Siyafunda Ngemvelo - "We Learn in Nature"
Conservation Club
Dogs4Wildlife and The Connected Planet have partnered to deliver a new environmental education programme called 'Siyafunda Ngemvelo' that supports rural community school children across South Africa.
So far the project has supported over 140 children from the following community schools;
Glen Park Primary School, Hluhluwe, Kwa Zulu Natal
Chwebeni Primary School, Hluhluwe, Kwa Zulu Natal
Sallem Combined School, Buffelspruit, Mpumalanga
Despite living in close proximity to many different wildlife reserves and National Parks, for all the pupils this will be the first opportunity they have had to visit and experience their local environments diverse and amazing wildlife.
The trips into the reserves will also be the launch of an ongoing conservation club provided by an experienced conservationist. The students will learn everything from species identification, ecology and pollution through to climate change.
The aim of both the trips and the following conservation club is to instil a love and passion for both nature and wildlife, establishing the next generation of wildlife rangers and conservationists.
Canines - Conservation - Community
Many children in South Africa have never visited a game reserve or National Park before. This is despite lots of them living in close proximity to these incredible places, all over the country. Although tourists come from all over the world to see wildlife such as lions, elephants and rhinos, many South Africans will never get that chance.
Up until now, it has been no different for the pupils at Glen Park Primary School, who live alongside Bonamanzi Game Reserve - a wildlife reserve that is home to 4 of the big 5 and an array of other stunning wildlife.
But how can we expect people to protect what they do not know?
