Rwanda has developed a successful model of cooperatives which supports various revenue-generating activities. As part of African Parks’ community development programme in Rwanda, the organisation partners with and supports 108 cooperatives with over 20 thousand members. The members are engaged in income-generating activities around the protected areas and different employment/service activities within Nyungwe and Akagera. Building on the work the park teams have done within this structure thus far, African Parks is now keen to apply the lessons learned across the other countries where it manages protected areas.