Kuzuko Foundation
Kuzuko Foundation Trust
Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Founded in 2016, Kuzuko Foundation is a charity based in South Africa working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, education +3 more.
Kuzuko Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in South Africa's Eastern Cape. It works to restore and re-wild the Kuzuko Private Game Reserve, a former collection of degraded farms, and to uplift and empower surrounding communities. Its conservation work includes cheetah rewilding, spekboom reforestation, erosion management and the reintroduction of species such as Cape mountain zebra. Its social work focuses on young people and schools, offering mentorship through the Pathfinders Programme, job-readiness training, work experience and internships, environmental education at its Hopewell education centre, and support for the remote Bracefield farm school. The foundation was established in 2016 and operates in one of the country's poorest regions, where unemployment and educational attrition are high.
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Pathfinders Mentorship Programme
Employment & Skills · South Africa
Long-term mentorship and job-readiness support for young people in communities surrounding Kuzuko Private Game Reserve.
Cheetah rewilding and breeding
Nature & Wildlife conservation · South Africa
Rewilding and breeding of endangered cheetahs, contributing to the wider metapopulation.
Spekboom reforestation project
Environment & Climate · South Africa
Large-scale planting of spekboom to restore habitat, manage erosion and capture carbon on the reserve.
Hopewell Education Centre
Education · South Africa
Environmental education centre hosting young people from surrounding communities for hands-on learning about wildlife and conservation.
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Employment & Skills · South Africa
Rotational internships with Kuzuko Lodge offering work experience to young people from surrounding communities.
Remote farm school support
Education · South Africa
Practical support for Bracefield, a remote primary school, including food, water and building maintenance.
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Kuzuko Lodge, Fathers Matter, Bracefield School
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