Conservation is only possible through education. For this very reason, our private, non-profit wildlife orphanage and bush school is dedicated to the education of local children in the importance of wildlife conservation.

Each week 8 new children are welcomed into our education facility where they will spend the next few days learning about conservation as well as other important social issues. Volunteers play a vital role in the successful implementation of our education curriculum and therefore are in constant need. 

You will be teaching the children at our bush school. We believe that education is the only way to a better future, and therefore we have developed an educational program with special focus on the environment and wildlife. We have included lessons in English, Maths, Biology, Geography and also life skills about relationships, substance abuse, safe sex, violence and respecting your environment.

Many of these children have not had the opportunity to learn about wildlife and therefore we encourage interaction with wild animals in order to stimulate a sense of responsibility for their (children’s) heritage.

A very important aspect of the project is the wildlife orphanage. We care for animals which are hurt, orphaned or too tame to be rehabilitated into the wild. We provide them with good facilities, care and love. They also serve as a great education medium for the children who assist in the daily care, cleaning and feeding of these animals. By educating children through closer interaction with animals, we are able to teach them about compassion for wildlife and are able to transcend educational boundaries inherent to pictures and books.

Continual abuse of the environment is fundamentally caused by people who do not know or understand how essential the environment is for our own survival. Most children, throughout the world, live in villages, towns or cities where the indigenous wildlife has for many years been eliminated. Although the wildlife is their heritage, many do not have the means or opportunity to even see, for example, a giraffe.

Human encroachment has drastically reduced the amount of suitable habit for wild animals. Many baby animals are hand-raised by caring people, but when the animals reach maturity they usually come to a bad end. These animals either become dangerous, having lost their natural fear of humans, or get killed by coming too close to unfriendly humans. There are very few safe habitats left for these animals. The project puts these two things together and uses these orphan animals to educate children about their environment.

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