Elephant-Human Relations Aid (EHRA) is based in the beautiful Damaraland region of the Namib Desert where the famous desert-adapted elephants roam free. 

EHRA works directly with the local community in protecting vulnerable structures from damage. EHRA believes education is an important tool in safe guarding the future of desert elephants and therefore also helps in supporting local schools with efforts ranging from rebuilding toilets and showers to building a computer network from donated computers, to educating pupils on the environment, local ecosystem and in particular the desert elephants.

Tracking and monitoring the herds is another important function EHRA performs enabling us to compile identikits of local herds and bulls and to map their movement patterns. Through this knowledge we are able to assist the Ministry of Environment
and Tourism with solving problems the elephants create.

Our volunteer project is real spearhead conservation. Consisting of building defensive measures around vulnerable structures as well as joining EHRA members out on patrol, helping monitor the elephants.