| Projects Abroad, Our South African Team |
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| Dana Myers - Country Director |
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Dana joined the Projects Abroad team in 2005 after first spending time with us as a volunteer in South Africa. He took over as Country Director in April 2007. Dana is from the USA and in his free time enjoys surfing, rock climbing and hiking. |
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| Alyssa Myers - Desk Officer |
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Alyssa is a recent graduate of Cultural Anthropology from the University of Montana in the United States; however she spent her last two semesters at the University of Cape Town studying and has grown to love South Africa's people, cultures, music, politics and history. She also spent some time teaching English to high school students in Cape Town. In her free time Alyssa's other interests include being outside, hiking, camping, practicing yoga, reading, cooking, rock climbing, travelling, art, water sports, and much more! |
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| Theodore Kamwimbi - Human Rights Project Manager |
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Theodore Kamwimbi is a Congolese lawyer who has studied in Kinshasa and the University of Cape Town, and specialises in International Human Rights Law. Before joining Projects Abroad he worked as migrancy researcher and as a lawyer for the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town. With experience from a variety of African countries on some high profile projects, Theo is now using this experience and motivation to drive forward our Human Rights initiative in Cape Town. |
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| Gerrit Prinsloo - Conservation Director |
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Gerrit grew up in the heart of the bush in South Africa, raising over 200 snakes on a farm with his father, before his passion for wildlife led him to study Nature Conservation at the University of South Africa in Pretoria. He speaks fluent Twsana, his native Africaans, and English, and has been working with volunteers for five years. In his spare time he enjoys simply living in Botswana - the land without fences, amongst the wildlife. |
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| Matt Matthee - Conservation Assistant |
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Matt was born in the heart of Johannesburg, South Africa. After school he did a photography course and then left to work in the UK, but returned with a happy heart to Africa. Matt has a passion for music and different cultures; he can speak 5 languages including Afrikaans, English and Zulu. Matt has been working at Legodimo for over a year now and has started a few of his own projects, including the greenhouse project. Matt is a very important part of the Legodimo team and is also an amazing chef! |
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| Mieke Prinsloo - Conservation Desk Officer |
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Mieke has been exposed to the bushveld from a very young age as her parents own a game farm close to the border of Botswana. She was born in Johannesburg but lives at Legodimo full-time with her husband, Gerrit (Project Director) and their dog, Zen. She is busy with a degree in psychology through an open-university called Unisa. Mieke has a burning desire to conserve as much of this beautiful planet as possible and loves working with volunteers from different cultures and backgrounds. |
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| Jannie - Conservation Assistant |
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Jannie was born and grew up on the reserve at Legodimo. He has lived here his entire life and raised twelve children. No-one knows this reserve better than him! |
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| Lucinda Evans - Teaching and Care Operations Manager |
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Lucinda is a mother of two, Caitlin and Liam, and her husband Frank works for Ambulance services in Cape Town. She has been passionately involved in social development most of her life and created her own NGO aimed at women and children empowerment over a year ago. She joined Projects Abroad initially as a host mother in 2007. |
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