ECRF letters, with an image of an elephant above it, and the words Elephant Care Relief Foundation underneath

Elephant Care Relief Foundation

Why choose Elephant Care Relief Foundation?

The Elephant Care Relief Foundation (ECRF) is an ethical project, located in Sri Lanka, which cares solely for the welfare and well-being of domesticated elephants. We save elephants from tourist back riding places and labour camps, and make sure they live a life they deserve on our project. We are one of the only projects in Sri Lanka that do this the right way, without any harm or distress (mental or physical) being put on the elephants.

Reviews

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Vanessa
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Totally recommendable

Here I have definitely made the most important experience with an elephant! Here you will be enlightened a lot. The host family is super-hearted and takes care of your well-being. You can look forward to an experience in which you get close to the traditional cultural life through the accommodation and host family. It was great fun to get the food for Mali and scrub her skin at the river. She is such an amazing and wonderful creature. Short to the process: after breakfast you go together with the host father to the place where Mali and her Mahoud live. There he buys sweet parts so you can greet them with it. After that, you walk through the jungle to get her food, helping the Mahoud carry. When enough is found, you go to the river to wash her, it's really fun. After that you will get lunch and go back home by bus. You are always accompanied, so do not worry. I think such a project exists only here and it is the best that you can do as an elephant lover.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
On my last day it rained so hard that the project could not actually have taken place. But the Host dad drove with me to Mali, because I still wanted to say goodbye. That was really nice of him, because it rained really really hard.
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Michelle
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing experience!

It’s a program where you learn to appreciate the needs of an elephant, they usually live in really bad conditions and with this program they are trying to make a change. Really recommend it. Also you get to live with amazing people and get to know other volunteers. When I when I was with a beautiful elephant named Mali, she was really kind and let all of us be near her and helping her
With this program you learn to appreciate nature and all its surroundings, you can really disconnect from the rest of the world and focus on other needs that we have in this world. I really recommend it for all types of persons, from animal lovers, to people who want to get out of their comfort zone. Sri Lanka is specially a beautiful country and you can make a change if you want to do it.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
Seeing how lovely the elephants are and how friendly they are
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Jack
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Brilliant and wholesome experience

Compared to many many elephant projects in Sri Lanka this one is by far one of the most caring for the elephant itself. Plenty of chance to see the real Sri Lanka and meet and live alongside a Sri Lankan family. The family is one of the nicest, most accommodating family I’ve ever met and I was sad to leave them finally after 2 months. Would highly recommend!!

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