in-house crew. That was just the second year of the Tusk Conservation Awards and we’ve been supporting the charity with film work ever since.
Charlie Mahew OBE, Founder and President of Tusk at King’s Cup, Isle of Wight, 2019
Tusk adopts a joined-up approach that balances animal conservation with the education of local communities and the need to protect fragile habitats across Africa.
This is achieved by providing a communication link between local communities and wildlife authorities. This encourages local communities to be invested in pursuing conservation and finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict themselves.
Beneficiaries of the Lewa Safari Marathon, AIPCA Subuiga Primary School, Meru, Kenya (2018)
Beyond the Tusk Conservation Awards, we’ve also helped Tusk with other content including a filmed Q&A with Sir David Attenborough, The Lewa Safari Marathon in Kenya, and we even helped to curate a virtual marathon to counter the covid pandemic.
Sir David Attenborough and Charlie Mahew OBE, filmed interview for Tusk (2015)
Tom Pickard, Camera Operator, working in Zambia (2017)
To date Tusk has raised and distributed £150M to conservation projects across many countries. Whilst the conflict against poachers shows no signs of abating, the decline in elephant and rhino populations is being successfully kept in check in many regions. Perhaps the bigger problem is climate change and habitat loss, and the increasing competition between people and animals for even the most basic of resources like water.
We will continue to enthusiastically support Tusk because the organisation is extremely effective at what it does. It is helping to stem the extinction of species and makes a real difference where it’s needed – to endangered animals, habitats and people. Its influence is far-reaching and a force for good.
Andrew Greener, Gallantium Founder / Director (left), Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (2018). Credit: David Wyatt
