How you can support DSCN?

We are often asked: “How can I help concretely?”

The answer is simple:
• donate
• make a bequest
• become a supporting member
• share our work
• explore partnerships

Every contribution matters!
Find more information on https://www.comoe-stiftung.org/spenden .

If you want to participate or set up your own fundraising activity or benefit from tax advantages of up to 2 million Euro, reach out to us via [email protected]

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🤝 Conservation is a team effort

Our work would not be possible without strong local and international partners.
Together with other NGOs, authorities, schools, and research institutions, we implement projects that create lasting ecological and social impact.

We would like to extend a special “thank you” to the following partners & supporters:
- Lutz Neckenbürger, Uli Planer, Wolfgang Oehler, Roland Schäfer, Konrad Struller, Eva Neubert – for their support during the set-up phase of DSCN

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📖 A day in the life of our project coordinators reaching out to our DSCN scholarship students

Despite all hardships (flooding, bumpy roads, roadblocks, …) Simon, Armel and David always give their very best to deliver the scholarship material to the local schools and their students.

Our scholarships allow young people
to focus on education — and on shaping their future.

In 2025 we were able to support 79 students altogether.

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🗣️ “The park is our future.”

“Before, I saw the park as a restriction.
Today, I understand that it is our livelihood.”

These words come David Kouamé KOUASSI who lives in Kakpin right outside of Comoé National Parc. We are glad to have his support as Research Assistant at the Comoé Research Station and as DSCN Project Coordinator facilitating the exchange with the local people in their native tongue Kulango.This change in perspective is what our work is about.

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📚 Education protects biodiversity — sustainably

A school scholarship changes more than a résumé.
It changes decisions:
• away from poaching
• away from illegal gold mining
• towards education, future opportunities, appreciation of nature and nature protection

#Education #scholarship #BiodiversityProtection #LongTermImpact #DSCN #FAPNAC #NGO #humanitarianaid #LHOF

Copyright © All rights & image rights (DSCN, J. Korb, V. Salewski, C. Thomas) reserved.

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👥 Who is behind DSCN?

🎓 researchers
🌍 conservationists
🤝 people who take responsibility

We are especially proud that with some of our local partners and collaborators we have been working together in various contexts for more than 20 years and could thus establish a strong and reliable partnership with the local communities.

In the appendix, we will introduce members of our local network and share why Comoé National Park matters so deeply to them.

#TeamDSCN #Biodiversity
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As a non-profit foundation DSCN is exempt from corporate income tax according to §5 paragraph 1 Nr. 9 KStG (Körperschaftssteuergesetz) and is allowed to issue donation receipts (see Freistellungsbescheid 2024 via https://www.comoe-stiftung.org/wie-wir-arbeiten).

DSCN is also listed with and member of the “Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen“ (see https://stiftungssuche.de/stiftungssuche/).

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site hardly anyone knows ...

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼é 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, is a unique savannah ecosystem and a threatened biodiversity hotspot in Westafrica.

Especiall illegal gold mining and poaching put enormous pressure on this natural heritage.

👉 This is where the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗼é 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 (𝗗𝗦𝗖𝗡) comes in.

Over the coming weeks, we will take you:
• into the park
• to the people living around it
• behind the scenes of our work
See also https://www.comoe-stiftung.org/
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