Photos: Mbeko Eco Club
We have good news from South Africa! The two scopes recently donated to Mbeko Eco Club have arrived safely at their destination and are already being used by the kids in their outdoor eco-activities. The Mbeko Eco Club was founded in 2019 in the Western Cape wineland region with the aim of improving and protecting the water quality of the Berg river through environmental education and awareness. The donated scopes will be used by about 5.000 kids and young people of three primary and two secondary schools for birdwatching excursions and waterbird monitoring at the Paarl Bird Sanctuary. In the words of Khahliso Lefatsa, CEO and co-founder of Mbeko Eco Club, the club members “are jumping for joy to have these scopes” and “amazed to see younger people starting to enjoy and be mesmerized by bird spotting and counting”. We are very happy to be able to support these important initiative for the protection of nature in South Africa and thank the generous donors that make this possible! Here you can find a brief report of the reception of the donation. For more information on Mbeko Eco Club’s activities, visit their website and Facebook page.