A selection of community projects currently taking place at Lapalala Wilderness.
Lapalala believes that community involvement is vital, both from a humanitarian point of view and to assist in achieving its conservation aims in a way that is both environmentally and socially sustainable.Community Projects
Lapalala is actively involved with its surrounding communities and is committed to supporting them in whatever way it can. In addition to creating employment opportunities, Lapalala involves itself in helping communities when they experience times of need. This has included coordinating the provision of water to a local school, the establishment of vegetable gardens to feed families and serve as a source of income and a highly successful project to introduce 21st century teaching methods into local schools via our iPad in schools project.
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iPads come to rural schools -
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Moepel Primary gets water
Educating for a better future
Environmental education has always been one of the cornerstones of the Lapalala Wilderness vision. The Lapalala Wilderness School (LWS) was established by Clive Walker in 1985 and, since then, more than 70 000 young people have had the unique opportunity to experience and enjoy the spectacular scenery and natural beauty of Lapalala. The school now boasts an excellent reputation for offering environmental education to learners, particularly those attended by previously disadvantaged learners.
The Lapalala Wilderness School was established in 1981, and is today widely recognised as a centre of excellence for its environmental education programmes that continue to be enthusiastically received by primary and secondary schools right up to university students already specialising in aspects of the conservation and management of biodiversity.
Our vision is to help the children and youth of our nation to discover the true value of the biodiversity of the natural world and our place within it, and to identify and nurture Africa’s future conservation champions.
