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.
Remembering Wildlife is the collective name for the series of books created by British wildlife photographer Margot Raggett, who was prompted to take action after seeing a poached elephant in Northern Kenya in 2014. She began asking fellow wildlife photographers if they would contribute to a fundraising book.
Earlier this year, Philip Schofield, an ITV television presenter most recognized for presenting “This Morning”, which he has co-hosted since 2002, went on a South African adventure where he was brought to tears whilst filming the final instalment of his South African wildlife series.
Part of the personal growth process is achieved through a mentorship programme, which aims to support and guide the youth to fulfill their potential and meet their goals.
A mentor is a person who our students can rely on and who is not associated with other adults in authority with whom they may have had difficult relationships. Mentors are a positive adult role model, and the mentorship process involves coaching, encouraging, constructively criticising, explaining, listening and guiding and sometimes simply being there for the young person.
