The South Luangwa Conservation Society is a non-profit community based organisation committed to the conservation and preservation of the local wildlife and natural resources in Luangwa and at the same time ensuring and encouraging community development amongst local populations. SLCS now plays an important role in conservation within the Luangwa valley. SLCS relies entirely on donations from members and grant applications and ensures 100% of donations goes directly towards conservation activities.SLCS collaborates with ZAWA under a memorandum of understanding, which provides the mandate for the society to support ZAWA’s law enforcement and conservation activities and also assist the Community Resource Boards (CRB’s) with law enforcement support.