A warm spring welcome to our readers of September DAKTARI news. In this month’s edition:

Each week DAKTARI welcomes 8 children to spend a week participating in our environmental education programme. During 2018, 373 children passed through our gates for this life changing experience.

Eagle-eyed readers may recall we recently launched our new ECO CLUB community outreach programme. The programme runs over a 6-week period, consecutively throughout the year where twice per week school aged youth from local communities attend the course.

The primary focus is on environmental and conservation based education however many valuable life skills are taught and learnt during the 6-week course. The importance of time management, basic social and people skills and public speaking to name but a few are covered. Noticeably and proud we are of the fact that we see improvement in self-esteem and confidence from the children during this course. Attendance figures and feedback from the children and schools have been a great indicator thus far that the programme is really enjoyable and impactful. If you would like to check out our fundraiser for the ending ceremony, you can do so here.

Our dedicated marketing manager and long-term volunteer Silke Gadeyne recently pressed the “go live” button that signalled the launch of DAKTARI’s brand-new website. Hundreds of hours of effort, amidst a few frustrations as can be expected, the odd tweak here and there until she excitedly spread the news that our site had been launched. For our readers eager to find out more about this wonderful organisation please visit the site by following this link or clicking the picture below. Thank you to all who gave of themselves to make this such a success.

Long-term board members Mr. Wayne Merrifield and Mr. Greg Benn stepped down and we would like to thank them for their years of service.

DAKTARI exists due to the generous nature of many donors, sponsors, agents and volunteers from all around the world. Everyone is important to us and we extend a massive thank you to all. This month we highlight Bushbaby River Lodge who generously make a monthly donation to us. This 4-star B&B has been awarded to be the best of Limpopo in 2017, 2018 and 2019! Besides the stunning location, Bushbaby River Lodge offers you incredible rooms to stay in. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery by foot or on a mountain bike, or lounge by the pool for some downtime.

'#GivingTuesday' is a global day of giving promoted by GlobalGiving, a large online crowdfunding community that connects non-profit organisations with donors. On December 3rd, GlobalGiving will match a percentage of donations that DAKTARI receives on that day for our Environmental Education Program. Your generosity will assist us in impacting the lives of our children as we move into 2020. Remember to write down that day in your calendar to support DAKTARI. No donation is ever too small!

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