In the beginning there was
The trust was founded in 2001 as the Zeekoevlei
Environmental Education Programme. The aim of the programme was to
impact the lives of underprivileged children with a life changing
environmental experience.
Over the years the demand for the programme
grew and the scope widened.
In 2007 the name of the trust was changed
to The Cape Town Environmental Education Trust.
And then there was !
The New logo depicts man at the centre of
the circle of life. It also illustrates the partnerships that exists in
nature and those that sustain the Trust.
The word "huniki" means "All together"
in the Khoi vernacular
In the same year the Nature Care Fund was started to manage projects on
public and private land not currently part of the City of Cape Town's
biodiversity network in partnership with corporate companies, Friends groups
and private individuals.
In 2009 we
lost a dear friend and colleague Luqmaan Jabaar. He was killed in an
accident while doing what he loved, working in Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve.
The management and staff of the Zeekoevlei
and Rondevlei Nature reserves started a trust fund in his honour. The
Luqmaan Jabaar Memorial Bursary Fund. The aim of the fund is to give one
young person with the aptitude to be a conservator the opportunity to
complete the three year course in conservation. We will never be
able to replace Luqmaan, but with your support we can ensure that his legacy
lives on.
