 Rhino Ark received the support of the Safaricom Foundation in 2012 when the Foundation granted the Trust KES 155 Million to assist a four-year conservation project of the Mau Eburu Forest and its wider ecosystem.The Safaricom Foundation was established in August 2003 and is a registered charity funded by Safaricom Limited and the Vodafone Group Foundation.The Foundation provides a formal process for charitable contributions to communities, community groups and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Kenya who are key partners in responding to social and economic development issues in the country.