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PATLEGO: LISTENING TO NATURE'S CALL

When Patlego Machete lived with her grandmother in rural Mpumalanga, she couldn’t wait to escape to the bright city lights. It was only years later that she realised the bush had always been calling her back – and now she is imparting this rekindled passion for nature to children as a conservation facilitator at Good Work Foundation (GWF).

Patlego and other young conservation champions wish to drive home the importance of educating children –

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