About PAW

  • PAW Founders

    PAW Founders

    Ken Smith is a committed environmentalist and former South African lawyer who now runs a successful safari business, Barefoot Safaris , out of Lilongwe. Gaynor Asquith runs a regeneration agency, arc4 , in the UK that specialises in delivering social and economic regeneration. Both UK and Malawi operations promote the use of...more

  • Aims & Objectives

    Mwabvi is a small and beautiful Reserve, only 135 km 2 with over 60,000 people living close to its boundaries in what is a remote part of southern Africa. You can see the Reserve map here It is very fragile and has lost most of its animals, so PAW Trust shares the PAW Malawi team’s long term objectives : Conservation/...more

  • Where is Mwabvi?

    Where is Mwabvi?

    Our conservation work is based in Malawi, which is just north of the Zambesi River and in southern east Africa. The Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve is located in the southern most tip of Malawi in the Nsanje District. Nsanje is surrounded on 3 sides by Mozambique and the local tribe - the Sena - have many Mozambiqian connections....more

  • PAW In Malawi

    In Malawi PAW is registered as a not for profit limited company. This organisation has a legal agreement with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife backed by the Malawi Government. It has an office just outside Lilongwe, linked to Barefoot Safaris operations centre there. PAW carries out conservation and development work. The...more

  • The PAW Trust

    In the UK PAW is established as a not for profit company and charitable Trust. The Trust fundraises for the conservation work in Malawi, promotes sound conservation principles and also organises the education programme. We operate across the world, mainly in English speaking countries, but we also have volunteers and friends in a number...more

  • Ambassadors

    Ambassadors

    PAW has a growing number of people in different walks of life who champion our cause. Meet them here! Fiona Allen Local born actress and comedienne Fiona Allen is best known for the series Smack The Pony. She has also starred in Coronation Street , Dalziel and Pascoe, and Goodness Gracious Me. Fiona and her...more

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