As we increase our efforts to expand COMACO's influence in Luangwa Valley and other regions of Zambia, the challenges of raising the necessary financing grow as well. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is encouraged that COMACO is showing credible and convincing capacity to become self-financing. Based on our first trading center in Lundazi, it takes between 3 to 5 years for a newly established trading centre to sustain its own costs and range of services to promote improved rural livelihoods and increased conservation results. As WCS works to create new trading centers as hubs for COMACO-based markets and interventions, the long-term impact on conservation and rural livelihoods will most certainly improve.

To meet these costs, our WCS Zambia program appeals for your help. Every dollar we raise is carefully managed to ensure COMACO's trading centres have well trained staff capable of running their business and extension training operations. Qualified staff at our Lusaka office operate a back-up office for making procurements and facilitating overall COMACO logistics. In addition, WCS conducts periodic internal audits to ensure our financing of the COMACO program is achieving benchmarks based on carefully thought-out workplans and budgets.

WCS invites you to consider making a donation as an investment in our COMACO business model for conservation. Regardless of the size or specification of a donation, such as transform a poacher, support a bee-hive or help procure needed equipment , our staff will do its utmost to keep you updated on COMACO's progress through its internet-based news stories updated regularly on this website. Should you need more direct dialogue with our staff to learn more about where donations are most needed or how to plan a more significant gift for addressing broader needs of COMACO, we encourage direct communication by phone or email. We suggest you direct your inquiries through either