[Thank you to Conservation Champions Gavin Chamberlain and his team for running another successful fundraising campaign. His team provided magnificent wildlife photos, and they designed and printed these 2021 wildlife calendars to raise funds for our conservation activities. There are still some left if you would like to grab one. They are R150 each, and all proceeds go to the EWT.
Tammy Baker, EWT Business Development Officer, tammyb@ewt.org.za Daleen Roodt is our latest Conservation Champion. She has painted two watercolour illustrations of the African Wild Dog and the Pangolin. She describes the intricate process she underwent to create these remarkable images in a guest article to follow. Fifty limited-edition, certified, high-quality archival prints of each illustration have been made. All proceeds from the sales will be going directly to the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), specifically contributing to their projects relating to Wild Dog and Pangolin conservation.
“The indelible impression of these beautiful creatures has truly inspired me. I hope that my art will play a small role in the efforts to ensure the survival of these species.”
Purchase your unique limited-edition print here
Print size: 310 mm x 228 mm (each).
Postage fee to your nearest Postnet will be R99
For more information, contact Daleen at info@daleenroodt.com or Tammy Baker, EWT Business Development Officer tammyb@ewt.org.za.
Tammy Baker, EWT Business Development Officer, tammyb@ewt.org.za
As a conservation NGO, we are reliant on the generosity and efforts of others to keep our staff in the field doing what they do best, conservation in action. Many of our corporate supporters are facing financial challenges as a result of Covid-19, and this affects us significantly. We need support now more than ever and appeal to you to become a Conservation Champion for the EWT by joining our fundraising pack.
Reza Joseph is the most recent addition to our league of Conservation Champions.
After following our work and joining our “Meet the Cheetah’s” Wild Chat, Reza realised how important the conservation of this cat is and launched a Back A Buddy campaign to raise funds for the relocation of Cheetah back onto Rietvlei Reserve. Check out and support Reza’s campaign here https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/cheetah-range-extension-project-rietvlei There are lots of ways in which you can help raise vital funds for conservation, in your own home or community.
Host an online dinner party or wine tasting just for fun or to celebrate a special occasion “donate” your birthday to the EWT by asking for contributions instead of gifts, organise a virtual race, or get creative and come up with a fundraising challenge of your own. By challenging yourself, or supporting others who do so, you will help to ensure that our work continues as it should. It’s free, and it’s fun, and you can make a real difference. We need you now more than ever to help us to continue to protect forever, together. To get started, contact Tammy Baker at TammyB@ewt.org.za
Frank Jackson, Business Development Officer, EWT, Frankj@ewt.org.za
KLB Engineering (Red Rhino) is a family-run business and has been the distributor of Red Rhino products in the South African market since 1980, dedicated to achieving excellence in their service, products. and community involvement. Aside from Red Rhino, KLB’s product range includes brands such as Power Plus, Dual Power, Kreator, Pro-Pumps, Waterfall Pumps, Oleo-Mac, and Waterfall Filtration, and includes power tools, garden tools and equipment, pumps, and water filtration systems.
KLB has been a monthly donor to the EWT for over four years, contributing over R100,000 to-date. Many of the EWT’s conservation achievements have been made possible by generous contributions from regular and steadfast donors such as KLB Engineering. Claudia Kahn, from KLB’s Marketing Department had the following to say about the relationship they have with the EWT: “We believe that wildlife conservation is not only about protecting the wildlife we have now, but also preserving it for future generations to enjoy. By aiding this cause, we hope to bring excellence to the lives of South African wildlife, as well as the spectators that benefit from it. All life is precious and valuable, and deserving of a fighting chance at being conserved. It is to this end that we are proud to call ourselves donors to the Endangered Wildlife Trust.”
The EWT will forever be indebted to KLB for their ongoing support, even during the tough times of Covid-19 Pandemic. We urge our supporters to browse their product range, knowing that your purchase is also supporting the work of the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
For more information, visit www.redrhino.co.za
Alison Janicke, EWT Head of Resource Development, alisonj@ewt.org.za
Irene Amiet is a freelance writer and internationally renowned photographer. A native of Basel, Switzerland, Irene currently lives Ribble Valley in Lancashire, UK.
Irene has volunteered and worked on exciting projects all over the world, including research on Leatherback Turtles in Panama and big cat density research in Limpopo, working as a correspondent for Coast Magazine and running an online blog on outdoor photography for the Galveston Daily News in Texas. In addition to a large variety of images featured internationally, Irene has also produced breath-taking collections of images, such as that entitled “Avian Ballet”, which captures the dance-like performances of wading birds’ in their natural seagrass habitats, and “Love Letters From Africa”, a coffee table book of wildlife and nature in Southern Africa, with diary extracts from Irene Amiet. All proceeds of the sale of this book will go to the Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa.
As a nature and wildlife photographer, I believe it’s a duty to give back a little towards conservation efforts. The regions I’ve been privileged to live and work in are closest to my heart and as I know the grassroots conservationists personally, I am convinced their work makes a difference and can assure you that any moneys raised goes directly into the right hands.
Over the years I have put signature pieces of mine up for sale with the revenue going straight to these organisations.
Irene Amiet
See here for more detail regarding these incredible collections.