We need ambassadors from your communities

We need ambassadors from your communities

By BRIAN KAJENGO

Those were the words of Yolanda Assy the SANPark, Manager Ambassador Programme’s addressing learners from Schools in Vhembe District in Limpopo.

Yolanda Assy told learners to advocate for their biodiversity and heritage. Most of the learners from disadvantaged learners get advice to pursue tourism, so that they might be self employed after school.

She also encourages learners to study environment and nature conservation because of it has a lot of opportunities.

“You should know that we need Ambassadors that advocate for our heritage from destroyed by poachers. Our rhinos are poached everyday, what would you tell your children in future about the biodiversity.

“We would like you learners to become our Ambassadors and do awareness campaigns in schools and communities. People are not taking tourism as a career and go other jobs. There are lots of opportunities within tourism industry.” Yolanda Assy said.

Yolanda told learners that there a bursaries about environment, tourism and nature conservation. 

“There are many opportunities to be grabbed from Tourism and to those that are interested can apply for bursaries.

Ntsako Nengovhela (15) from John Mutheiwana High School told Bvunza Mutupo News that Tourism is a very important subject to her.

“Tourism is very important Subject I would like to pursue it. When I choose Tourism subject I had no idea but I just chose it. Now with this opportunity to be in the park, I can see that I am on the right track. Its either I can become an entrepreneur in tourism.” Ntsako said.

Another learner from John Mutheiwana High School, Phulufhelo Mulaudzi (17) who was also in the Mopani Rest Camp in Kruger National Park told the People’s Paper that it’s good to protect nature.

“I didn't know that there are Big six trees and Big six birds. I only knew about the big five of animals in the Kruger National Park.” Phulufelo said.

Yolalanda Assy told Daily Sun that it is necessary to create an increase awareness of career opportunities to communities’ inhabitants in tourism, hospitality, conservation science, and nature conservation.

She said, “There are different fields of study, types of bursaries available for those interested to utilize. That is why learners that are coming here taken from each and every working station to interact with our staff so that they get first hand information.”