A Retired Cheetah Teaches Poor South African Youth

Summary

Providing a home for a retired cheetah at Daktari’s Bush School and Wildlife Orphanage and then using this awe inspiring animal as an ambassador for conservation to our local underprivileged youth. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Weekly 8 underprivileged children attend Daktari Bush School where experiential learning is aimed at inspiring them to take action for conservation. Biology and Ecology come to life during bush walks and in our wildlife orphanage Cheetahs are impressive and non aggressive making them ideal for education. This 10 year old Cheetah is no longer useful for breeding, is too old to be released and needs a new home. This cheetah would make an inspiring wildlife ambassador at Daktari Bush School.

Activities

The cheetah needs a home. De Wildt, the cheetah’s owners, have specific guide-lines for enclosures, which will cost us $11,060 USD. Once the new enclosure is built the cheetah can become part of Daktari Bush School’s education programme.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $433
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,733
Total Funding Goal: $12,166

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The cheetah will be part of our programme to educate underprivileged youth so they will eventually be able to secure good employment in nature reserves. It will also inspire children to take action to protect wildlife and their fragile environment.

Project Message

A cheetah is an amazing example of our wildlife. The cheetah will make a tremendous impact on the underprivileged children attending our school, as most of them have never seen an impala or giraffe!
- Michele Merrifield, Director and Founder, Daktari

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Michele Merrifield
Founder
Daktari Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
P.O. Box 1599
Hoedspruit, Limpopo 1380
South Africa
002 782 656 2969
Email:

Project Sponsor

Michele Merrifield

Organization

DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage Logo

DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Bona Ingwe Farm - PO Box 1599 Harmony bloc 81
Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province 1380
South Africa
+27826562969
http://www.daktaribushschool.org

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South AfricaSouth Africa and can also be found under AnimalsAnimals.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 22, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Our Cheetah Camp

By Ian and Michele Merrifield - Directors, August 18, 2009 11:00 AM

Children with a Sable AntelopePrecious Veterinarian Assistant
Dear All, Children and Animal lovers.

We thank you for your donation toward the building of the enclosure for our cheetah camp. We haven’t started the building as the funds raised are still insufficient. We are safely keeping your contribution on a bank account and hope to start the building as soon as we will reach at least 70% of the total amount needed.
Although the children still mention that they preferred animal is a cheetah and that 98 % of them have never seen one, we try to get their attention toward wildlife through other beautiful animals.
Last month, our neighbour and our local vet invited Daktari and its children to assist in the darting of a majestic Sable antelope (This was just for veterinary care purpose). What an experience for the children!!! They kept talking about it for the rest of their week at Daktari and we are sure that their parents and family can still hear the story of Precious in her role of Veterinary Assistant.

We are working hard on re-enforcing children’s compassion toward animals. Please let us know what you think about it?

We thank you for your support toward the building of a cheetah camp for the education of our children and the protection of the Cheetahs.

We look forward to hear from you,

Ian and Michele

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