Community & Sustainability
EMPOWERMENT, DEVELOPMENT & TRANSFORMATION
Kwantu Feeding Scheme
Our feeding program targets learners at three schools from surrounding communities near Kwantu Private Game Reserve. Supplementary food packages and cooked meals are provided to more than 100 learners.
Since the feeding programme began, academic performance amongst learners has improved and it has been positively correlated to the feeding programme. The feeding programme takes place once a week at each school.
Siyasebenza
Partnership
Kwantu responded to a hospitality skills development and training partnership request by Siyasebenza – a skills training centre in Gqeberha – to host students in order to ensure they get exposure and practical experience in the hospitality industry.
Kwantu started to place Siyasebenza candidates at the reserve towards the end of 2015, and to date, trained approximately 25 students. Students are placed in various roles, where they show potential and passion. Some are placed at front office or housekeeping, among others.
Stenden
University
Kwantu maintain close linkages with professional training centres. The reserve supports Stenden University, an international higher learning institute headquartered in the Netherlands with campus facilities and education delivery points in Holland, South Africa, Qatar, Indonesia and Thailand, with experiential learning. Through in-service training, the reserve allows Stenden students to traverse hospitality management, operations and guest relations at an African wildlife game reserve as part of the training, exposure and practical learning.
The agreement will advance both local and internationally registered undergraduate students enrolled on Stenden’s hospitality management degree programmes, including the student body based at the hotel school in Port Alfred, and Stenden’s international visiting student body to South Africa from its various international campuses.
EXTENDED SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT
Kwantu Private Game Reserve is a proud sponsor of the Extended School Program at Hendrik Kanise Combined School in Alicedale, Eastern Cape.
Kwantu delivers meals for after school learning curriculum two or three times a week. Kwantu Volunteering Team was also proud to be a part of this great initiative.
RECYCLING
Kwantu is proud to announce its recycling efforts, in line with the broader wildlife and conservation efforts.
Kwantu recycles approximately 5 000 – 10 000 kilograms of recyclable material per year.
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Immerse yourself into the vocal and instrumental music, dance and theatre of local Xhosa communities, and expressions reflecting creativity and unique cultural heritage of the region.
We have partnered with communities around Kwantu Private Game Reserve to drive sustainable and responsible community-based tourism in the region. Local communities offer performances combining acting, singing, dance and music, dialogue, narration or recitation as part of rich African story-telling heritage.
WATER INITIATIVE
Helping Makhanda through its water crisis
When drought pushed Makhanda’s Settlers Dam to critically low levels, Kwantu Private Game Reserve and Afri-Save Cash & Carry answered Gift of the Givers’ call for help. Together we sponsored a 30-ton superlink truck able to carry 20,000 litres of water, joining the relief fleet that delivered clean water to residents of the city.
Supporting our neighbours is part of what Kwantu – “a place of gathering” – stands for.