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.
Conservation succeeds when wildlife, communities, and the next generation are all protected.
To execute this targeted vision, our operations are structured around three inseparable pillars of impact. First, Next-Generation Conservation Education serves as our proactive foundation, engaging youth to spark a permanent mindset shift from exploitation to environmental stewardship. Second, we deploy Critical Wildlife Interventions—such as rhino dehorning and emergency species translocations—because safeguarding threatened species demands direct, field-ready action where timing is everything. Finally, we prioritize Community Upliftment and Conservation Economics, recognizing that wildlife survival is inextricably linked to human prosperity. By investing in food security, skills development, and vital local infrastructure, we ensure that conservation models succeed by actively benefiting the communities living on the front lines.
Targeting youth aged 12–14 living adjacent to national parks — the critical developmental window when worldviews and environmental ethics are formed.
Conservation camps at game reserves
Classroom-to-bush curriculum
Mindset shift: exploitation to stewardship
Creating ambassadors in high-risk communities
Direct, execution-ready operations where timing is everything, dehorning programmes, emergency translocations, and endangered species protection.
Rhino dehorning risk-reduction operations
Wildlife translocation & emergency rescue
Cheetah conservation across Southern Africa
Anti-poaching support & technology
Wildlife survival is inextricably linked to community prosperity. We invest in the people who live alongside Africa’s most threatened ecosystems.
Food security & community support programmes
Skills development & employment pathways
Conservation-linked economic models
Infrastructure in high-pressure zones
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.
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.
