Our Impact – Provide

Building Speakman Pre-School

We’ve Funded: £42,000

Where: South Africa

Thanks to a generous donation from Mr Ron Small and the Save a Child Foundation, Helping Rhinos was able to build a new pre-school facility, the Speakman Pre-School, on the borders of the Zululand Rhino Stronghold.

The pre-school will provide early year’s education to hundreds of children aged between 2 and 6 years. Without this facility the children of this community would not receive any early education at all as the closest facility is too far away.

The school was built by members of the local community, giving employment at a time of rising unemployment due to the impact of COVID on eco-tourism. The school also employs a teacher and cook from the local community and provides a nourishing meal to the children who attend class.

Education in Vietnam

We’ve Funded: £3,500

Where: Vietnam

Helping Rhinos was proud to sponsor four students on the inaugural Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade course in Vietnam. The course has been put together by our Vietnam based partner WildAct, working alongside Vinh University.

As one of the largest destination markets for illegally trafficked rhino horn, Vietnam is a key country for education programmes, and we are very proud that one of the students funded by this Helping Rhinos grant has already secured a full time job in conservation.

How We Protect  the Wildlife

How We Preserve their Habitats