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To Conserve & Uplift
The Grootbos Foundation is a non-profit organisation that implements conservation and community projects and supports communities that neighbour Grootbos Private Nature Reserve just outside Gansbaai. The Grootbos Foundation strives to empower local communities through sustainable livelihood development using ecotourism, enterprise development and sports for development programming. Projects include Siyakhula, Green Futures and the Football Foundation. For continued growth, the Grootbos Foundation is reliant on donors, sponsors and partnerships.
The Grootbos Foundation is a non-profit organisation that was established in 2003, to implement conservation and community upliftment projects to support the communities surrounding Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.
Objectives
Conserving, rehabilitating and protecting the natural environment of the Western Cape region, particularly the flora and fauna on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay region
Providing education relating to indigenous horticulture, agriculture, conservation, ecotourism, greening and life skills education
Training and skills development for disadvantaged persons to enable them to obtain employment or become self-employed
Using sports and sports facilities as a tool for social integration, promoting healthy lifestyles for youth, and increasing environmental awareness and life skills amongst communities
Researching ecological, educational, social and scientific research on topics related to our core programmes
Developing sustainable and innovative solutions to tackle the issue of food insecurity.
Protecting and supporting vulnerable communities in meaningful ways during the Covid 19 pandemic
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve is set on 2,500-hectares in the smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world, the Cape Floral Kingdom. The reserve provides a unique chance to immerse oneself in the fynbos and forests that feature 885 plant species while observing the birds, animals and amphibians that live in them.
Botanist and Conservation Director Sean Privett, and the late Heiner Lutzeyer explored, recorded and photographed the region’s flora for more than a decade, resulting in one of the most detailed botanical studies ever undertaken in the Cape Floral Kingdom. A collection of 885 plants were identified, seven of which were new to science, namely:
Erica magnisylvae
Cliffortia anthospermoides
Lachenalia lutzeyeri
Pterygodium vermiferum
Capnophyllum lutzeyeri
Dasispermum grandicarpum
Indigofera wenholdiae
Find out more about this sustainable eco-reserve and its award-winning lodges, villas and experiences, here: Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
The Grootbos Foundation’s Siyakhula project focuses on uplifting the communities within the Cape Floral Kindom that neighbour Grootbos Private Nature Reserve:
The Grootbos Foundation’s Green Futures project focuses on the education and upliftment of the local community and the conservation of the area they call home.