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Daktari Wildlife Orphanage South Africa

Mission Statement
An initiative in conservation awareness, aimed at educating participants which include disabled and disadvantaged persons in the importance of nature and comradeship.
Executive Summary

Daktari is a registered non profit wildlife orphanage where teams provide the nursing for orphaned wild animals. This initiative in conservation awareness aims at educating visitors in the importance of nature and comradeship. The need was to build a permanent waterhole for the wild animals on the reserve. This involved digging a hole, laying concrete, digging trenches, laying water pipes, fitting a water tank, fitting valves.

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Contact Person: Ian Merrifield
Tel: 082-656 2969 / 082-600 5971
Fax: 086-625 7728
Email:
Website: http://www.africanorphanage.com
Other Categories This Cause Belongs To:
Animal Protection & Rescue, Environment & Conservation, People with Disabilities, Volunteerism
Accreditation
NPO Number: 2002/015279/08
SARS Reg No: 9178/495/14/0
News
14/02/2007
Children at Daktari
The 22nd of December Daktari received its first mixed group of International and local children. Ten of them, from Holland, had booked for two weeks at Daktari. The money they paid also covered the cost of inviting ten local underprivileged children from the Sekoro area to stay at the reserve with them. We had been very excited to see how the children were going to mix, but we must say that it exceeded all our expectations. During their stay, the children were involved in all aspects the reserve, from bush clearing and road maintenance to feeding the animals, making dinner.
13/10/2006
Daktari Visitors
The week end of the 19 of August was very special for 10 children from Rakgolokwana School.
13/10/2006
Milk producing Candy
In a few lines, here is the story of a young genet we managed to save. When Mouchette was found in a garden, she was not bigger than the palm of your hand! We guess she was barely one day old, since she opened her eyes only after 12 days with us…
08/07/2005
Julie the duiker
Daktari is a wildlife orphanage where we emphasis team work to provide the nursing for orphaned wild animals. Teams should consist of one person with disabilities and one without. Disadvantaged people are sponsored to have the same opportunity. It is a tourist attraction that provides considerable employment opportunities.
23/06/2005
Daktari "makes a plan" "to do good"
Daktari is a wildlife orphanage that enables meaningful interaction between disabled and able-bodied persons and animals, at the same time giving a similar oportunity for the disadvantaged. It also provides an educational medium whilst creating employment in a tourist attraction.
Report back
02/05/2007
Thank you very much for the support you are giving to Daktari
On behalf of the six of us (the ostriches) and Daktari, we would like to thank you, Nancy Stanley, very much for your donation. It helped the Daktari team to buy food for us and the other orphaned animals at Daktari!
30/04/2007
Thank you to Nancy Stanley!
In the name of all the members and supporters of Daktari, the staff, the children, the volunteers and the animals, we want to say a very special thank you for your generosity of R500 towards our wildlife orphanage.
13/03/2007
Your donation is a proof of the trust you give us.
It has been a very nice surprise to receive the donation towards our Wildlife Orphanage and we really thank you all for your help and your concern towards our animals and children. Your donation is a proof of the trust you give us and it is reassuring to have you by our side when times are so difficult.
31/10/2006
Do It Day Report Back Daktari
For Daktari Wildlife Orphanage Do It Day was a lot different to last year – this time we had more notice and could prepare thoroughly! It started well, with us contacting the suppliers and requesting the quotes. These arrived and were sent off in time.
08/11/2006
Daktari Dormitory for Under-privileged kids
The need was to build a small dormitory for the under-privileged kids who visit Daktari. The dormitory enables us to help more children who can...
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Accommodation for disabled
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Classroom - "And the next lesson is"
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Kitchen for disabled guest
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