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Is there paint on my fingers?

by Ryan James May 16, 2013

Right next to the Londolozi Digital Learning Centre is the Londolozi preschool. It’s a favourite “hang-out” for Londolozi guests on a “village tour” – to say these kids are cute is an understatement (you’ll see what we mean when you look at the gallery of photos below). As part of the vision to deliver high-impact “digital-era” literacy [...]

Londolozi Learning Centre Graduation

by Kate Neill April 29, 2013

‘We will not give you anything, but what we will do is create a door for you to open in order to have access to world class education but we cannot walk through that door for you’ These were the words that Dave Varty said to the Londolozi staff when the Varty family returned to [...]

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It’s not just about the Leopards

by Londolozi Guest March 21, 2013

We recently had the great pleasure of hosting 4 members of the Wild Eye Team at Londolozi to experience a little bit of what we do here. Gerry, Jono, Andrew and Penny headed to the lowveld for a few days of photographic fun, having a love for photography myself i was most excited about their [...]

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The Londolozi Learning Centre

by Kate Neill February 25, 2013

Training at Londolozi has really taken off in the last five years. Everything from computer skills, tracking, sewing to knowing how to set a table are amongst the many things that make up the Londolozi Learning Centre. The Londolozi Learning Centre’s focus has been to endeavor to translate the Londolozi philosophy and ethic into practical, achievable and relevant [...]

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Linah the storyteller

by Kate Neill February 21, 2013

Linah Lamula is a long standing staff member at Londolozi and one that a lot of you may know. For those of you that have not had the opportunity to meet her I am going to attempt to give a little insight into the Londolozi storyteller… Linah has been with Londolozi for over 20 years [...]

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Movember 2012 Begins!

by Rich Laburn November 1, 2012

For Movember 2012, the children of the Good Work Foundation Preschools have got a head start! This year they will again be the beneficiaries of all funds raised by the Movember Moustache Madness. We wish to fill the classrooms of the GWF preschools with worlds maps, blow up globes, puzzles and educational games to helping [...]

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Matching $25 000 for the Good Work Foundation

by Rich Laburn September 25, 2012

Our good friend and fellow facilitator of the AFRICAN STAR, Martha Beck, is raising money for the Good Work Foundation and has promised to match every dollar donated up to $25 000. Watch the video below and then read the text to see how you can get involved in assisting with the Good Work Foundation’s [...]

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Hazyview Digital Learning Centre

by Rich Laburn September 5, 2012

Earlier in August, the Hazyview Digital Learning Centre was finally opened. A project that has been years in planning and months in the building, the opening was a very special day for the Good Work Foundation as well as the people in the communities surrounding Hazyview who will be positively affected by this leapfrog learning [...]

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Challenge 4 A Cause 2012

by Boyd Varty July 26, 2012

Even as I write this four days after completing challenge4acause my legs feel like jelly. Rich Laburn and I (Team Londolozi) have just completed the 320 kilometer cycle across the Damaraland desert in an attempt to raise nearly a million rand for the Save the Rhino Trust, Wildlife Act Fund and The Good Work Foundation. [...]

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Challenge4aCause 2012

by Rich Laburn July 9, 2012

This year ‘Team Londolozi’ is once again participating in the grueling Challenge4aCause bicycle ride. Spanning 8 days and covering over 420 kilometers of Damaraland desert, the 2012 Challenge4aCause is set to be one of the toughest rides yet! In 2012 we are aiming to raise R800,000 for the three causes that the Challenge4aCause supports. The [...]

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The Winner of the Good Work Foundation Raffle

by Rich Laburn June 25, 2012

To the Londolozi and the Good Work Foundation family, Thank you for giving us the most fantastic once-in-a-lifetime experience at Londolozi and so generously sharing the work and insights of GWF. From the moment that we drove through the gates, we felt as though we had arrived home – to a place we had never [...]

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About The Hazyview Digital Learning Center

by Rich Laburn April 4, 2012

With the construction of the Hazyview Digital Learning Center now firmly underway, we thought we’d tell you a little bit more about this project and what it means for the future of education in South Africa and rural communities surrounding Londolozi. The Digital Learning Centre which will be managed by the Good Work Foundation (GWF) [...]

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Hazyview Digital Learning Center Underway

by Rich Laburn March 26, 2012

Over the last few weeks, the construction of the Hazyview Digital Learning Center has finally begun. This exciting project has been months in the making and years in the dreaming however it is now underway and will soon be open for the rural learners of the communities around Hazyview, Mpumalanga. The Digital Learning Center aims [...]

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The Winner of the Good Work Foundation Raffle

by Rich Laburn March 5, 2012

The Good Work Foundation, in association with Londolozi Game Reserve, Chad Cocking Wildlife Photography and Krugerpark.com, is pleased to announce the winner of the GWF raffle which ran during February 2012. Congratulations goes to our winner: Katherine Siobhan Pearson The draw took place this last weekend, with Maya Groch, picking the lucky winner from the [...]

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The Magic of Movember

by Rich Laburn February 13, 2012

Many of you will recall the Movember blog post we ran a few months ago. Celebrating the month of the Mustache, many members of the Londolozi family grew their Mustaches to raise money for the rural schools in which the Good Work Foundation operates, with some impressive and hilarious results. When we asked for donations [...]

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Enter the Good Work Foundation Raffle…and Win 3 Nights at Londolozi

by Rich Laburn February 1, 2012

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

by Dave Varty November 28, 2011

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

by Witness Mnisi October 9, 2011

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

by Rich Laburn October 4, 2011

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

by Witness Mnisi August 10, 2011

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

by Rich Laburn April 10, 2011

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

by Rich Laburn November 30, 2010

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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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!

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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

by Rich Laburn 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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