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Thank you for visiting my Children in the Wilderness/Tour de Tuli fundraising page.

Children in the Wilderness is a charity program that hosts vulnerable, rural children that live alongside National Parks and Game Reserves and teaches them life skills and the importance of conservation. The Children in the Wilderness program aims to develop environmental leaders who are inspired to care for their heritage so that they become the custodians of these areas in the future. Children in the Wilderness exposes children to their wildlife heritage, builds and strengthens their capabilities to cope with life's challenges and educates them with the life skills necessary to actualize their greatest potential.

To raise funds for this cause, Children in the Wilderness are hosting an epic mountain bike tour in Africa.  It will be a four day adventure ride, called Tour de Tuli and will take place August 3-8, 2009.  There will be approx. 200 mountain bikers cycling through 240 miles of largely untouched wilderness on mostly single track trails following various animal migration routes in restricted wilderness areas in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Each group of approx. 15 riders will have two game rangers on mountain bikes accompanying us and we will be sleeping in tents set up by the volunteer staff that we will meet up with each night.

Children in the Wilderness is a wonderful initiative that positively touches and impacts the lives of the least fortunate.  It is managed by people who have a passion for what they do in some very challenging environments and situations.  I am honored to be one of the riders on this journey raising funds for an incredible cause!

When I return from this epic journey I will be posting images for you to have a peek into this adventure. 

Donating through the backabuddy/easygiving website is simple, fast and secure. It is also the most efficient way to donate. Your contribution will directly benefit Children in the Wilderness (I cover all my own expenses) which have a direct influence on bettering and changing the lives of thousands of young people in Africa.  Please note that your donation will be made in South African Rands...a rule of thumb is for every 1 US Dollar, you are donating 8 South African Rands.  You can also visit http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic for more up to date currency conversion information.

Many thanks for your support, I appreciate it very much!

Nicolaas Vlok

To learn more about Tour de Tuli, please visit: http://www.tourdewilderness.com/wildernesstours/2009tuli/index.html

To learn more about Children in the Wilderness, please visit: http://www.childreninthewilderness.com/

 

 

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