GIVING SOMETHING BACK
At African Pathfinder, we feel it is important to share our success by helping others in need. Living in and loving South Africa, there are numerous good causes to support and we have a selection of these listed below. Although not compulsory for our clients, we do like to expose these great causes to you, so that should you feel the need or desire, you too can contribute either directly or by adding a donation to your tour cost and we will ensure the money goes to the right hands:
UTHANDO
Uthando (meaning Love) is a Cape Town based, non-profit organisation aimed at providing a platform and sustainable infrastructure for the upliftment and support of the country’s most destitute and marginalised communities. Uthando not only offers upliftment programmes and support to various community based projects, they also offer tourists the opportunity to enjoy safe, guided and un-staged tours to the communities to get a first-hand glimpse of the good work being done in the regions.
www.uthandosa.org
KA-CHING! FOUNDATION
The Ka-Ching Foundation is a non-profit organisation aimed at helping with the dire need to combat unemployment in South Africa. The Foundation provides key entrepreneurship training and courses to previously disadvantaged families and schools with several projects underway in Cape Town. Helping families and young children learn critical business skills will go a long way to assist them in becoming savvy, successful business people. The Ka-Ching Foundation always appreciates donations whether money, resources or awareness.
www.ka-chingfoundation.org
LANDMARK FOUNDATION: Predator and Leopard Project
This foundation is run by a group of dedicated conservationists who aim to address the persecution of leopards and other predators in the Eastern Cape. In the past 4 years, approximately 22 leopard have been known to have died in the region, by the horrific grips of barbaric gin traps and other cruel means. The Landmark Foundation work towards providing rehabilitation and release programmes, predator-friendly farming initiatives and public awareness campaigns. They continuously campaign to outlaw the inhumane, unethical killing of this great species.
www.landmarkfoundation.org
CART-HORSE ASSOCIATION
The aim of this wonderful association is: To provide static and mobile clinic services, support, education and training to under developed communities living on the Cape Flats who use horses and carts to collect scrap metal as a means of generating an income for themselves and their families.
www.carthorse.org.za
