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We Champion Sustainable
Environmental Financing In Africa

The Consortium of African Funds for the Environment (CAFÉ) is a membership-based network of Environmental Funds (EFs) which are also known as Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) in Africa that has been in operation since 2011. CAFÉ has 19 member CTFs that operate in 22 countries and manage over $550 million in endowments and $120 million in sinking funds in Africa. Currently, CAFÉ’s Presidency is being hosted by the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS) in Cameroon.

Our Means
Of Action

To Achieve Its Objectives . CAFE does the following.

85%

Workshops and Training Sessions

71%

Exchange Visits

82%

Joint Projects

60%

Outreach and Advocacy

57%

Technical Assistance

Our Mission

CAFÉ is committed to build a learning community that shares best practices and pursues innovative finance mechanisms in order to foster conservation, environmental management and sustainable development in Africa.

Our Vision

To be a globally respected alliance for championing sustainable environmental financing in Africa.

Structure And Organs Of CAFE

1. General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest decision making organ that defines and decides by resolution on the strategic direction of CAFÉ.
2.The President Of CAFÉ
The President of CAFÉ is elected by the General Assembly from amongst the members of the Executive Committee.
3.The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the body responsible for implementing General Assembly resolutions and developing annual work plans and budgets.
4. Subcommittees
Members create subcommittees and working groups around areas of common interest, comprised of CAFÉ members and/or resource persons outside of CAFÉ.
5.Executive Secretariat
The Executive Secretariat is an independent body of CAFÉ that acts in the collective interest of CAFÉ members and it is hosted by the Fund holding the Presidency of CAFÉ.

CAFE Partners

CAFÉ treasures the financial support from the following three donors

Dr Théophile Zognou

Théophile Zognou holds a PhD in international environmental law from the University of Limoges, France. Lecturer at various universities, Dr. Zognou is the Executive Director of the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS) which has an endowment capital of 65 million euros, positively impacting the TNS region that covers the Central African Republic, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the author of the book entitled “The Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment in the Gulf of Guinea Region” and several legal articles in the field of the environment. Dr. Zognou was once a banker for about 8 years before joining the environmental field.

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Dr Tuli Msuya

1. Dr. Tuli Salum Msuya is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tanzania Forest Fund (TaFF), holding a PhD in Forestry Governance. TaFF is a government based sustainable financial Institution charged with financial resources mobilization and providing support to forest protection, conservation, management, development and sustainable use of forest resources in Tanzania.

2. Dr. Tuli Msuya has worked as CEO of Tanzania Forest Fund for 11 years (since May 2013). Before that, she worked with Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI) for 18 years as Forest Researcher.

3. For the period of working as CEO of TaFF, Dr. Tuli Msuya managed to increase TaFF financial resources from USD 1,495,338 in June, 2013 to USD 27,088,015 by June 2024.

4. Through her leadership, the number of TaFF supported projects increased from 85 in 2013 to 1,037 in June, 2024; TaFF has organized 13th CAFÉ General Assembly in Tanzania in collaboration with EAMCEF, and TaFF has established South-South collaboration with Bolivian Private Environmental Fund called FUNDESNAP.

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TAPIWA MAKIWA

Tapiwa Makiwa is the CEO of the Community Conservation Fund of Namibia (CCFN) a CTF charged with the mandate to ensure sustainable funding to Namibia’s Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Programme. A lover of nature, Tapiwa is a Chartered Accountant (CA) by qualification, affiliated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN). In addition to this professional qualification/accreditation, he also holds amongst others an Honours Degree in the Theory of Accounting and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Sciences from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Having completed his accounting articles with KMPG Chartered Accountants and Auditors he has worked in the audit, mining, and hospitality, retail, and manufacturing sectors of business. Immediately before his current role as Chief Executive Officer of the Community Conservation Fund of Namibia, he served as Chief Finance and Business Development Officer for a Namibian group of companies with interests in retail, hospitality, catering, and manufacturing. He has +/-17 years of progressive work experience in the financial field (audit, tax, accounting) and business and strategic management experience in the exploration, retail, hospitality, and tourism sectors with both international and local companies. Tapiwa carries with him a wealth of governance, business, and financial skills and together with his passion for people and wildlife has the balance required for operational and financial oversight of a CTF. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the Consortium of African Funds for the Environment, helping derive the objectives of the consortium forward.

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DR FANNY N’GOLO

Name : Dr Fanny N’golo

Position : Executive Director

Organisation : Foundation for Parks and Reserves of Côte d’Ivoire (FPRCI)

Veterinarian, Ecologist

--More than twenty-five years of experience in natural resource management and biodiversity conservation / management of development projects
--Establishment of a sustainable financing mechanism for national parks
--Evaluation of the management effectiveness of protected areas
--Management of wildlife and protected areas
--Environmental education
--Monitoring and evaluation of development projects of environmental impact studies
--Coordination of participatory natural resource management projects
--Planning and management of development projects
--Strategic communication of development projects
--Reform of protected area management systems
--Mobilization of financing

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Guillaume de Rouville

Executive Director of the Okapi Fund for Nature Conservation in the DRC since June 2019, Guillaume is a former business lawyer who worked in the finance sector until 2000, then in biodiversity since 2001, first with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), then with the NGO Pro-Natura International in Brazil. He also has extensive experience in micro-finance and in the start-up sector, for which he raised funds when running an incubator he set up with associates passionate about innovation issues, particularly in the field of clean energy.

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Mr Luis Honwana

Mr Luis Bernardo Honwana is the Executive Director of BIOFUND of Mozambique.

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Mr Alfred Allogninouwa

Mr Alfred Allogninouwa is the Executive Director of the FSOA Trust Fund of Benin. FSOA operates in these three countries: Benin, Niger and Burkin Faso.

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