In this month’s festive issue:

  • Born Free Foundation Supports Local Community
  • Shamwari receives prestigious award
  • Crimbo Competition Cracker
  • Themba the elephant steps into the lime light
  • Making a difference this Christmas

Born Free Supports Local Community
Born Free Foundation is a UK based charity which strives to protect wild animals globally. Born Free have two Big Cat sanctuaries located on our most exciting reserve, Shamwari Game Reserve. These sanctuaries are home to a number of big cat species that have been rescued from appalling conditions and relocated to the sanctuaries.

These sanctuaries obtain various donations throughout the year from local visitors and UK supporters. One of the drives of Born Free has always been to educate the local community on the importance of conservation through free educational trips for local schools. This year they have taken this support one step further and have donated various school equipment and other necessities such as computers to the surrounding community. These gestures will help make a huge difference.

We help support Born Free through monthly donations, volunteers at Shamwari also have the opportunity to visit the Big Cat centres as well as the communities they support. Click here to find out more about the charity.

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Shamwari Receives Prestigious Award
Shamwari Game Reserve were the proud receivers of the World’s Leading Safari & Game Reserve for the eleventh consecutive year at the 2008 World Travel Awards.

They also received the World Travel Green award as the world’s leading Conservation Company for 2008. These are some amazing accomplishments and it is fantastic that Shamwari are receiving global recognition for all their pioneering work.

It also makes us very proud to be able to offer volunteers a chance to work at this world leading game reserve. Click here to read more about the placements we offer at Shamwari.

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Crimbo Competition Cracker
We have got a fantastic Christmas cracker for you. We are offering one lucky person the chance to win a goody bag of gifts including essential items needed when travelling to the African Continent. Prize includes a versatile backpack, a set of binoculars, a country rough guide and a Born Free cuddly toy.

We will also give offer the winner 50% off of their deposit and a further reduction to your final balance. Please note this part of the prize is optional.

For the chance to win this amazing prize and volunteer with Worldwide Experience all you need to do is answer the following question:

Name all five animals that form the ‘Big Five’.
Click here to answer this question.
* Remember to include all your contact details

Ambassadors – please let all your friends know about our deals and our new projects. Remember if they refer your name to us you receive £100 to spend on what you like, which might come in handy around Christmas!!


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Themba the Elephant Steps into the Lime Light
The little baby elephant living at Shamwari rehab centre has got himself into the papers. It seems that this special elephant has captured the hearts of the British public with his incredible story of survival with many national papers reporting on it during the month of November.

Click here to find out more about the reserve that Themba lives on.


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Making a Difference this Christmas
Brighton Hove College have made many donations to be used on the local communities in South Africa. We have spent their donations on setting up a tree nursery at the Hendrick Kanyise School in Alicedale, revamping the old container and purchasing educational toys for the CARE foundation and setting up the Litha Lethu beadwork group in Alicedale with 5 unemployed women.

These donations are still being used for many different projects and we would like to give a big thanks to Brighton Hove College for all their hard work and contributions.



FACT OF THE MONTH

"Geseënde Kersfees" is how you say "Merry Christmas" in Afrikaans,
so Geseënde Kersfees to everyone!!



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