Summary
Our mission is to inspire and educate underprivileged children to care for their environment, through the medium of a wildlife orphanage, while increasing their environmental job opportunities.
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We allow underprivileged children to experience their local environment. We inspire these children to protect their environment and inform them about eco tourism job opportunities. We supplement the local school curriculum. We develop the children’s self-confidence while diminishing the stigma of apartheid through working with international volunteers. We give a safe home to orphaned and injured wildlife that can’t be rehabilitated.
Weekly 8 needy children attend bush school at the wildlife orphanage. Rescued animals, bush walks and lessons inspire students to care for their environment. Children are tutored on school subjects and are also taught about life skills and careers.
Total Funding Received to Date: $22,637
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $7,666
Total Funding Goal: $30,303
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).
Today’s local underprivileged children will be able to secure good employment in nature reserves. The children, future custodians of nature, will be inspired to protect wildlife and their fragile environment.
I believe the future of our environment lies in the education of our children. If people care about nature, they will look after it.
- Ian Merrifield , ex game ranger, Director, Daktari Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Michele Merrifield
Founder
Bona Ingwe farm
Harmony 81
Hoedspruit, South Africa 1380
South Africa
0027826562969
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
and can also be found under
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.
This project was last updated on November 23, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 21, 2008
By Ian and Michele Merrifield - Directors, November 23, 2009 02:26 PM
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