Volunteer with Children and Wild Animals in South Africa

Daktari is a registered non-profit company located in the Limpopo Province of South Africa near the Kruger National Park. 

The mission of Daktari is to educate and inspire underprivileged children to care for their environment through the medium of a wildlife orphanage.

Join us for an unforgettable volunteer experience where you will help with the education of children and care of wild animals.

Every Monday we welcome a new group of 8 to 10 local underprivileged children for a week and give them the opportunity to discover, learn and become passionate about wildlife and conservation, their heritage. We also supplement their school curriculum in English, maths, environmental job opportunities, life skills and social issues.

Our goal is to enable today’s local underprivileged children to eventually be able to secure good employment in nature reserves, thereby improving their future quality of life.

While at Daktari, many children developed a passion for the environment and created wildlife clubs at their schools. DAKTARI has now developed its OUTREACH programme to support these groups. DAKTARI OUTREACH mentors these children and guide them in the protection of the environment, further nature conservation education and in obtaining careers within the ecotourism industry. By working every week with children in the village, we extend Daktari’s impact to a wider population, and empower the children to be role models in their community. This is creating a positive impact in the villages and the country.

The children want to make a difference, let’s help them!!! Volunteer at Daktari or Donate. DAKTARI will change your life

Daktari is open to sponsors only, no day visitors