This shirt was designed by Christin Winter, in memory of Voortrekker, an elephant bull that was shot on 25 June 2019. All funds raised through this initiative will go towards our conservation projects. To learn about Voortrekker's story, click here.

Since 2003, Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA) Namibia has helped build peaceful relationships between free-roaming desert elephants and local communities in Namibia, Africa. Conflict exists due to shared land, resources and an ongoing drought in the region, which leaves communities and animals without much food or water. Elephants, livestock and humans are sharing the same waterpoints, which not only sparks conflict, but also results in human and elephant fatalities.

EHRA?s mission is to implement practical solutions that help combat elephant-human conflict, and thereby secure a future for Namibia?s desert elephants. We do this through building protective walls around waterpoints, educating locals on conflict mitigation tactics and continuous monitoring of the different elephant herds.

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, our conservation work has been impacted dramatically. We will not be able to go out into the field in the near future, to look after elephants and communities. Our elephants will be left completely vulnerable; conflict will increase, elephants may be poached as no one is monitoring them, and communities will be absolutely alone.

We NEED to continue being out in the field, monitoring and tracking our elephants to ensure their wellbeing, and the villages surrounding them. Please help us fund our conservation work so that we can continue monitoring elephants and helping rural communities.