Conserve
Protect
Cherish
Twenty children from the Izintambane Primary School were selected to attend.
Youth Conservation Educational Camp: Hluhluwe, KZN
Conservation through Education
One of the primary goals of the Fisher Foundation is to educate the children who live in communities surrounding our national parks on conservation. This will, over time, create an awareness and appreciation of Africa’s gifted natural resources and ultimately shift mindsets to create a sustainable future for our endangered wildlife. Fostering this awareness and passion for conservation at a time when world views are being formed will afford many the opportunity to pursue careers in this field.
The foundation hosted its first two-day Conservation Educational Camp from 27-28 November for the Mdletshe community children, whose village borders the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The young delegates were enlightened on a variety of subjects through transformative experiences by educators from African Insight Academy. Important topics were covered such as classification of animals, identification of local mammals for beginners, food webs, endangered species and tracking.
Twenty children from the Izintambane Primary School were selected to attend.
Youth Conservation Educational Camp: Hluhluwe, KZN
Conservation through Education
One of the primary goals of the Fisher Foundation is to educate the children who live in communities surrounding our national parks on conservation. This will, over time, create an awareness and appreciation of Africa’s gifted natural resources and ultimately shift mindsets to create a sustainable future for our endangered wildlife. Fostering this awareness and passion for conservation at a time when world views are being formed will afford many the opportunity to pursue careers in this field.
The foundation hosted its first two-day Conservation Educational Camp from 27-28 November for the Mdletshe community children, whose village borders the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The young delegates were enlightened on a variety of subjects through transformative experiences by educators from African Insight Academy. Important topics were covered such as classification of animals, identification of local mammals for beginners, food webs, endangered species and tracking.
The learners were treated to field walks and game drives, with four of the Big Five being spotted. Mr Gerald Mthethwa, the principal of their school, as well as elders from the village also attended and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Students learning that life on earth is an intricate web of connections.
“Investing in conservation awareness during the formative years of our children’s lives will translate into a more sustainable future for generations,” says Richard Fisher, the president of the Fisher Foundation. He is the founder and executive chairman of City Logistics and has over the past few decades contributed enormously to the lives of the disadvantaged through his company’s CSI programmes. While these CSI programmes will continue, he now intends to focus on conservation and community upliftment through his personal foundation.
The Fisher Foundation would like to thank Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife for generously hosting the learners at the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park. http://www.kznwildlife.com/