Hoedspruit Volunteer Opportunities

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You are receiving this Ebrochure because you have made an enquiry to volunteer or you have been a volunteer in a project based near Hoedspruit in South Africa. We thank you for your generosity, involvment, availability and interest in helping nature and conservaBon. For the ones who have not volunteered yet in our stunning country, we invite you to explore projects that might saBsfy your enthusiasm, excite your adventurous spirit, Bckle your curiosity and quench your thirst for discovery. For the ones who have already visited us and dream of coming back, we want to inform you about other missions all as thrilling as the others. We hope we will inspire you and have the pleasure of welcoming you on board!!!

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Brochure containing various volunteer organisations around Hoedspruit, South Africa :o)

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You  are  receiving  this  E-­‐brochure  because  you  have  made  an  enquiry  to  volunteer  or  you  have  been  a  volunteer  in  a  project  based  near  Hoedspruit  

in  South  Africa.      

We  thank  you  for  your  generosity,  involvment,  availability  and    interest  in  helping  nature  and  conservaBon.      

 

For  the  ones  who  have  not  volunteered  yet  in  our  stunning  country,  we    invite  you  to  explore  projects  that  might  saBsfy  your  enthusiasm,    excite  your  adventurous  spirit,  Bckle  your  curiosity  and  quench  your  thirst  for  

discovery.      

For  the  ones  who  have  already  visited  us  and  dream  of  coming  back,  we  want  to  inform  you  about  other  missions  all  as  thrilling  as  the  others.    

 

We  hope  we  will  inspire  you  and  have  the  pleasure  of  welcoming  you  on  board!!!  

 

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Askari  needs  volunteers  to  acBvely  contribute  to  and  parBcipate  in  the  daily  management,  wildlife  research  and  monitoring  acBviBes  taking  place  on  Pidwa  Wilderness  reserve  in  the  Limpopo  

province  of  South  Africa.  Pidwa  aims  to  become  a  benchmark  wilderness  reserve  and  volunteers  

become  hands  on  members  of  the  team  making  a  genuine  and  valuable  contribuBon  to  

conservaBon.  Reserve  projects  vary  from  day  to  day  and  by  season  but  include  anB-­‐poaching  patrols,  alien  plant  eradicaBon,  veterinary  

darBng,  game  capture  &  release  and  prescribed  burns  to  name  a  few.  Wildlife  monitoring  and  research  includes  cheetah  tracking,  ground  breaking  brown  hyena  research,  predator  demography  and  herbivore  age  &  sex  raBo  

analysis  as  a  few  examples.      

[email protected]  www.askariwcp.com  

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Make    your  dreams  a  reality…  For  a  life  changing  and  career  altering  experience  join  a  leader  in  the  Field  Guide  Training  industry  on  one  of  our  6  month  or  one  year  courses.    Courses  are  run  from  the  Lowveld  in  prime  game  viewing  wilderness  areas.  One  of  THE  most  comprehensive  FGASA  Level  1  Courses  around!    QualificaBons  Included:    

   •  FGASA  Level  1  –  PracBcal  Theory  •  Trails  Guide  Theory  •  FGASA  Advanced  Rifle  Handling  •  SASSETA  CerBficate  •  6  day  Cybertracker  Course  with  Master  Tracker  •  6  Day  Birding  Specialist  Course  •  THETA  RegistraBon  •  RepBle  OrientaBon  Course  

One  Year  or  Six  Month  Professional  Field  Guide  Courses  

Apply  today  to  avoid  disappointment  Make  reference  to  this  ad  and  benefit  from  amazing  savings!  

 Tel:  +27  (0)21  671  2980  

Email:  [email protected]                  Website:  www.bushwise.co.za    

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The  mission  of  Daktari  is  to  educate  and  inspire  underprivileged  children  to  care  for  their  environment  

through  the  medium  of  a  wildlife  orphanage.    

Every  Monday  the  volunteers  welcome  a  new  group  of  8  to  10  local  underprivileged  children  for  a  week  and  give  them  the  opportunity  to  discover,  learn  and  become  passionate  

about  wildlife,  conservaBon  and  their  heritage.    

With  the  Daktari  Outreach  Programme  volunteers  visit  schools  on  a  weekly  basis  to  follow  up  the  educaBon  from  

Daktari.  The  kids  discuss  &  learn  what  they  can  do  to  protect  and  improve  their  environment  and  country,  and  come  up  with  acBviBes  and  soluBons  to  the  problems  facing  them.  

 Our  goal  is  to  enable  today’s  local  underprivileged  children  to  eventually  be  able  to  secure  employment  in  one  of  the  countless  nature  reserves  around  them,  thereby  improving  

their  future  quality  of  life.    

Join  us  for  a  truly  life  changing  experience,  helping  underprivileged  children  and  orphaned  animals!  

 Tel:  +27(0)82  656  2969  

Email:  [email protected]          Website:      www.daktaribushschool.org  

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MISSION  STATEMENTS  •     To  conserve  through  educaBon  and  research.  •     To  locate,  propagate  and  relocate  rare  and  endangered  repBles  •     To  establish  viable  capBve  populaBons  of  rare  and  endangered  repBles.      GET  INVOLVED  Research  Interact  with  Animals  Care  for  Animals  at  the  Centre    Save  RepBles  Learn  About  RepBles  Fundraising  Public  EducaBon  Release  Back  Into  the  Wild        The  Khamai  RepBle  Centre  is  a  unique  facility  that  is  dedicated  solely  to  the  preservaBon  and  conservaBon  of  repBles.  By  volunteering  at  the  centre  you  play  an  acBve  role  in  helping  us  achieve  this  goal.  You  will  have  the  opportunity  to  learn  and  work  with  a  whole  range  of  different  repBles  at  a  world-­‐renowned  repBle  centre.  You  will  get  pracBcal,  hands-­‐on  experience  in  the  day  to  day  running  of  the  centre  and  the  chance  to  work  with  a  variety  of  indigenous  as  well  as  exoBc  repBles.  You  will  also  play  an  invaluable  role  in  helping  us  educate  people  about  repBles.    Volunteers  are  here  to  help  with  the  general  day  to  day  maintenance  of  all  the  animals  at  the  centre.  This  will  include  tasks  such  as  feeding  of  the  animals  and  the  upkeep  of  their  enclosures.  Volunteers  are  also  here  to  interact  with  guests  at  the  centre  and  to  educate  them  on  the  importance  of  repBles  in  a  natural  ecosystem.  There  is  very  infrequently  a  dull  moment  at  the  Khamai  RepBle  Centre  as  exciBng  new  challenges  present  themselves  on  an  almost  daily  basis.  

Donald  &  Juanita  Strydom  –  Owners  Tel:  +27(0)15  795  5203  Cell:  +27(0)82  299  3981  Email:  [email protected]  Web:  www.khamai.co.za    

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The  LEO  Africa  conservaBon  volunteer  programme  in  SelaB  Game  Reserve,  South  Africa  is  an  opportunity  to  experience  African  

wildlife  in  a  way  no  ordinary  safari  can  ever  match.  As  the  reserve  LEO  monitors  has  no  lodges,  when  it’s  a  LEO  sighBng  –  it’s  YOUR  

sighBng.    

Doing  volunteer  conservaBon  work  with  LEO  Africa,  you  will  work  with  conservaBon  researchers  and  experienced  safari  guides.  Your  volunteer  work  teaches  you  about  interacBons  between  predators  and  prey  animals  and  their  importance  in  an  ecosystem.  Focusing  on  SelaB’s  lion  pride,  you  will  also  track  and  monitor  big  game  such  as  the  mega  herbivores  –  elephant  and  black  and  white  

rhino;  and  help  with  data  collecBon  for  new  projects  monitoring  spoIed  hyaena  and  leopard.  On  occasion,  there  also  may  be  the  opportunity  for  LEO  to  be  invited  to  behind-­‐the-­‐scenes  reserve  

projects  such  as  darBng,  capture  and  release  of  animals.    

As  a  long  term  volunteer  with  LEO  Africa,  if  you  are  keen  to  get  qualificaBons  and  skills  in  Field  Guiding/  Ranging,  LEO  will  assist  you  in  gaining  FGASA  membership  and  qualificaBons  through  independent  study  and  staff  support  while  on  the  programme.  Just  think  -­‐  in  eight  weeks  you  could  be  on  your  way  to  gaining  

your  ranger  qualificaBons  in  South  Africa!    

So  if  you're  thinking  of  doing  some  gap  year  travel  or  want  a  wildlife  experience  that  beats  them  all,  consider  volunteering  in  South  Africa  with  LEO  Africa  -­‐  the  experience  will  stay  with  you  

forever.    

Tel:  +27  (0)79  877  2717  Email:  [email protected]      Website:  www.leoafrica.org    

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Siyafunda  ConservaBon  IniBaBve  (SCI)  offers  you  a  unique  experience  in  the  African  bush  that  gives  you  the  opportunity  to  observe  &  be  a  part  of  the  

research  &  monitoring  teams  on  the  Greater  Makalali  Private  Game  Reserve.    

 You  will  be  recording  the  behaviour  of  the  Big  5  animals  &  other  mammals,  raptors  &  nocturnal  

animals.  You  will  learn  about  wildlife  conservaBon  &  research  techniques  &  you  will  assist  with  important  data  entry,  as  well  as  

assisBng  with  a  number  of  NaBonal  ConservaBon  Projects  such  as  Ground  Hornbill  Research  &  data  also  goes  to  the  Endangered  Wildlife  Trust  (EWT)  

to  name  a  few.    

 You  will  also  learn  how  to  track  animals,  be  taught  about  Africa’s  trees  with  their  medicinal  uses  &  local  beliefs,  we  will  teach  you  about  birds  &  how  to  idenBfy  them,  about  rock  formaBons  &  the  amazing  stars  which  can  be  seen  so  clearly  out  here  without  any  polluBon  obscuring  them.    You  will  be  staying  in  the  middle  of  the  bush  with  the  magnificent  Drakensburg  Mountains  on  the  western  horizon  offering  you  amazing  sunsets.  

 Director  –  Mike  Job  

Cell:  +27(0)  82  7818  394  Email:  [email protected]  Web:  www.siyafundaconservaBon.com  

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The  Whipalong  Volunteer  Program  invites  volunteers  to  be  a  part  of  the  on-­‐going  rehabilitaBon  and  re-­‐schooling  

of  abused  and  neglected  horses.  Volunteers  work  closely  with  Kate,  owner  of  Whipalong  in  the  various  

aspects  of  equine  rehabilitaBon.  .      

Regular  riding  is  a  part  of  the  program  irrespecBve  of  the  ability  of  the  rider.  Volunteers  may  receive  lessons  from  Kate  or  take  part  in  riding  trails  on  the  adjacent  4  200ha  Moholoholo  Game  Reserve.  Possible  sighBngs  may  include  white  rhino,  giraffe,  hippo,  warthog  and  several  antelope  species,  as  well  as  over  150  bird  

species      

Further  to  this,  volunteers'  responsibiliBes  can  include  lunging,  backing  of  young  horses  (depending  on  the  ability  of  the  volunteer),  feeding,  grooming,  tack  

maintenance  and  general  care  of  the  horses  and  yard.      

Whipalong  encourages  a  hands-­‐on  approach  and  is  therefore  a  great  opportunity  for  the  horse  lover  to  get  

valuable  pracBcal  experience  with  horses  and  to  support  this  worthwhile  cause.  

 Tel:  +27  (0)83    626  6324  

Email:  [email protected]  Website:  www.whipalong.co.za  

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Real  African  Adventures!  Greg 082 554 8140                                                    [email protected]    

Two  days  and  one  night  in  Kruger  NaBonal  Park  

Depart  early  morning.  Arer  arriving  in  the  park,  enjoy  a  leisurely  game  viewing  drive,  and  stop  off  at  a  beauBful  picnic  spot  for  brunch.    

ConBnue  to  the  camp,  sposng  game  and  enjoying  nature’s  scenic  splendor.    Arrive  at  the  camp  in  the  arernoon  for  a  

swim  or  just  to  relax  and  read.    Dinner  is  prepared  on  an  open  fire  beneath  the  African  night  sky.    (OpBonal:    A  night  drive  through  the  park  with  SAN  PARKS  @  R180.00/person)      

Rise  early  to  coffee  and  rusks  and  another  game  viewing  

drive  with  a  stop  off  at  a  picnic  spot  for  refreshments.    

Proceed  to  a  camp  for  lunch  and  a  siesta,  exiBng  the  park  in  

the  late  arernoon.  

One  night  sleep  over  at  Sable  Dam  Hide  in  Kruger  NaBonal  Park  

Enter  the  park  in  the  late  arernoon,  taking  a  slow  drive  to  the  hide.  

Dinner  is  prepared  on  an  open  fire  with  the  African  night  sky  above  and  the  wild  African  bush  around,  and  not  another  soul  around  for  

miles.  Early  morning  rise,  short  drive  to  Masorini  archaeological  site  for  breakfast,  deparBng  Kruger  mid-­‐

morning.  

 

Excursion  to  Tshukudu  Game  Lodge,  where  you  can  walk  through  a  Big5  reserve  with  Cheetahs  for  company,  before  sisng  down  to  a  magnificent  breakfast,  with  the  cheetahs  

relaxing  by  your  feet.  

Depart  early  morning  for  a  daytrip  along  the  Blyde  River  Canyon  and  Panoramic  Route,  stopping  at  Pilgrim’s  Rest  

for  lunch,  return  late  arernoon.  

A  morning  or  arernoon  trip  to  Moholoholo  Wildlife  RehabilitaBon  Centre,  where  you  can  see  many  and  various  animals  who  are  being  helped  before  being  released  back  

into  the  wild.  

Trip  to  the  lower  canyon).  Morning  walk  to  the  big  dam  wall,  picnic  and  swim  at  the  beauBful  waterfall.  

Other  tours  operators  available,  contact  your  volunteer  organisaJon  for  details  

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Useful  Links  Programmes  in  this  brochure  

Askari  Wildernes  ConservaBon  Programme  –  www.askariwcp.com  Bushwise  Field  Guides  –  www.bushwise.co.za  

Daktari  Bush  School  &  Wildlife  Orphanage  –  www.daktaribushschool.org  Khamai  RepBle  Centre  –  www.khamai.co.za  

Leo  Africa  Project  –  www.leoafrica.org  Siyafunda  ConservaBon  IniBaBve  –  www.siyafundaconservaBon.com  

Whipalong  Horse  RehabilitaBon  –  www.whipalong.co.za      

Fundraising  &  Review  Sites:  Check  out  what  others  say  before  you  book.  Global  Giving  –  www.globalgiving.org  

Great  Non-­‐profits  –  www.greatnonprofits.org  Trip  Advisor  –  www.tripadvisor.com