Changing Lives

The rehabilitation of Chizarira National Park presents extraordinary opportunities for research and engagement. Combining the iconic Zambezi valley; a vast, scenic and rarely visited national park; and legendary conservation royalty in the form of Dr Norman Monks, Chizarira promises to be a landmark site in the coming years. Chizarira National...

In honour of International Women’s Day 2019, we pay tribute to some of our many incredible female partners on the African continent who, in Charlotte Maxeke’s words, “rise” in order to “bring [others] with [them]”. The theme for IWD 2019 is #BalanceforBetter, focusing largely on gender-balance but also tackling inequality...

Belmont University annually sends a group of students on a Service Learning in Africa program. Over the last 10 years more than 150 students have been on this life-changing journey to South Africa, Botswana or Tanzania.  The main focus of this educational service learning program is to serve the community...

A 24 year old Doctorate of Physical Therapy student at Stony Brook University, Sarah, has never traveled outside of North America. Africa has always been a destination she dreamed of visiting but did not think that dream would become a reality. Little did she know that her passion for Physical...

National Women's Day is celebrated on the 9th August in South Africa. This public holiday pays homage to the women who fought tirelessly against the tyranny of the Apartheid government. Wives, daughters, mothers, sisters and friends are celebrated through the month of August for the role they play in the...

We are not planting trees to save the planet. The planet can save itself. We’re here to do something for ourselves, our children, and future generations. We’re planting trees to rebuild this forest and to connect with the nature around us. That was the message of the day as teams...

Service learning is an excellent way to learn through cultural immersion and to empower a local community through authentic connections. The cycle of exchange and interaction makes the experience not only memorable, but life-changing. And by "life-changing," we aren't referring to the fuzzy feeling inside after doing good (which, of...

June 8 is World Oceans Day and ocean love is already flooding social media thanks to the #MyOceanPromise campaign. If you’ve been stuck in a bubble and haven’t yet joined in on Twitter and Instagram, now’s the time to get hooked. The Two Oceans Aquarium, along with Shark Spotters and the National Sea...