On 4 April, Wildlife ACT received the Gold Award for ‘Greatest Nature-Optimistic Tourism’ on the WTM Africa Accountable Tourism Awards. This important award recognised the organisation as first place in Africa for this class – an incredible achievement for our group.
Wildlife ACT’s Bookkeeper, Katie Bradley; and Fundraisings and Partnerships Supervisor, Pippa Orpen attended the occasion at WTM Africa’s Highlight Theatre in Cape City to simply accept the award.
This Gold Award for Greatest Nature-Optimistic Tourism highlights the significance of our voluntourism mannequin, which matches hand-in-hand with the important conservation work carried out by our group and valued companions.
We’re extraordinarily grateful for this recognition by WTM Africa and wish to take this chance to supply our sincerest because of all of the conservation companions and devoted volunteers who’ve made what we do potential.
“We’re delighted to be awarded gold in Greatest Nature-Optimistic Tourism. Our group works extremely laborious, rolling up their sleeves every single day serving to to avoid wasting endangered and precedence wildlife species. This award recognises our groups’ dedication, and validates Wildlife ACT’s distinctive sustainable tourism mannequin which permits us to ship necessary conservation outcomes. I couldn’t be prouder.”
– Johan Maree, Co-Founding father of Wildlife ACT.
About Wildlife ACT’s Volunteer Mannequin:
From the outset Wildlife ACT established a tour working firm which developed a lot of “voluntourism”-based fashions to permit folks to help and contribute to necessary conservation efforts throughout the continent by way of their lively participation.
This volunteer mannequin has confirmed to achieve success in attaining conservation objectives, funding conservation efforts, and in addition fostering a way of group and shared accountability for the safety of wildlife species.
Discover out extra about changing into a wildlife conservation volunteer right here.
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