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.
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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
