A key element of the Umzi Wethu course at the Youth Development Programme is the principle of giving back, and each group of Umzi Wethu students are given a chance to give back to the community during their training. The Umzi 23 students chose to...
The Wilderness Foundation UK. sister organisation of Wilderness Foundation Africa and co-founding member of Wilderness Foundation Global, are deeply honoured to be listed as one of seven charities selected by Prince Harry and Ms Megan Markle to...
Every 8 hours, another rhino is killed for their horn.
In 2014, over 1 215 rhinos were brutally slaughtered for their horns in South Africa, making it the worst poaching year on record. Thankfully, the 2016 rhino poaching statistics saw...
Vietnamese youth from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) are appealing to their friends, family and peers to stop using rhino horn. In July 2017, the lives of 11 students from various international schools in HCMC were forever altered by their experiences...
Abaxis UK recently added to their support for Wilderness Foundation Africa’s Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative by sending Paul Garbutt, Head of Serviced, to South Africa for a week of contact with our projects, which included installing a...
Beijing, China (January 20, 2018) – At a media event in Beijing organized by the Global Times and People’s Daily, China announced it will host the 11th World Wilderness Congress (WILD11) in late 2019.
As China comes to terms with the high...
Wilderness Foundation Africa was privileged to be the caterer at a media event hosted at the Tramways Building in Port Elizabeth last night. The event formed part of the media launch of the VW Motorsport’s 2018 Polo Cup car.
Our Umzi Wethu hospitality students were given the opportunity to assist Development Chef, Kevin Gouws in the kitchen, as well as to be waitrons at this prestigious event. This activity forms part of their training through the Green Leaf Kitchen, and it affords the Umzi Wethu hospitality students an opportunity to gain experience in their chosen field.
Wilderness Foundation Africa held a graduation ceremony today for 20 Conservation students who have successfully completed a year-long Umzi Wethu training course through the Youth Development Programme. An additional 31 youth previously graduated...
South African based conservation organization Wilderness Foundation Africa, in partnership with Vietnam based SOUL Music & Performing Arts Academy, recently hosted a Seminar entitled “Conservation and Business: Creating a Legacy” in Ho Chi...
Wilderness Foundation Africa, in partnership with SOUL Music & Performing Arts Academy will be hosting a Seminar entitled “Conservation and Business: Creating a Legacy” in order to bring awareness about the rhino poaching crisis to business men and women of Ho Chi Minh City. The business community will hear from experts working in the field in South Africa, as well as from Vietnamese representatives in business, design and traditional medicine on how conservation and business need to work together to create a legacy for us all.
