RISING YOUTH STARS IN SA BY CHARNDRÉ EMMA KIPPIE
#YouthMatters
Celebrating SA’s Young Change-Makers South Africa has an abundance of talent and skill stemming from its powerful community of young people. We’re taking a look at a few standout local achievers who are making a difference across the country.
Sabelo Lindani-
Eco-tourism Empowering the Youth
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abelo Lindani, Founder and Managing Director of the Contour Enviro Group, launched his Contour Training Academy with one mission in mind: To develop tomorrow’s conservation leaders today. Sabelo has 14 years’ experience in the conservation sector including protected area management, training and ecological advisory. He grew up in Eastern Cape, but it was when he moved to Western Cape to pursue his studies, that he really grew to love nature. He is a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), one of the commissions of the IUCN and serves as a deputy vice-chair under the regional leadership of the East and Southern Africa Region. He also serves in the capacity development group steering committee of the commission and has served as the regional leader for East and Southern Africa developing young professionals under the WCPA. He also founded Youth for the Environment (Y4Enviro), an NGO that seeks to connect youth with the environment. Sabelo holds a B-Tech Degree in Nature Conservation and has wide-ranging experience in the environmental field including working for CapeNature as a conservation manager (Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve), he further has experience in capacity development, youth development and community conservation. He previously worked for the City of Cape Town as an Ecological
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