WESSA Sishen Report for Anglo American

THE FUTURE POTENTIAL OF WESSA SISHEN EDUCATION CENTRE

Identified potential ➢ Assisting Deben and Olifantshoek schools in dealing with over age learners at both primary and high school. ➢ Start community environmental clubs to enable communities to improve their quality of life through projects, ➢ Utilise the nature reserve for school excursions ➢ Engage in research with SAEON and Sol Plaatje University to better understand the biodiversity in the reserve and engage learners and educators ➢ Become a base for Department of Social Development Youth Training/ camps ➢ Host camps for Eskom Expo for young scientist workshop ➢ Explore teacher development workshops ➢ Setup and implement a Resource Guardianship training programme for unemployed youth on the Sishen Nature Reserve, and surrounding areas in desperate need of land management programmes. Include accredited training and learnerships in this programmes ➢ Develop a set of cost-effective ecotourism experiences, hosted by local trained guides on the Sishen Nature Reserve