The Fisher Foundation (NPC) is focused on education in conservation among rural communities living in close proximity to the national parks in South Africa through enterprising initiatives and solutions. We are proud of our traction and momentum with effective deliverables being achieved; which include meaningful community upliftment programmes where identified.
Richard Fisher is the founder and Executive Chairman of City Logistics and has over the past few decades contributed generously to the lives of the disadvantaged through his company’s CSI programmes. These programmes are well-established and will continue, however, he now intends to focus on conservation and community upliftment through his personal foundation.
He has brought together a team of like-minded people that share in his vision and who will grow the impact the foundation is set on achieving.
The Fisher Foundation will initiate and manage projects and programs responsibly and with good governance. Our mission will be to grow our partnerships and alliances with the objective of cultivating a shift in community mindsets towards conservation and empowering those who face socio-economic challenges with resourceful solutions.
There is, without question, an acute threat posed to a number of vulnerable species of wildlife in Africa and driving this change will translate into a more sustainable and prosperous future. The strident voice of collective agency will strengthen the deterrent against poaching and those who mastermind this scourge – which, left unchecked, will have disastrous consequences for mankind.
While retaining focus on these areas we will also explore opportunities to upskill communities in other currently under-resourced areas.
There are two identified spheres of focus:
Conservation Education
Community Upliftment
The Fisher Foundation is focused on education in conservation among the youth (ages 12 -14) who live in communities adjacent to Southern Africa’s national parks and protected wildlife areas.
We have found that this critical juncture in the lives of our youth is when world views are being formed and is the most appropriate age for introducing them to a conservation mindset.
We do not, at this stage, fund individuals, other foundations and/or programmes that do not fall within our scope and vision.
We, as a foundation, work with carefully selected organisations with a view to longer-term relationships and have found that this is the best way forward to bring about sustainable change.Our budgets and commitments for the year 2025 have been finalized and we will only entertain new proposals that fit our criteria in early 2026.
The Richard Fisher Foundation is a registered NPC in South Africa: ‘2022/546868/08’
Registered with the Dept. of Social Development as a Non-Profit Organization: 281-660 NPO
