The Mission of the Colorado African Expedition 2007 is ...

... to bring global focus upon the realities, the cultures, the peoples and the wildlife, on the African continent . Along the way we will research the devastating effects upon the cultures as well as the diminishing wildlife and how these are directly a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic plaguing the innocent people of the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our team will focus our research upon the same indigenous people and their cultures as well as the wildlife populations that Mr. Hoefler encountered along his journey. The real irony, Mr. Hoefler was a safari hunter that probably led indirectly to the demise of the animal populations that were abundant in the 1920's across the continent in his attempt to bring a piece of Africa back to the developed world.

... to bring global focus upon the environmental impact of close to a century of tourism and political uncertainty and their impact upon the culture, the people, and the wildlife of the African continent.

... to bring global focus upon the humanitarian organizations that are extending aid in the regions the expedition will travel through and the role of their respective missions. We will study their effectiveness as well as their possible ineffectiveness as they pertain to perpetuating the cultures of the peoples of the African continent.

... to bring global focus upon the media of the African continent and their free speech and openness to report within the territories of the countries our expedition will travel through.

... to bring global focus upon what the future holds for the cultures, the peoples, and the wildlife populations of the African continent.