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KIDS OF NATURE DIRECTORY OF USEFUL CONTACTS   

The idea behind the directory is to list places where children can connect with nature.  Campings, cottages or guesthouses must be located in settings with a good degree of wilderness, where immediate interaction with nature happens as you step out of your tent or room.

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TRAINING

TRAINING - VARIOUS

SOUTH AFRICA

• Ecotraining, Nelspruit (Mpumalanga)
  Wildlife courses ranging from field guide to game ranger and including wildlife photography, birding and animal tracking take place at three camps - Karongwe, Selati Game Reserve and Kruger National Park.
  


• Food & Trees for Africa
  Provides training for individuals, groups and schools to develop sustainable food gardens and plant trees to contribute to poverty alleviation, improved environments, capacity building and skills development for all communities in SA.
  


• My African Dream Children's Trust, Scarborough (Western Cape)
  My African Dream Children's Trust is based at Camp Africa, the Western Cape's only tented educational camp for children, and is only the second internationally accredited centre in South Africa. Through this innovative, award winning project, Camp Africa aims to bring as many young children of Africa into the outdoors to camp for a few days.
  

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