Tashinga Initiative - Hurungwe - Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2024

Our Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2024 TEAM HURUNGWE is made up of Rangers who patrol the Zambezi River between Kariba Dam Wall and Kanyemba in the east, and who patrol the mountainous areas and flatlands of Hurungwe on foot.

Tashinga Initiative - Hurungwe – Zimbabwe

Amount Raised:

$73
7%
Completed
Target: $1,000
2 Donations

Our Story

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, organised by Tusk, is a celebration of solidarity, connection and camaraderie for the ranger profession. culminating on 21st September 2024, the campaign raises vital funds for Africa's biodiversity guardians.

Rangers based in Tashinga Initiative - Hurungwe Safari Area (2,894 sq km) form part of the patrol effort across the unique landscape that makes up the Zambezi Valley’s 12,820 sq km of wildlife protected areas. Rangers protect territorial integrity, undertake biological monitoring, conservation management, community relations and manage equipment, resources and tourism.

WRC Grants have significantly supported a total of 245 ZimParks Rangers. The resultant WRC Grants for Rangers in LZV addressed 

- food security through the provision of monthly dry food hampers, 
- the provision of ranger patrol kit such as backpacks and boots, 
- the maintenance of daily field-based and law enforcement operations, thus enhancing morale and efficacy.

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TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 21KM CHALLENGE!

Sep 27, 2024, 2:53:09 PM

Super well done to this team, whose duties really kept them apart for most of the preparatory 4 months, and even the night before the 21km! Great effort, and great results! Thanks to Team Tashinga Kariba for all the wonderful support!

TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 21KM CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 21KM CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 21KM CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 21KM CHALLENGE!

TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!

Sep 15, 2024, 11:16:07 AM

It was great to see this team complete their Situp Challenge, even though 2 team members were in different place, they managed to undertake the challenge according to the rules and submit their videos. Well done to this team. The WRC results will be posted on their website on the leaderboard on 17th September!

TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!
TEAM HURUNGWE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 2-MIN SITUP CHALLENGE!

Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September

Sep 7, 2024, 2:15:18 PM

Team Hurungwe are such a dedicated team, even if they are mostly separated by duty schedules, but here they managed to travel the distances to be together for the Trial 21km - this tackles all aspects of the Challenge required to qualify on the 21st September. Here is the team running amongst the 30 ton trucks on the only possible road that they can run on directly from their Field Station at Marongora!

Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September
Team Hurungwe undertakes the Trial 21km in preparation for the Big Race Day on 21st September

Team kit deliveries by Tashinga Initiative

Aug 17, 2024, 1:00:17 PM

It's always great to see the enthusiastic response when delivering WRC kit - caps, t-shirts, boots and backpacks!

Team kit deliveries by Tashinga Initiative
Team kit deliveries by Tashinga Initiative

WRC Mini Challenge PUSHUPS completed!

Aug 17, 2024, 12:41:07 PM

This team committed and has delivered to Widlife Ranger Challenge 2024 Pushup Challenge and the team did a fantastic 179 pushups in 2-minutes! Very, very well done on all the training and hard work that went into the preparations!

WRC Mini Challenge PUSHUPS completed!
WRC Mini Challenge PUSHUPS completed!
WRC Mini Challenge PUSHUPS completed!
WRC Mini Challenge PUSHUPS completed!

TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!

Aug 17, 2024, 12:28:50 PM

WRC Team Hurungwe are split into two different stations, but both fall in the HURUNGWE Protected Area. So some team members are based at Marongora and some are based at D Camp on the Zambezi River!

TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!
TEAM PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY!

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