Lekanyane Conservation Project requests a planning grant from GEF Small Grants Programme for a workshop to facilitate participation for its membership in the formulation of a full application for GEF/SGP funding. The workshop will also enable community members and technical partners to advise on both the formulation and substance of the proposal. The full proposal will request funding for building capacity on participatory problem animal control, and thereby mitigating negative interaction between cattle farmers and predators - in particular the more sensitive predators such as wild dogs and cheetahs.