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New orphan rhinos at Thaba Manzi
Thaba Manzi welcomed two sibling rhinos to their farm recently, Finn & Rachel. Rachel is estimated to be three years of age, and Finn’s age is unknown. Their mother was poached from a wildlife farm in South Africa, along with a large adult male presumed to be the orphans’ father. The orphaned rhinos were taken to Thaba Manzi for nursing care and protection. Rachel takes her role as big sister seriously, and has done a great job thus far of looking after little Finn. The two new orphans are eating well and appear to be adjusting to the new surroundings, and currently remain inside a boma sequestered from the other (older & larger) rhinos. There will be a gradual introduction process to reduce the chance of injuries from fighting with other rhinos at Thaba Manzi. >>read more
Run Wild! OORAH!
We are honored to be a charity partner with the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, VA, May 20th, 2012, as well as with the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC, October 28th, 2012! We have slots open for our supporters to participate and raise funds on behalf of SHF—join our team today! >>read more
SHF Welcomes New Project in 2012
SHF welcomes the Maun Animal Welfare Society (MAWS), a non-profit organization which aims to protect Botswana’s wildlife through domestic animal care. MAWS is based in Maun on the fringes of the Okavango Delta, the world’s largest inland delta and one of Africa’s most wildlife-rich areas. >>read more
SHF Partners with Johns Hopkins
SHF has partnered with Johns Hopkins Hospital’s SHARE program to accept bulk donations of supplies for our projects in Africa. Supporting Hospital Abroad with Resources and Equipment (SHARE) is a group of medical students and health care professionals working to provide international medical relief. SHARE collects unused but clean medical supplies from the operating room and redistributes the instruments to developing nations. In addition, SHARE benefits the hospital by reducing its solid medical waste. Many items from a surgical procedure that have not been used such as gloves, sutures, and gowns are usually discarded. Although these materials may be clean, these items cannot be utilized for a different procedure within the hospital because they are not considered sterile. In addition, legal and regulatory rules prohibit redistributing and reusing supplies. However, the same materials that would be regarded as waste in US operating rooms could be used in developing countries that are in need of such materials. SHF will distribute pallets of these supplies to each of their 10 supported projects in Africa. These supplies will make a huge impact on our efforts to support veterinary medicine in Africa. In addition to supporting the veterinary care of animals, supplies will be distributed to local clinics and hospitals in the regions around our projects, thus impacting human health in Africa as well. We wish to sincerely thank Johns Hopkins for their generous donations to support SHF and our One Health work in Africa!
SHF visits projects in Africa
In July Dr. Adams traveled to east Africa to visit three of SHF’s supported projects: the Community Animal Health Centre (CAHC) in Uganda, and the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and Umutara University in Rwanda. >>read more
SHF Veterinary Externships
Silent Heroes Foundation helps facilitate externships at several of our supported projects for veterinary students around the world. We offer a variety of experiences for the veterinary student, including programs for clinical work, wildlife fieldwork, laboratory, and veterinary research. >>read more
Join Team RunWild!
Want to raise money for Silent Heroes and truly make an impact? Then join us and RunWild! Whether you enjoy running, biking, swimming, walking, or any combination in between, you can participate in our RunWild! campaign to help raise money and awareness for our mission in Africa. >>read more
Silent Heroes is in need of corporate sponsors
Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about becoming a corporate or supply partner. >>get started!
Operation Rhino
The Operation Rhino campaign has been launched! Our aim is to educate the youth in Asia where there is a cultural belief that rhino horn has medicinal value. >>read more
New Resources for Elementary School-Age Children
Learn about Africa and the endangered Mountain Gorilla with Silent Heroes Foundation's free, downloadable teaching resource for use in your home or classroom. >>read more
Silent Heroes Foundation Comes to You
Contact Dr. Hayley Adams if you would like to have a personal introduction to the work of Silent Heroes Foundation presented at your school, church, or civic organization meeting.
