Empowering Women. Creating Conservationists
Raising Rhino People
The Vision
The Vision of Raising Rhino People
The vision of Raising Rhino Rands goes beyond conservation; it is an initiative to create meaningful, lasting social upliftment. We have a dream to skill, employ, train, and educate local women in rural communities surrounding Game Reserves to build a rhino army.
We aim to uplift and connect these women to their wildlife and natural heritage, thereby bridging the gap between communities and reserves.
Tania believes that by employing and training local women, we are planting the greatest seeds of change. When children and wives have softened towards the creatures, they can speak to their fathers and husbands, ensuring a direction of care rather than destruction.
Our Small Business & Skills Program
Skills, Connection and Self-Sufficiency
This Small Business program is our core focus under the Raising Rhino People banner. Our objective is simple yet profound: to teach unemployed women to create their own businesses and become self-supporting within their community.
Through the aid of local community members, we run a workshop dedicated to teaching the basics of sewing and creating the little rhinos. We request that local game reserves allow the finished products to be sold in their shop as part of their community-based outreach programme.
The Workshop Programme includes training in:
Making of template
Material layout and cutting
Pinning
Sewing – this would either be by hand or machine electricity dependent
Stuffing
Hand sewing
Packaging
Keeping record of orders, sales and stock
Management and People skills