Background - This 2026 expansion is a collaboration between Coaching Conservation, Wild-Link as the implementing partner and will be powered by ABC (African Bush Camps) 

Jess Isden, director of Wild-Link, is a long time collaborating partner with Wild Entrust’s BPC program. We are delighted to be funded by African Bush Camps to introduce conservation education into the relationship by scaling CC into the wildlife adjacent communities in the Chobe Enclave.

The project will be developed in two stages.

· Phase 1, In 2026, the project will establish the CC programme in two schools, including educating teachers and training and qualifying three local youth as new CC Coaches. The 5th and 6th grade classes of these 2 schools will be the recipients of our 6 week program in the first year.

· Phase 2, in 2027 will strengthen delivery in the first schools, then expand to other three, while adding bush experience days to provide direct, non-conflict experience with wildlife.