From initially being a project run in someone’s spare time, receiving handwritten project applications in the post, EOCA now supports 4 members of staff, and receives over 500 digital applications annually. The association has just also reached the impressive milestone of having raised and funded €6 million of conservation projects around the globe!  

 

Read on to find out how it all happened:

Launched at the OutDoor tradeshow in Friedrichshafen in July 2006, the EOG Association for Conservation came into existence.  The initial name was fairly swiftly changed to something that was not quite such a mouthful, but, as it was in the beginning, the reason for EOCA’s existence remains to this day - to raise money to fund vital conservation work around the world.

 

The breadth of projects funded by EOCA continues to inspire the team and its members: engaging communities; training, educating and creating alternative livelihoods where appropriate; and leaving a legacy long after funding has finished. Projects tackle issues such as:

Some of the highlights of the last 20 years include:

EOCA continues to raise money to fund vital conservation and restoration projects every year.  With over 500 applications for funding annually, the need for funding continues to grow. Here’s to the impact the association can continue to have over the next 20 years!

 

 

“If working apart we are a force powerful to destabilise our planet, surely working together we are powerful enough to save it.”