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Lake Malawi,
affectionately called the "Lake of a Thousand
Shinning Stars" is the largest freshwater body in
the world.
Malawi Project
African Wilderness
Project African Wilderness
(PAW) has signed a historic agreement with the
Malawi Government that will give Mwabvi Wildlife
Reserve a new lease of life; and give visitors to
Malawi a chance to make a difference to a genuine
community-tourism project; at the same time
learning game scouting skills for
themselves.
PAW is a Malawi not for
profit conservation company, backed by a fund
raising Trust in the UK. It was formed by Ken Smith
of Barefoot Safaris specifically to prevent Mwabvi
from disappearing under the population pressures in
southern Malawi.
PAW is not a commercial
concern, but Barefoot does recognise the importance
of a business like approach to its work and wants
to use the special beauty and remote position of
Mwabvi to help provide funding for the conservation
work.
And so they have developed an
ecotourism venture that gives people training in
conservation and game scout skills.
Shortly they will have
completed visitor accommodation at Chipambere camp,
their base less than a kilometre out side the
Reserve. The camp will provide thatch roofed rooms
and dormitory accommodation to allow singles and
family to stay. Visitors can stay for anything from
2 weeks to several months to:
-
learn about the reserve, the environment and
surrounding people
-
learn about the mammals and birds here
-
acquire game scout skills, especially
tracking
They can stay little longer
as volunteers to help with conservation work -
trail building and maintenance, mopping ad base
line surveys or with conservation education
programs with local schools.
Visitors will also be able to
enjoy Malawi's other gems, such as Liwonde NP and
lake Malawi as part of the package that Barefoot
Safaris has developed for PAW.
The training program is not
just for international visitors, once it is fully
up and running Barefoot want to teach local people
conservation skills and share the beauty of Mwabvi
with them.
Barefoot is shining a light
on Mwabvi and Nsanje District with a major tourism
resource. Welcome to the Malawi conservation
centre!
For further information, use
the following link for the official Press
Release:
http://www.malawitourism.com/Pages/Misc%20Front%20Pages/PR.html
Or contact Barefoot Safaris
or the Malawi Tourism Marketing office in the
UK:
Kenneth Smith
Managing Director
Barefoot Safaris and
Adventure Tours
"Ants may be busy creatures,
but they still have time for picnics..."
Tel/fax: +265 1 707
346
Email:
barefoot@globemw.net
Web:
www.barefoot-safaris.com
www.projectafricanwilderness.org
Project African Wilderness
(PAW) has signed a historic agreement with the
Malawi Government that will give Mwabvi Wildlife
Reserve a new lease of life; and give visitors to
Malawi a chance to make a difference to a genuine
community-tourism project; at the same time
learning game scouting skills for
themselves.
PAW is a Malawi not for
profit conservation company, backed by a fund
raising Trust in the UK. It was formed by Ken Smith
of Barefoot Safaris specifically to prevent Mwabvi
from disappearing under the population pressures in
southern Malawi.
PAW is not a commercial
concern, but Barefoot does recognise the importance
of a business like approach to its work and wants
to use the special beauty and remote position of
Mwabvi to help provide funding for the conservation
work.
And so they have developed an
ecotourism venture that gives people training in
conservation and game scout skills.
Shortly they will have
completed visitor accommodation at Chipambere camp,
their base less than a kilometre out side the
Reserve. The camp will provide thatch roofed rooms
and dormitory accommodation to allow singles and
family to stay. Visitors can stay for anything from
2 weeks to several months to:
-
learn about the reserve, the environment and
surrounding people
-
learn about the mammals and birds here
-
acquire game scout skills, especially
tracking
They can stay little longer
as volunteers to help with conservation work -
trail building and maintenance, mopping ad base
line surveys or with conservation education
programs with local schools.
Visitors will also be able to
enjoy Malawi's other gems, such as Liwonde NP and
lake Malawi as part of the package that Barefoot
Safaris has developed for PAW.
The training program is not
just for international visitors, once it is fully
up and running Barefoot want to teach local people
conservation skills and share the beauty of Mwabvi
with them.
Barefoot is shining a light
on Mwabvi and Nsanje District with a major tourism
resource. Welcome to the Malawi conservation
centre!
For further information, use
the following link for the official Press
Release:
http://www.malawitourism.com/Pages/Misc%20Front%20Pages/PR.html
Or contact Barefoot Safaris
or the Malawi Tourism Marketing office in the
UK:
Kenneth Smith
Managing Director
Barefoot Safaris and
Adventure Tours
"Ants may be busy creatures,
but they still have time for picnics..."
Tel/fax: +265 1 707
346
Email:
barefoot@globemw.net
Web:
www.barefoot-safaris.com
www.projectafricanwilderness.org
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