July was a really good month in terms of the amount of volunteers we had. Because there were so many people here to help us, we split our group of volunteers into two. Each group switched between one day of teaching and then one day of animal care or maintenance around the camp.

So thank you to every single one of our volunteers (even the ones that didn't come in July) for giving your everything, no matter the task at hand!

For those of you who don't exactly know what Mandela Day is, it takes place every year on July 18th which is Nelson Mandela's birthday. Mandela fought for justice for 67 years and that's why during Mandela Day, it is customary to do 67 minutes of community work.

Half of our volunteers spent Mandela Day in Turkey, a nearby village. The other half stayed at the camp for the daily lessons. Our objective of the day was to help the Molokwane crêche out by painting one of their buildings.

You can click the picture to see the little video we made which recaps our Mandela Day! Spoiler alert: some people might have been covered in paint instead of sweat by the end of it...

Yes, you read it right. We are now giving returning volunteers a 20% discount on direct bookings!

Do you miss us as much as we miss you? Then drop Pretty a quick email at inquiries@daktaribushschool.org so we can reunite soon!

In just a week and a half it's time for another GlobalGiving campaign!

With the Little By Little campaign, GlobalGiving wants to focus on the power of the crowd. That's why "small" donations up to $50 will be matched by 60%.

We would love it if you could get your friends and family to donate to our cause, even if it's a small donation! Because every little bit counts. Thank you!

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