Highlights: forestry and natural resources delegation to South Africa.SATURDAY - SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 8-9 DEPART FOR SOUTH AFRICA South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. * Fly from New York's JFK Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa MONDAY - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11 JOHANNESBURG * Attend a briefing hosted by Forestry South Africa * Exchange with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF DWAF Department of Water Affairs and Forestry ) and the nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. Food and Trees for Africa Africa (ăf`rĭkə), second largest continent (1997 est. pop. 743,000,000), c.11,677,240 sq mi (30,244,050 sq km) including adjacent islands. Broad to the north (c.4,600 mi/7,400 km wide), Africa straddles the equator and stretches c. * Visit Alexandra Township to see a pioneering urban forestry project * Meet with the minister of DWAF to discuss national policy of the timber industry * Visit the world-renowned Forestry, Agriculture Biotechnology Institute WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12-14 PIETERMARITZBURG * Transfer to Pietermaritzburg and visit Kwabhekithunga Zulu Village * See a commercial timber operation and discuss wetlands rehabilitation operations * Tour the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa's major research station * Meet with nongovernmental organizations to discuss socio-political-economic considerations of forestry-related programs SATURDAY - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15-18 CAPE TOWN * Transfer and enjoy leisure time in Cape Town * Tour Cape Peninsula, including Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden and the Cape's Nature Reserve * Learn about maximizing water supplies with the nonprofit Working for Water * Explore and observe activities at Ukuvuka-Operation Firestop, which aims to educate people about fire hazards and decrease fires in the natural environment * Discuss with park management topics ranging from commercial forestry operations to ecosystem and endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. recovery at Cape Peninsula National Park * Work side by side with Abalimi Bezekhaya (The People Who Plant), an environmental development group based in some of the region's poorer townships WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES * Depart for New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of via Johannesburg; scheduled arrival Thursday morning, November 20 WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19-22 OPTIONAL EXTENSION TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK Kruger National Park, game reserve, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), Limpopo and Mpumalanga, NE South Africa. One of the world's largest wildlife sanctuaries, it has almost every species of game found in southern Africa. * More information on the extension, including costs, will be provided upon registration for the Forestry and Natural Resources Delegation TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS People to People Ambassador Programs will provide all in-country travel arrangements for the program. Cost is $5,495 per person, including roundtrip airfare from New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , all air and ground transportation within South Africa, professional exchanges, first-class accommodations, and most meals. For more information, contact People to People Ambassador Programs by phone at 877/787-2000, by fax at 509/534-5245, or by e-mail at info@ambassadorprograms.org |
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