African Wildlife Defence Force

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Type	Private
Industry	Private ranger services contractor, Environmental protection
Founded	2012
Founder	Jean Kiala
Headquarters	Ngidinga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Chokwe, Mozambique
Area served	Africa below the Sahel
Products	Ranger training, Close quarter training, and specialist rural security services
Services	Anti poaching, Wildlife management, Forestry management and Agroforestry consulting
Revenue	US$ 10 Million
Members	3
Number of employees	350 (10 volunteers)
Website	http://africanwildlifedefenceforce.com/

The African Wildlife Defence Force (AWDF; Afrika Wildsweermag (Afrikaans), Force pour la défense de la faune sauvage Africaine (French), Força de defesa da vida selvagem Africana (Portuguese), Kikosi cha ulinzi ya wanyama pori barani Afrika (Swahili), 非洲野生動物防衛軍 (Chinese, traditional), 非洲野生动物防卫军 (Chinese, simplified)) is a private elite park ranger and anti-poaching organization based in Dungu, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. AWDF uses direct action tactics to protect wild life and rainforests. The organization was founded in 2012 by Jean Kiala, a horticulturist and forester. It serves as an alternative to regular park ranger organizations who struggle with corruption, and seeks to eliminate the increasing levels of violence which poachers face.

Truly inspirational and humbling