DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
Why choose DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage?
DAKTARI is a registered nonprofit company based in South Africa, close to the Kruger National Park. DAKTARI is also a bush school that operates a wildlife orphanage, where the objective is to inspire and educate local underprivileged children to care for their environment through wildlife conservation. Every Monday we welcome a new group of eight underprivileged South African children for a week a...
DAKTARI is a registered nonprofit company based in South Africa, close to the Kruger National Park. DAKTARI is also a bush school that operates a wildlife orphanage, where the objective is to inspire and educate local underprivileged children to care for their environment through wildlife conservation. Every Monday we welcome a new group of eight underprivileged South African children for a week and give them the opportunity to discover, learn, and become passionate about wildlife and environmental conservation – their heritage. We also supplement their academic curriculum in English, Mathematics, Geography, life skills, and social issues. Our aim is to enable the youth of today to secure good employment in nature reserves in the future and improve their quality of life.
DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage Reviews
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The magic of volunteering
by: Floriane CRAIPEAU - FranceProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARIIt was my third volunteering in South Africa and it was an incredible experience. Full of discoveries, sharing, learning, laughter and tears. After 6 weeks at Daktari, I feel like I’m creating a family across the world. Solidarity and mutual aid are the keys to this project. Each group of children or young adults was very interested to be here and to learn. The staff are really caring and attentive. Thank you to the long-term volunteers and members of the office. Take care of yourself and our li...
Great experience!
by: Valeria Signer - SwitzerlandProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARIMy time at Daktari was great. I met so many nice people, the animals are so cute and I got the impression that my work really makes a difference in the lives of the children we taught. Thank you so much for everything!
Wonderful project and experience
by: Elsa Vescovacci - FranceProgram: Volunteer with Children & Animals at DAKTARII really loved my time in Daktari. When I've arrived I felt welcome directly by the others volunteers and the staff. The volunteers are from different countries and change quite regularly so I've got to exchange a lot with each of them during my stay. Each week we received 8 kids from 12 to 16 years old from the nearby villages to teach them about the environment and the animals. Every week is different but it is very nice to see the improvement of the students through the week and have the feel...
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Interviews
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Monica Filkova
Participated in 2012
Monica is originally from Bulgaria, but she has lived in the UK for a long time. She also studied for her masters degree in the U.S. and worked in Ger...
Monica Filkova
Participated in 2012
I love travelling, volunteering on wildlife. and educational programs, and this combined all three into one. Living in a local community or working with local people is the best way to travel and experience a destination, if you ask me.
Marloes de Vries
Participated in 2015
Marloes is a Dutch 29-year-old with a degree in tourism. She currently works for Netherlands’ National Tourist Organisation, NBTC Holland Marketing,wh...
Marloes de Vries
Participated in 2015
I visited several countries in the past as a tourist; these were nice experiences but somehow not satisfying anymore. I really wanted to help people, not only by spending money in their country. Therefore, I chose to use my main holiday to volunteer abroad.
Sacha Winkelmann
Interviewed in 2018
Sacha Winkelmann is 24 years old and comes from Geneva, Switzerland. He loves playing sports and spending time with his friends. Family is also really...
Sacha Winkelmann
Interviewed in 2018
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