About Bush Direct
Bush Direct was set up to give people a HANDS ON
experience in the African bush. We offer projects for everyone
interested in animals but particularly for students studying
Veterinary, Veterinary nursing, animal care, animal behaviour,
zoology and so on.
Who
We Are
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Bush
Direct was set up by Dawn Pearson, from UK, and Bertus Venter, who
grew up in Tzaneen, near the Kruger National Park.
Dawn came to Africa three years ago to volunteer at a
vervet monkey sanctuary for four months and do a bush survival
course. She is an English teacher who taught in Germany for eight
years and has traveled all over the world with a rucksack on her
back whilst teaching squash, windsurfing and sailing. She has also
worked in a ski chalet and on a yacht in the Greek islands.
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DAWN
PEARSON |
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Bertus grew up in the African bush, and from a young
age gained bush survival skills whilst also having close contact
with animals and big game. He has been involved over many years with
running tourist safaris and knows the sanctuaries and the veterinary
surgeons personally. |
BERTUS
VENTER |
The
ideals of Bush Direct are simple:
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To
give the volunteer value for money in an honest, hands-on
programme.
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To
support the volunteer from the initial contact to the day of
departure.
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To
send as much money as possible to the sanctuaries where the
money is needed
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To
deal only with like-minded sanctuaries who have the volunteers’
interests at heart .
With Bushdirect
ALL your money goes directly to the project,
therefore we are able to give you an in-depth and highly diverse
project encompassing all aspects of the African bush.
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