Organizations Filed Purposes:
DAZZLE AFRICA, A 501 (C)(3) CHARITY, THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ZAMBIA, TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE LAND, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE IN ZAMBIA.
CONSERVATION TOGETHER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES, DAZZLE AFRICA FUNDED CRITICAL PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA. CONSERVATION - ZAMBIA IS THE 'CROSSROADS FOR CONNECTIVITY'. IT BORDERS 8 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, CONNECTS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN POPULATIONS, SHARES 4 TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS, AND HAS OVER 30% OF ITS LAND MANAGED FOR WILDLIFE USES. TO DATE, THE BIGGEST THREAT TO AFRICAN WILDLIFE IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA, IS POACHING. AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE POACHED FOR THEIR TUSKS AND SOMETIMES SKIN, LIONS FOR THEIR BONES AND OTHER ANIMALS, SUCH AS ENDANGERED WILD DOGS ARE UNINTENDED VICTIMS OF POACHING BECAUSE OF INDISCRIMINATE WIRE SNARING. TO COMBAT THESE THREATS, DAZZLE AFRICA WORKS WITH IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS, CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA AND ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME TO ELIMINATE POACHING, REDUCE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS, BUILD CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AND RESEARCH AND MONITOR KEY SPECIES. 2020 CONSERVATION PROJECTS: - WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN - CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE (ANTI-POACHING/RESEARCH) - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME CONSERVATION SOCCER TEAM AND RADIO SHOW - UNIVERSITY SPONSORED STUDENTS - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME'S CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM EDUCATION -ANTI-POACHING SCOUT SPONSORSHIPS WOMEN IN WILDLIFE PROGRAM EDUCATION STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS DAZZLE AFRICA'S STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TRANSFORMS LIVES. BEING ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, DAZZLE AFRICA GIVES YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRIVE FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. DAZZLE AFRICA ASSISTS STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH EXEMPLARY GRADES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS ENTREPRENEURS OR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO LEAD HEALTHY AND SELF-SUSTAINING LIVES. DAZZLE AFRICA'S TEN 2020 STUDENTS ARE ALL SPONSORED BY COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS, SMALL GROUPS OF DONORS OR PAST SAFARI GUESTS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA CREATING SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS WITH THE PEOPLE OF MFUWE IS ONE OF DAZZLE AFRICA'S ULTIMATE GOALS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA DOES EXACTLY THAT. THROUGH EDUCATION AND BUSINESS TRAININGS PROVIDED BY DAZZLE AFRICA, THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF MFUWE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUCCESSFULLY SOLD HANDS OVER ZAMBIA-MADE ITEMS TO TOURISTS AND FOR AUCTION IN US FUNDRAISERS SUPPORTING THEIR SCHOOL MISSION. COVID-19 HURT TOURISM IN 2020 BUT THE SCHOOL WAS STILL A LARGE BENEFICIARY FROM THE 2020 IMAGINE GALA. THE 3,500 FUNDS RAISED FROM THE IMAGINE GALA WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FACE SHIELDS FOR TEACHERS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, REFURBISH THE HANDS OVER ZAMBIA SHOP, PAINT ONE BOY'S DORMITORY AND WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN 2021. CLEAN WATER PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITY TO PROGRESS, IT NEEDS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. IN 2020, DAZZLE AFRICA AND ITS GENEROUS PARTNERS ADDED 1 NEW BOREHOLE TO BRING THE TOTAL TO 16 BOREHOLES AND PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO MORE THAN 4,500 FAMILIES A DAY FOR OVER 30 YEARS. BY HAVING ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, A HIGHER NUMBER OF GIRLS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY.
PHILANTHROPIC SAFARIS - DAZZLE AFRICA PHILANTHROPIC SAFARIS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVELERS TO HAVE RICH, FULFILLING AND ADVENTUROUS SAFARI EXPERIENCES. THESE SAFARIS ENGAGE THE TRAVELER, EDUCATE, RAISE AWARENESS, AND SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AFRICA. BY TRAVELING ON SAFARI AND SEEING BOTH THE BEAUTY AND THE BRUTAL CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY AND WILDLIFE, IT CREATES A CONNECTION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE POSSIBLE. OUR SAFARIS ARE PROVIDED AT COST TO TRAVELERS WITH A REQUIRED DONATION TO OUR ZAMBIAN PROGRAMS. 100% OF SAFARI DONATIONS ARE DIRECTED TO OUR ZAMBIAN AND RURAL AFRICAN PROJECTS, MANY THAT GUESTS ARE ABLE TO SEE WHILE ON SAFARI.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Stacy James | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $38,352 |
| Catherine Smith | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Marki Sindlinger | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Mike Paredes | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ami Desai | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Frank Coyne | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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