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Make a difference JOURNEY WITH PURPOSE

THE BEGINNING

The Isibindi Foundation was established in 2019 to consolidate our 23 years of community and conservation projects, and to also create a purpose driven entity to assist these initiatives. The Foundation allows our guests to be philanthropic travellers and to journey with purpose. We administer these funds and collaborate
with our communities and conservation authorities on all projects.

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“People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.” - David Attenborough

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journey with purpose

“If you can’t feed a hundred people then just feed one.” - Mother Theresa

At Isibindi our guests forego their bedtime chocolate
to contribute towards our rural school feeding programmes.

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PHILANTHROPIC TRAVEL

South Africa – a country of contrasts with its fascinating people, vibrant history, breathtaking scenery and spectacular wildlife – is the place where the Isibindi Africa dream begins . . .

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“He who plays with Thekwanne's (Hamerkop) nest will send lightning to his home.” Ancient Zulu belief/proverb

NATURE IS ALWAYS INTERCONNECTED

THE HUMAN FENCE NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION PROTECTING OUR WILDLIFE

The Isibindi Foundation Team at
The Conservation Lab 2019

PROJECTS AT OUR LODGES

RHINO RIDGE SAFARI LODGE HLUHLUWE IMFOLOZI PARK - KWAZULU-NATAL

THONGA BEACH LODGE ISIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK - KWAZULU-NATAL

KOSI FOREST LODGE ISIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK - KWAZULU-NATAL

TSOWA SAFARI ISLAND VICTORIA FALLS - ZIMBABWE

Isibindi Foundation

Conservation partnering Communities

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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught" - Baba Dioum .
Education provides a key tool in ensuring the sustainable future of our protected wilderness areas. This year, the Isibindi Foundation will be focusing on assisting the Grade R classes in our local communities. A heartfelt thank you to specialist teachers, Pie and Kerry for spending time assiting with this class at Mabibi Primary School last week.
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The Isibindi Foundation alongside @thongabeachlodge meet with Santosh Bachoo, Senior Marine ecologist of the Ezemvelo Turtle Monitoring Programmes, to discuss future collaborations in conserving these magnificent creatures.
This programme is among the most successful conservation initiatives in the world, consisting of 65 years worth of research on turtle nesting and distribution habits along the Maputoland coast and beyond.
Many thanks to Alan Hutcheson for the great photos.
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The Isibindi Foundation alongside @rhinoridgesafarilodge provide a donation of camel packs to the Hluhluwe - iMfolozi Park Anti - Poaching Unit.
These units work tirelessly, often putting their own lives at risk, protecting our rhino.
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GOOD NEWS - We are excited to announce the completion of the Mabibi Primary School Hall upgrades, which included the replacement of the roof, ceiling and gutters as well as painting the inside and outside of the building. Additionally, this project employed 8 people from the community of Mabibi on a temporary basis.
Mr Ngobese, the school principal has expressed his utmost gratitude on behalf of school for the upgrades and the continued support received by @thongabeachlodge and their valued guests. The children and teachers are now able to enjoy a safe learning environment, of which they can be proud of.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to our sponsors and partners who made this initiative possible - without your assistance, this project would still remain a distant dream.

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Local women from Mnyayiza community participate in our coastal- cleanup campaign hosted by Kosi Forest Lodge at the Kosi mouth. This initiative saw the removal of litter off the beach which could potentially pose a threat to turtles nesting during this period. Well done Thulani Ntuli, for coordinating this clean up

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Fun, laughter and fitness was the order of the day at the inaugural Mabibi Fun Run, hosted by the community of Mabibi 🏃‍♀️ #isibindilove #isibindifoundation #instagram_sa #community #conservation #africa #runningmotivation #thongabeachlodge #responsibletravel #travelwithpurpose

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