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Camping for a greener future! Nature’s Valley is situated in the heart of the Garden Route, 30 km from Plettenberg Bay and surrounded by pristine indigenous forests and picture perfect sandy beaches…This exquisite setting is where Born in Africa recently held two camps to commemorate the “2011 International Year of the forest.” The GR9 & 10 Born in Africa girls and GR8, 9 & 10 Born in Africa boys both took part in the fun filled weekends. The superb programme was prepared by the Nature’s Valley Trust. SANPARKS provided us with tents fit for an authentic bush experience. The river was to be our first activity where river monitoring took place. This is where the children were given the task to collect insects and identify the various species. Once this was done, the pureness of the water could be tested. After undertaking a bush hike where trees were identified, the fun in the sun began. Sandcastle competitions, beach soccer, volleyball, swimming and touch rugby were a few of the activities the youngsters enjoyed. The children also took part in a treasure hunt within the very special “Phil Martin” botanical garden where various clues to our special “fynbos” flora were given. The children’s enthusiasm and knowledge of plants was inspiring to the facilitators who battled to keep up! A tree planting ceremony was held to emphasise the importance of conservation. No camp is complete without a true South African “braai” and bonfire. Evenings were spend swopping stories under the African stars. Born in Africa would like to extend a warm thank you to the following organisations who made these two camps memorable: - Cindy-Lee Cloete of Nature’s Valley Trust, Richmond of SANPARKS, Mac of WWISA, Debbie Fermor and Rikke Dammann of the Greenticket.org, Pete Wilson, Born in Africa staff and volunteers and most of all the two groups of Born in Africa children who attended!
Knysna Elephant Park here we come! A cold winter’s afternoon did not stop the enthusiastic 53 learners from Kranshoek Primary school, who were given the opportunity to meet a special group of majestic elephants. The children were chosen to take part in the outing due to their excellent attendance at the Born in Africa Homework Centre and Art & Craft club. Well done to our 45 arty crafters from both the Crags and Kranshoek Primary schools who have completed this year’s course with flying colours! Twice a week the pupils would gather to attend the lessons hosted by Born in Africa. Under the guidance of teacher Aletta De Wet, both groups made the most incredible items of outstanding quality. Mosaic crosses, crochet aprons, wall calendars and hand panted tshirts were just a few of the items manufactured this year. During their outing, the children got to meet the elephants up close and touch them! Some of the youngsters were daring enough to feed them. What a perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon! Well done to a bunch of brave children who are not afraid of a couple of ellies and far more importantly, not afraid of working very hard at school and achieving their goals. Check out our rugby stars! A total of 32 rugby tops were donated to the Wittedrift Primary school by Born in Africa. The project to kit these young future rugby stars was a success thanks to the excellent organizational skills of Lieve & Remi De Backer Born in Africa board member and Deon from Plett Sports who supplied the jerseys. Art is cool! Born in Africa would like to thank our two Belgian sponsors KARTONNAGE JOYE – Van Dille en Maarten De Backer, as well as Yves & Petra D’heedene of the INPI- ENO SHOP in WAREGEM. Boredom is a huge problem and this is when children get involved in gangs, alcohol and drug abuse. By teaching them various constructive ways of occupying themselves, we are hoping to curb this problem.
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