Pondoland Ponderers

Who are Pondoland Ponderers?

Jason Frewin, Operations Manager in Cremorne Estate, Port St. Johns

and Helene Julie Zofia Paamand, a returning tourist from Denmark, will

participate in a Wild Child Africa organized race along the coast of

Pondoland covering 103 km in 3 days. We would like to make our participation count and raise money for the community and support the Wild Child Africa course.

Wild Child Africa

Wild Child Africa runs projects that focus on nutrition, nutrition education and physical activity, Southern Lodestar Foundation have partnered with the Pondo Trail Run to support individuals to reach their full potential and inspire them to create positive change in their communities.

Southern Lodestar’s Breakfast Program sets out to address nutrient deficiency and malnutrition. The program partners with creches and schools to provide a nutrient-rich breakfast porridge to their children. The Foundation also provide nutrition education for cooks and educators, helping them improve the quality of food provided for the learners.

Together, Southern Lodestar Foundation and Pondo Trail identified the Ndengane Primary School in Ndengane as a Breakfast Program Partner.

Southern Lodestar aims to provide creches and primary schools with the food, and nutritional education they need to ensure their children can grow and thrive.

Read more about the organisation of the run on the Wild Child Africa homepage: http://wildchildafrica.com/the-pondo-trail/

What is Pondoland?

Pondoland stretches from the Mtamvuna River in the North to the Mthatha River to the South. A coastal strip with a maximum width of 50 km. It is a mountainous area whose main vegetation consists in thornveld, grassland, as well as subtropical evergreen forests in the humid coastal valleys.

Pondoland is magical. The region and the ways of the locals deserves to be honoured and preserved, but the industrial World surrounding them, is making their lives difficult.

All monetary contributions raised will be handed over to Wild Child Africa upon completion of the race on May 30^th 2020.