Environmental Education for Youths

by Lapalala Wilderness School

 Limpopo  Environment  Education

Different Donations
Direct Donations
R 53,235
Funded to date
R 53,000
Goal

The Lapalala Wilderness School is raising funds to enable 60 learners and 4 teachers to attend Environmental Education and Awareness training. The impact of the project is to identify and nurture conservation champions of the future and to empower youth to take responsibility for and consequently action to improve their local environment in a sustainable manner. The training will include:

  • Biodiversity and conservation
  • Anti-pollution, anti-degradation, waste management and clean up operations
  • Prevention of erosion of the environment
  • Regeneration, rehabilitation and sustainable management of the affected environment
  • Planting of indigenous plants & trees, through Arbor Day celebrations supported by the LWS
  • Youth environmental education and programmes, as conducted by the LWS

The Lapalala Wilderness School (LWS) is situated within the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, which is of great relevance to conservation management as well as to tourism planning and development. Community and farm schools from the direct surrounding rural areas are invited to the LWS for environmental education programmes free of charge.

Within the Bakenberg community (east of Lapalala Wilderness Reserve) falling under the Mogalakwena Municipality we have worked with the following villages: Rapadi, Mushi, Ga-Tshere, Nkidikitlana, GalakwenaStroom, Jakkalaskei, Basterspad, Bokwidi, Vanwykspan, Marulaneng, Steilloop, Kitty, Shongwane, Overyssel, Marken. Not only do these schools visit the LWS but our Sustainable Schools programme coordinator also visits these villages twice a month.

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Project activity

Funded to date:

R 53,235

Funding goal: R 53,000
NGO: Lapalala Wilderness School
Start: 1st November 2021
End: 31st March 2023
PBO: 930024138
NPO: 049 470
Field agent: Merriam Mabilu
lws@lwschool.org
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