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Major Donors
Green Futures is a joint project between Grootbos
Private Nature Reserve and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft.
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Grootbos Nature Reserve (www.grootbos.co.za),
Major funders and supporters of Green Futures and South Africa's premier
flora and marine ecotourism destination. A place not to be missed
by nature lovers during a visit to South Africa. |
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The DEG (German Investment and Development
company) helped to fund Green Futures on a rand-for-rand basis together
with Grootbos for the first two years in order to assist with the
start-up costs. The DEG is involved in assisting with starting up
development projects around the world and has a number of other projects
in South Africa. |
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The ABSA Foundation is
supporting the Life Skills component of our course. Thanks to Mr George
Gibbs and his team for their significant financial contribution which
is linked to the Grootbos Foundations involvement in the Gansbaai
Spaces for Sports Project. |
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Hilary
Bosher was our original Green Futures Horticulture trainer who has
been instrumental in all the success that Green Futures has achieved.
Hilary has always had alot of energy in the classroom and on completion
of her time with Green Futures she took herself up Mount Kilimanjaro
(18,500 feet on the equator through snow and ice) to raise a significant
amount of funds for Green Futures. Thanks to Hilary and all those
that sponsored her! |
Supporters & Associations
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The Eden Project (www.edenproject.com),
the living theatre of people and plants - with over two million visitors
a year the Eden Project is one of the modern wonders of the world
and close partner to Green Futures. |
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Flower Valley (www.flowervalley.co.za),
our close neighbour and partner in developing sustainable livelihoods
in the fynbos - the Flower Valley Conservation Trust is leading the
way in developing conservation and social standards in the harvesting
of wild fynbos flower in the Cape. |
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Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy (www.fynbos.co.za),
a public-private partnership between seventeen landowners on the western
rim of the Agulhas Plain who together are preserving and restoring
12 240 hectares of indigenous fynbos vegetatation. |
Other Sponsors
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Donations in kind |
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Overberg Agri |
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IBM - Computers for the
students |
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Metropolitian Life |
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Jo-Signs (Gansbaai) - discount
on signage and filming of our video |
Clients who have supported Green Futures substantially
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Massabella |
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Mosaic Farm - Breese and
Kathryn Johnson |
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Hermanus Golf Course |
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Adriaan Nieman |
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Charles Bryant |
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F. Leeuwenburgh |
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Mary-Anne Hoffman |
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Overstrand Municipality
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Nicolette Lloyd Architects |
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Mark and Lindsay Smuts
- Constantia |
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