Thursday, March 15, 2012

Quick Highlights

Originally distributed August 2010

I’ve started a company called Singwe EcoServices (Singwe means Bushbaby in siSwati). I chose this name because I’m a bushbaby myself, after all, and since my services cater mainly to kids, the bushbaby is a very cute mascot/logo.

I’ve hired my first employee, a grade 11 nature camp assistant. Interviewing people can be almost as stressful as being interviewed. And then having to turn people down… agony.

The company offers:
-environmental education lessons to grades 4-7
-nature camps during term breaks for kids aged 9-12
-environmental consulting on development projects
-teacher workshops (once I’ve put them together),
-birthday and other “special day” nature activities

The last item was a parent’s idea. Her son couldn’t attend the camp but his b-day is coming and they’re having the b-day party at a nature reserve so she asked if I can come and do some activities with the kids. That’ll be interesting.

The term break nature camp is kicking off on Monday. I have 7 kids signed up so far and the max is 10, so not bad for a start! And who knows who’s going to show up at the gate on Monday morning wanting to participate.

Aside from starting the company, logo design, website, and everything else that entails, I also bought a caravan in June and have been living in it quite comfortably and happily since then. I now live in one of the nature reserves so I’m back in the bush. It’s the same reserve where I’m doing the nature camps next week, so I won’t have to go anywhere to go to work. Woo hoo!

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