Belinda Ashton
Conference attendee reading one of my awareness panels
Visual Storytelling
I love storytelling and taking people on small journeys of discovery. We have been storytellers since the dawn of our time on earth, when we would sit around the night fire sharing tales of the land and the animals and a complex mythology threading its way to distant stars. It was a remembering and a way of deepening awareness and connecting with the spirit of place and time, and of grounding oneself in the essence of life itself.
Primate awareness display for the Baboon Matters Trust
Wild Neighbours Urban Wildlife Initiative
Wild Neighbours Urban Wildlife Initiative
Oceans of Africa Cetacean Conservation & Awareness
Rhino conservation initiative in partnership with WWF-SA
Out & about - learning about urban wildlife while visiting city parks
Reconnecting with Nature
South African National Biodiversity Institute
On man, On nature - these displays are exhibited in the nine National Botanical Gardens of South Africa, with funding support from the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust.
African Wilderness Conservation
The urban environment has a huge ecological footprint, and raising awareness around issues such as recycling, reducing water consumption, planting indigenous vegetation, and minimising impacts on local wildlife (such as poisons, pets, and lights at night) helps to ensure that we live as sensitively as possible.
Our friend Michaela Strachan alongside one of my reconnecting with nature signs
SANParks CEO Mavuso Msimang in front of one of my awareness panels at the WWF rhino launch at the Mapungubwe Museum
Feedback
Last week I had the pleasure of reading your display at Kirstenbosch. Word for word I connected with what you are expressing there! It was wonderful to connect in that way – these moments are pockets of inspiration and hope.
CHANEL ROSSOUW
I was very impressed and moved by your signs up Disa Kloof.
PROFESSOR LES UNDERHILL
Wow! Such beautiful and inspiring writing that made me kick my shoes off and feel the earth beneath my feet! It is such a wonderful thing that you are doing and so vitally important. Thanks for the inspiration.
INGRID BLOHM
What a Godly moment to experience your ‘Reconnecting with Nature’ in such a beautiful way in the Karoo Garden in Worcester. Really inspiring. Keep up with your work of such high standards. Thanks for sharing it with us. God bless you and your team.
FRANCOIS GROBBELAAR