Animal-Kind International
Kindness to Animals has no Boundaries
Our 8th annual (2025) Animal Welfare Organization Grant Program for Africa & Latin America/Caribbean is now closed. We received 76 grant applications and our 13-member proposal committee is currently reviewing them. We will announce our new (2025) grantees on August 4.
Thanks to your support, our Partner Animal Rescue & Protection Organizations
and our Grantees are helping 1000s
of dogs, cats, donkeys, and horses throughout Africa & Latin America/Caribbean every day. Our supported organizations are
Community-Based, Locally Rooted, Highly Effective, & Verified by AKI: We identify the most effective animal welfare organizations and ensure that your donations reach the most vulnerable animals in need of rescue and protection.
Our 2024 Annual Report is now available! Read it HERE.
Use the Donorbox form to donate through PayPal, credit card, or bank transfer
Your donations to Animal-Kind International are helping AKI Partner Organizations in:
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ghana
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Liberia
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Namibia
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South Sudan
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Uganda
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Zimbabwe (our newest Partner!)
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Honduras
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Jamaica
Through our 7th Annual Africa-Based Animal Welfare Organization Grant Program, your donations also reach our 2024 Grant Recipients who work in:
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Tanzania (2 grantees)
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Kenya (2 grantees)
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South Africa (4 grantees)
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Rwanda
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Israel
Our Friendly Audits Program, providing remote volunteers to select animal welfare organizations, is helping 2 additional organizations in Africa with technical and admin support.
Thanks to your support, in 2024, we are helping a total of 22 organizations working in 14 countries. Strengthening local animal rescue and protection organizations is the key to systemic, long-term improvements in animal welfare.
Animal-Kind International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the
US State of New Mexico.
100% of your donations go to our Partners & Grantees!
Animal-Kind International Updates/News
In an update of their 2016 interview, Tracie Hotchner spoke to AKI Founder & Director, Karen Menczer. You can listen to the interview on the Dog Talk (and Kitties too) podcast: HELPING ANIMAL HELPERS AROUND THE WORLD
(Yes, Tracie is aware that Africa is a continent (and islands), not a country.)
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Listen to Dr. Peter Spiegel with Animals Today interview AKI Founder/Director, Karen Menczer, here:
--the interview begins at 21.5 minutes.
If you aren't already a subscriber, you can subscribe to the Animals Today podcast at the link above, as well.
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We've added a new Partner Organization! As of January 2024, Twala Trust in Zimbabwe is an AKI Partner. They join The Six Freedoms-Ghana, who became an AKI Partner Organization in January 2023, as our two newest Partners.
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Interested in being a volunteer in our "Friendly Audit" Program? As part of our efforts to strengthen animal welfare organizations in poor countries, mainly in Africa, we're conducting "Friendly Audits" of select organizations to identify their shortcomings and needs. Together with the organization, we identify their needs and we match a volunteer mentor to the organization to help address them. Currently, 3 volunteers are helping 3 organizations build websites, strengthen their social media presence, edit educational material, and search for grants. If you're interested in volunteering, get in touch to discuss how you can help strengthen Africa's animal welfare organizations. As of 2024, we're including Latin America/Caribbean in our Friendly Audits Program!
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Read our Op Ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican about the effects of COVID-19 on animal welfare organizations in Africa: READ IT HERE
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(Photo: Karen Menczer, AKI Founder & Director)
AKI is a 2024 Great Non-Profit: Check out our 5 star reviews on Great Non-Profits (and please add your 5-star review!) Not only that, we've achieved the Platinum Seal of Transparency on Candid's GuideStar indicating the highest level of transparency and we received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator!
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