Summary
Providing a home for a retired cheetah at Daktari’s Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage and then using this awe inspiring animal as an ambassador for conservation to our local underprivileged youth.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $453 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage That You Can Help
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Weekly 8 underprivileged children attend Daktari Bush School where experiential learning is aimed at inspiring them to take action for conservation. Biology and Ecology come to life during bush walks and in our wildlife orphanage Cheetahs are impressive and non aggressive making them ideal for education. This 10 year old Cheetah is no longer useful for breeding, is too old to be released and needs a new home. This cheetah would make an inspiring wildlife ambassador at Daktari Bush School.
The cheetah needs a home. De Wildt, the cheetah’s owners, have specific guide-lines for enclosures, which will cost us $11,060 USD. Once the new enclosure is built the cheetah can become part of Daktari Bush School’s education programme.
Total Funding Received to Date: $453
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $453 . The original project funding goal was $12,166.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
The cheetah will be part of our programme to educate underprivileged youth so they will eventually be able to secure good employment in nature reserves. It will also inspire children to take action to protect wildlife and their fragile environment.
A cheetah is an amazing example of our wildlife. The cheetah will make a tremendous impact on the underprivileged children attending our school, as most of them have never seen an impala or giraffe!
- Michele Merrifield, Director and Founder, Daktari
Michele Merrifield
Founder
Daktari Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
P.O. Box 1599
Hoedspruit, Limpopo 1380
South Africa
002 782 656 2969
Email:
DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Bona Ingwe Farm - PO Box 1599 Harmony bloc 81
Hoedspruit,
Limpopo Province
1380
South Africa
+27826562969
http://www.daktaribushschool.org
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This project is located in
South Africa
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Animals.
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This project was last updated on December 7, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 22, 2009
By Ian and Michele Merrifield - Directors, December 07, 2009 03:14 PM
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