“None of this is inherited from our grandparents, it is all on loan from our children.”

Sam Nkomo and the team powered by e'Pap

 Today was the launch of the 500km Awareness Walk and e’Pap is proud to be turbo boosting Sam Nkomo and his team on their journey to bring awareness to the plight of our endangered rhino.  

National Parks

REPS school looking great!

Sam started his journey with an emotional rendition of the national anthem, led by REPS school.  The massive significance of his walk from Matobo to Victoria Falls was marked by a series of tributes   The Chief of the area reminisced over the way it used to be and Sam’s mentor from the start in his career in the world of conservation wished he could join Sam, but his legs just cannot do it any more!  
from a host of dignitaries including the Mayor of Bulawayo, an emissary from the Ministry of the Environment, Oscar Nyathi from

Gail Amyot and some of the dignitaries

National Parks representing the scouts whose challenging task is to preserve our natural heritage.

The Scouts

We were treated to a “Rhino Traditional Dance” and a drill from a rank of National Parks Scouts.  Gail Amyot, long term environmental activist presided over the ceremony with her hard working and committed committee who have put heart and soul into this momentous event.  Mrs B Mguni, the Provincial    
Education Director for Matabeleland North, which is the area that will host most of the walk, promised that no less than 13 schools will be waiting to share in Sam’s journey and learn about the importance of protecting our wildlife.

Mrs Mguni Provincial Education Director, Sam Nkomo and the Children

The words which summed up today’s launch could not be better expressed than by Sam himself, who shared with us what his grandfather once told him, “None of this is inherited from our grandparents, it is all on loan from our children.”

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