Last week, we gathered for RWCA’s 10-Year Anniversary Gala Dinner, celebrating a decade of passion, resilience, and the significant progress we have made together in protecting Rwanda’s wildlife and wild places. As we reflected on the journey that began in 2015, protecting Grey Crowned Cranes, restoring wetlands, expanding our efforts across borders, and empowering communities, we were thrilled to see so many of our partners, supporters, conservationists, government representatives, and lifelong

Women in communities around Rugezi Marsh traditionally rely on harvesting grasses from the wetland to weave mats for income. While this provides livelihoods, it also disturbs the marsh ecosystem and threatens vital breeding sites for the endangered Grey Crowned Crane. To address this challenge, RWCA supports women to find sustainable alternative sources of income so they no longer depend on the marsh for survival. Through women’s sewing cooperatives, we are now supporting 45 women to use practic

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