Good Work Foundation

Enter the Good Work Foundation Raffle…and Win 2 Nights at Londolozi

February 1, 2012
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The Good Work Foundation Raffle is commited to doing just that, Good Work, and now you can play your part in helping the GWF continue its mission. All you need to do is buy a raffle ticket…

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Christmas Newsletter 2011

November 28, 2011
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It’s been 5 years and at last we are DONE! Every camp at Londolozi has been refurbished, with the final phase being the complete overhaul of Varty Camp, whose roots go back as far as 1926. Reintroducing this “grand old lady” to our guests in March this year was a huge privilege. Varty Camp has enjoyed remarkable occupancies, tremendous support and amazing feed back from our industry partners, who seem to have really embraced the simplicity, tradition and return to old bushveld elegance that this Original Londolozi Camp offers…

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Celebrating Water at Madlala

October 9, 2011
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At the end of September, the GWF and Londolozi were part of a wonderful day of celebration in the Justicia community – the handing over of a healthy, flowing borehole at Madlala High School and Learning Centre…

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The Good Work Foundation – Now LIVE

October 4, 2011
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The Good Work Foundation is committed to doing just that, Good Work. For many of the travelers to Londolozi, you would have experienced first hand the amazing work that the GWF is doing by bringing positive educational interventions to the rural South African communities in and around Londolozi. Over the course of 2011, the GWF has continued to expand rapidly with the development of the Madlala Digital Learning Center as well as the newly acquired Hazyview Learning Centre…

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Celebrating Women’s Day

August 10, 2011
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Yesterday was Women’s Day in South Africa. At Londolozi, many people were invited to celebrate the women who make our country so great. From the guests to the staff to members of the outside community we all met in the village for a women’s poetry competition and a soccer match…

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Running for Education

April 10, 2011
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Londolozi is passionate about education. Through the Good Work Foundation we are working hard to develop rural education centers in the communities surrounding our reserve. In the urban areas, however, there is another organisation which is also striving the develop and enhance the education of young minds in South Africa, and this year they are running 89km for education…

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Londolozi Christmas 2010

November 30, 2010
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IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR EFFORTS AND IN THE TRADITION OF OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS VIDEO: WE PRESENT………FROM THE BUSHVELD FILM STUDIOS OF LONDOLOZI, SOUTH AFRICA ……. TO OUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE WORLD……..THE LONG AWAITED, THE INCREDIBLE, THE UNFORGETTABLE, THE UPLIFTING…….NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON SCREEN —– “ LONDOLOZI…CHRISTMAS VIDEO 2010”

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The Challenge4aCause 2010 Movie

August 8, 2010

‘Never forget that a small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.’ – Margerat Mead. True to this motto, the 2010 Challenge4aCause incorporated not just the riders but every single person who so generously donated and believed in the idea. So here it is…the 2010

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The Epic 2010 Challenge4aCause

August 2, 2010

For those of you who have not been following the build up to this years Challenge4aCause, it is a 360 km mountain bike ride through the Damaraland Wilderness (think Namibian Desert with lots of rock) to raise awareness and money for the Save the Rhino Trust in Damaraland as well as the Good Work Foundation in South Africa.

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Lunch at Linky’s

July 15, 2010

I had tagged along with a group of guests on the 4 Pillars of Hope Community Tour which is now on offer at Londolozi. We visited the Dabuka Women’s Cooperative and Sam Nzima Primary School before ending our community trip at the traditional home of the tour’s guide, Linky Nkuna. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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The Future of South Africa

June 24, 2010

The balls got bigger…this was always this biggest indication that winter was surely on its way.  It wasn’t because of the cold, but rather the heat which determined the size and strength.  As the cold months approached us, small and hard cricket balls turned into softer, inflated soccer balls as football became the major sport [...]

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You Strike a Women, You Strike a Rock

May 17, 2010

The barbed wire fence surrounded a lone, gated building where the women were toiling over their wares. To the left, long rolls of circular tubes were being spun relentlessly whilst on the right, these completed rolls were sawn off into digestible sized units. In the middle of a dingy concrete building in rural South Africa, nobody would suspect that 8 unemployed and formerly abused women are standing up to fend for themselves using toilet paper as their weaponry. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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Challenge4aCause – Join our Mission

April 8, 2010

‘Londolozi’ means Protector of all living things. True to our values we now bring you a new frontier on the conservation offensive. Six individuals from Londolozi have come together with a mission to raise R 500 000 for an endangered species and literacy, because ultimately, for us, Africa is about the fusion of people and animals and about reconnecting the human spirit back to the wilderness. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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What Children Do at Easter

April 1, 2010

The Londolozi Easter holiday program for staff’s children is rocking and rolling. 25 little bunnies arrive bright eyed and bushy tailed at 9 every morning (most are waiting patiently long before the teachers arrives) with great anticipation for their day’s schedule. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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Thank You From the Kids

February 28, 2010

Towards the end of last year, the Good Work Foundation received a large donation of stationery and other accessories for children to use whilst at school. This generous donation was made, in particular, to the Sam Nzime and Babati Primary schools in Mpumalanga. To view the full post, click on the heading above.

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New Year – New Classrooms!

February 7, 2010

Sam Nzima school is a tiny outpost of education in the long strip of rural communities that make up the Bushbuck Ridge Region. It is a poor school in terms of its financial assets yet hugely rich in the wealth of talented learners and sportsmen who attend school there, the teachers that educate as well as the parents who put time and effort into improving their situation. To view the full post, click on the heading above.

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How to Graduate in Style

December 1, 2009

It was quintessential rural South Africa. The muddy roads, established Marula trees and concrete huts which had been sneezed across the Bushbuckridge lowveld. Amidst the random scatterings of the village, little boys played soccer in torn and faded Manchester United shirts whilst life carried on around them. It was a Saturday morning, yet the children were at school. The end of the year was graduation time and for the Grade 1 Class of Xalakani School (A primary school supported by the Londolozi Learning Centre and Good Work Foundation) it was an incredibly special day. To view the full post and video click on the heading.

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Riding to Break the Cycle of Hunger

October 3, 2009

Jess Boon, Londolozi Ranger, and Jaco Myburgh, Londolozi Executive Chef, recently embarked on a 44okm mountainbike ride from Londolozi Game Reserve to Ponto do Ouro in Southern Mozambique. ‘Riding to Break the Cycle of Hunger’ was both the name and the purpose of their adventure as the intent of the journey was to raise money for the Good Work Foundation. More specifically to use that money to buy food for Maggie Mnisi’s Creche and Eric Ubisi’s Orphanage in the communities surrounding Londolozi.

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Londolozi Guests Donate Toys to Maggie’s School

September 20, 2009

Maggie Mnisi, who works in Londolozi Living, has been actively involved in running a nursery school for the children in her community over the last two years. Rhandzami School (which means ‘To Love’) is situated in the Seville community and is aided by the work and effort of a few community members, in particular Judith Mahanke the school’s headmistress. The school is a significant project which is part of a longer term plan to move into proper facilities with trained teachers to educate the young learners.

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South African Cricket Captain, Graeme Smith, Opens Londolozi’s Community Based Cricket Net

September 10, 2009

South African Cricket Captain, Graeme Smith, stayed at Londolozi over the weekend to open our recently constructed cricket net. The top cricketers from Sam Nzima School, in the neighbouring community of Lillydale, were invited to participate in an hour long coaching session with Graeme. Once the captain had cut the ribbon to open the net, the children (and some over enthusiastic Londolozi rangers) were given the opportunity to bowl at one of the world’s premier batsmen. Londolozi is hugely grateful to Graeme for giving of his time in the baking lowveld sun to help us unearth our local talent.

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Spring Day at Londolozi

September 2, 2009

The first day of the month is always busy at Londolozi, and the arrival of spring yesterday made it busier still. In keeping with Londolozi’s commitment to empowering the people living on our borders, two new partnerships with local farmer’s associations were forged.

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