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One student feeding a Sable Provide Food & Care for the Wildlife Orphanage Child reading the promises Volunteers teaching a child

DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage

Org #992
Vetted since 2008 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit Site Visit Verified
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2002
year founded
$345,846
raised on GlobalGiving
13
years fundraising
39
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars
Mission

The mission of DAKTARI is to inspire, motivate, and educate underprivileged children to care for their environment through the medium of a wildlife orphanage.

Projects (42)

Educate African Children about the environment
South Africa / Education
Educate African Children about the environment
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Provide Food & Care for the Wildlife Orphanage
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Provide Food & Care for the Wildlife Orphanage
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Providing Outreach to Local Communities
South Africa / Education
Providing Outreach to Local Communities
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Over 220 South African youth educated about nature
South Africa / Climate Action
Over 220 South African youth educated about nature
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A Retired Cheetah Teaches Poor South African Youth
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
A Retired Cheetah Teaches Poor South African Youth
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Encourage children to care for the Environment
South Africa / Climate Action
Encourage children to care for the Environment
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Environmental Education for over 300 Children
South Africa / Education
Environmental Education for over 300 Children
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Give Marutho & Mashabishe a week enviro-education
South Africa / Education
Give Marutho & Mashabishe a week enviro-education
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Give our Bushpig 'Herbie' a new home
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Give our Bushpig 'Herbie' a new home
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Our Bushbabies Pepito & Pepita need your help.
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Our Bushbabies Pepito & Pepita need your help.
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A year food for Maxi & Mini our Bushbucks
South Africa / Animal Welfare
A year food for Maxi & Mini our Bushbucks
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Provide food & care for our African Hawk Eagle
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Provide food & care for our African Hawk Eagle
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Give Katlego & Koketso a week of enviro-education
South Africa / Education
Give Katlego & Koketso a week of enviro-education
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Provide food and care for our leopard for one year
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Provide food and care for our leopard for one year
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Feed our porcupine, Yster, for a year!
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Feed our porcupine, Yster, for a year!
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Give Kutullo the chance to achieve his dream
South Africa / Education
Give Kutullo the chance to achieve his dream
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Christmas Gift - Sponsor a Child
South Africa / Education
Christmas Gift - Sponsor a Child
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Christmas Gift - Special Animal Donation
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Christmas Gift - Special Animal Donation
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ONE BRICK AT A TIME - BUILD4DAKTARI
South Africa / Economic Growth
ONE BRICK AT A TIME - BUILD4DAKTARI
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Provide food & care for our baby Warthog for 1year
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Provide food & care for our baby Warthog for 1year
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Provide food&care for ALL our animals for 1 year!
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Provide food&care for ALL our animals for 1 year!
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Help us raise our baby Mongoose for 1 year!
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Help us raise our baby Mongoose for 1 year!
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Help repair our bakkie!
South Africa / Education
Help repair our bakkie!
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Educate African Children to Save Their Environment
South Africa / Education
Educate African Children to Save Their Environment
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Drought relief for the farm
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Drought relief for the farm
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Make DAKTARI Greener with New Solar Batteries
South Africa / Digital Literacy
Make DAKTARI Greener with New Solar Batteries
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Give a meerkat those winter clothes
South Africa / Animal Welfare
Give a meerkat those winter clothes
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A cheetah got hold of that ugly sweater
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
A cheetah got hold of that ugly sweater
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Eco Club Classroom Upgrade
South Africa / Education
Eco Club Classroom Upgrade
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Support Martin our Cheetah
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Support Martin our Cheetah
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As Greedy As a Pig
South Africa / Animal Welfare
As Greedy As a Pig
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Our Dassies Need a New Jacuzzi
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Our Dassies Need a New Jacuzzi
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Feed Dongo the Wild Dog
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Feed Dongo the Wild Dog
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Watch Our Meerkats Grow
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Watch Our Meerkats Grow
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Banchee our Bush Baby needs love
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Banchee our Bush Baby needs love
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Watch our Black Eagle Soar with Your Support
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Watch our Black Eagle Soar with Your Support
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Support Martin our Cheetah
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Support Martin our Cheetah
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Help Underprivileged Teens Find Work
South Africa / Economic Growth
Help Underprivileged Teens Find Work
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Thor the marmoset
South Africa / Animal Welfare
Thor the marmoset
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Covid19 support: Fight hunger in local communities
South Africa / COVID-19
Covid19 support: Fight hunger in local communities
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Covid19 support: Fight hunger in local communities
South Africa / COVID-19
Covid19 support: Fight hunger in local communities
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Help Nyalou get the vet care he needs!
South Africa / Wildlife Conservation
Help Nyalou get the vet care he needs!
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Project Leaders
Michele Merrifield
Michele Merrifield
Nathan Beraud
Nathan Beraud
Katlego Adolf Lesele
Katlego Adolf Lesele
Team
Ian T Merrifield, Michele Merrifield, Patience Moripa
Organization Information
Bona Ingwe Farm - PO Box 1599 Harmony bloc 81
Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province 1380
South Africa
+27826562969
Organization Information
Bona Ingwe Farm - PO Box 1599 Harmony bloc 81
Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province 1380
South Africa
+27826562969

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Jan 12, 2022
Our outreach projects are on the right track
Dear friends, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not been running any of our core outreach projects in the past three months - this includes the eco-clubs, wildlife crime campaigns, and homestays....
Jan 12, 2022
In the baby season, new guests have arrived!
Dear friends, Animal stories: Sad news, our tamed dassie Little Boy has passed during labor. It was a painful blow for all of the team and especially to Michèle who had a unique...
Jan 12, 2022
One school year has ended, another starts
Dear Friends, Regarding our environmental education project, we welcomed 67 kids due to the pandemic Covid-19 restrictions in the last 3 months from 3 Schools which are Leoma Secondary School from...
 
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