History

Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP) traces its beginnings back to 1982 when A&K Vice Chairman Jorie Butler Kent, together with A&K founder, Chairman and CEO Geoffrey Kent, first raised funds for conservation efforts within the Masai Mara National Reserve. Today, AKP carries on A&K's social and environmental commitments on a global scale. A&K's more than 60 companies and offices world wide sponsor projects designed to benefit their communities. A&K staff members donate their time and labor in addition to lending financial support, and rigorous oversight ensures that every donation is put to worthy use. Working in concert with local experts, AKP helps to ensure that peoples and wildlife continue to survive and coexist successfully.

AKP's global reach and on-the-ground presence proved to be priceless assets when, in May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta. Through Abercrombie & Kent's offices in Myanmar, teams quickly gathered and delivered essential supplies to affected village. Eventually raising more than $540,000 in contributions for emergency aid and equipment. AKP continues to provide ongoing support to the now overflowing orphanages in the worst affected area.