Over 220 South African youth educated about nature

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. progress report read updates from the field

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	£6 - feeds 2 underprivileged children for 1 day at the Daktari bush school
	£16 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for 1 day at Daktari
	£33 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for 2 days at Daktari
	£49 - covers the care of the orphaned animals at Daktari for 1 week
	£66 - covers the education/accommodation/food of 1 underprivileged child for the whole week at Daktari
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

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.

Activities

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.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £13,907
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £4,361
Total Funding Goal: £18,268

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

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.

Project Message

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

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Michele Merrifield,
Founder
Bona Ingwe farm
Harmony 81
Hoedspruit, South Africa 1380
South Africa
0027826562969
Email:

Project Sponsor

Michele Merrifield

Organisation

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

Learn more about DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage and the project team.

DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Vehicle to transport underprivileged children

Where this Project is Located

Country

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.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 23, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 21, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Challenge Give More, Get More

By Ian and Michele Merrifield - Directors, November 23, 2009 02:26 PM

Daktari is to learn to take care of animals

Daktari is also to welcome orphaned animals

Dear All,

We would like to thank all of you who have given to our project through the challenge Give More, Get More. We have now received from you a total of $ 1960 matched by Global Giving at $ 438 which will give us a total so far of $ 2398.

This is wonderful and helps so much to continue the project. We could not survive without your contribution and can’t thank you enough for your generosity.

The challenge isn’t finished and we still have to the 1st of December to benefit from donor’s generosity. So if you haven’t made your donation yet, there is still time!!!

We are following the progress every day while still having the children here with us. They all know about your kindness and are very grateful for the opportunity they are given.

Lately we received an orphaned bushbaby. Although it’s a very common animal in the area, most of the children have never seen one. In the children’s village, they have all been exterminated. The children enjoy the cheerful personality of Chico the bushbaby and all hope they will eventually come back in their village. The children’s interaction with Chico is very important and shows them that animals aren’t all dangerous and can also be enjoyable to observe instead of being seen as food or traditional medicine.

We look forward to have your feedback and may be your visit?

Best regards,

Ian and Michele

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