Providing Outreach to Local Communities

It's the end of the year for Eco Clubs, and while the party was fun and exciting, it also means we have to say goodbye to our graduating seniors.  Ashandy, who was unanimously voted the Eco Club president this year, is one of those graduating seniors.  She exemplifies everything we hope to see in an Eco Club member: well-spoken, very polite, always attentive, and a natural leader.  Ashandy has been devoted to the Eco Club since Grade 8, not missing a single meeting in 2014 or 2015!  The new President next year will have big shoes to fill!

We asked the students to tell us a bit more about their Eco Club experience and tell us how to make it better. Here is what Ashandy had to say:

What do you like about Eco Club?

I like the activities and the people we meet and also make friends with the volunteers.

What did you learn in Eco Club?

I learnt to be confident always.  I learnt to respect nature and also to coserve biodiversity.  I learnt to be a leader as I was the eco-club president.

How can you take care of the environment in your village?

By cleaning up the trash.  By building dustbins.  By planting more trees.

How can you take care of animals in your village?

Give them food when their hungry.  Give them a nice cool bath when their dirty.  Provide shelter for them.

After matric, Ashandy is planning to go to college to study tourism and travel, and then off to TUT University to study nature conservation.  We will miss her and wish her all the best! 

Without YOUR generous donations, we wouldn't be able to help students like Ashandy reach their full potential.  THANK YOU!

If you would like to make an impact on another DAKTARI project, we are busy fundraising for our animal care project in December. As an added bonus, donations to all of our projects will be matched at 50% on #GivingTuesday, November 29th, starting at 7am South Africa time. 

Until next time!

Links:

• DAKTARI's Animal Care Project