Bergplaas van Lippe-Biesterfeld Foundation
The Bergplaas van Lippe-Biesterfeld Foundation is established in 2016 to ensure the continuity and sustainability of Bergplaas Nature Reserve and the Spirit of the Wild Programme.
The aim of Bergplaas van Lippe-Biesterfeld Foundation is:
- To raise funds to sustain and achieve the goals of Bergplaas Nature Reserve and its Spirit of the Wild Programme. The Bergplaas/Spirit of the Wild goals include:
- to present experiential courses and programmes to nature conservation students from South African universities and other higher education institutions to enhance their training in nature reserve management, and, more particularly to equip them as Intuitive Guides in the Spirit of the Wild Programme, which is endorsed by the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA);
- to host young people from disadvantaged urban and rural communities in South Africa and from South Africa’s government job creation initiatives in the conservation sector to experience Bergplaas and to participate in the Spirit of the Wild Programme;
- to offer one-year internships to third year nature conservation students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), and to graduates of the Tracker Academy and the South African College of Tourism. This develops their skills and enhances their employability;
- to train suitable nature conservation graduates and interns.
- To acquire land as an extension of Bergplaas Nature Reserve for the purpose of land conservation and to increase Spirit of the Wild programme offer.
- To contribute to and help advance nature conservation and ecological development in South Africa in general.
Board members
The composition of the board of Bergplaas van Lippe-Biesterfeld Foundation:
- Elfrieke van Galen
- Jan Willem Nieuwenhuys
- Irene van Lippe-Biesterfeld Princess van Oranje Nassau – Founder & Advisor
The members of the board do not receive any pay for their work. A non-excessive attendance fee can be granted to board members. Board members shall reimbursed reasonable costs they directly incur in performing their offices.
Contact
Bergplaas van Lippe-Biesterfeld Foundation
- email : [email protected]
- Herengracht 33
- 1398 AB Muiden
- tel : +31 (0) 6 20420968
Donations
Bergplaas Nature Reserve offers an unique environmental learning experience for people from all walks of life, we appreciate your donation.
Bank account TRIODOS bank number NL87 TRIO 0338 4617 36. Your donation is tax-deductible based on Dutch law and the ANBI status.
Financial accountability and ANBI: