Victoria Falls - one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World

One of the most innovative ideas yet is the Elephant Chilli Pepper Project, where farmers of Simonga and other villages are being encouraged to plant a chilli patch around their food crops! The chillies are used to prevent elephants destroying food crops (dried chillies mixed with dung produce briquettes to burn at night, mixed with grease or oil this paste is used to grease a "chilli fence") as well as earning the farmer extra cash (chillies are sold at $1 per kg).

This idea, which helps farmers protect their food crops and generate income, is run by the Elephant Pepper Development Trust, which also advises farmers on natural resources conservation and sustainable utilisation of such resources in relation to the management of conflict with wildlife.

Please visit http://www.elephantpepper.org for more information and if you would like to purchase sauces or other branded items you can visit http://www.elephantpepper.com

Pack for a Purpose is an innovative way that guests of Wilderness Safaris can help school children in this area. See their website.