Nurtured by nature
South African conservationist Andrew Muir is harnessing the healing powers of nature to help young people orphaned by HIV/Aids become independent citizens.
"…the vulnerability of these orphans has generally been 18 years in the making and will need something pretty intense and all-embracing to turn it around! ”
Muir’s Umzi Wethu programme provides vulnerable but motivated youths with vocational training and jobs in the burgeoning ecotourism industry, while immersing them in their country’s rich natural heritage.
Latest Update
Muir’s project grows faster than imagined
From a staff of two five years ago, Umzi Wethu now has 14 full-time staff, two academies — with a third due to open in mid-2011 — and 111 graduates in full-time jobs
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Mr Andrew Muir
The Wilderness Foundation
11 Newington Road Central
Port Elizabeth 6001
South AfricaTel: + 27 0 41 373 0293
andrew@sa.wild.org
