Community involvement
For every cheetah CCFA rewilds, a community member is selected as a ‘Cheetah Champion’. They will walk the journey ‘hand-in-paw’ with their cheetah companion and serve as a wildlife conservation ambassador within their local community.
Anele Ntshiyane (28 years old) from the nearby Kwa Nobuhle township is the project’s first Cheetah Champion. She came through the ‘Greening Young Futures’ programme – attending the CCFA’s  youth development course – after which she was selected for a six-month internship and is now employed at the neighbouring, Nyosi Wildlife Reserve. Her dream is to become a safari field guide and funds raised through this project will help support her aspirations.
With a unique focus on rewilding, this CCFA project showcases how a relatively small area can be used to make a large, lasting legacy and how local communities can actively participate and directly benefit from conservation initiatives. It also works alongside and complements other CCFA projects.
Click here for more information on CCFA – the official foundation of Mantis – as well as the various projects being overseen, managed and funded by CCFA. To support the CCFA Rewilding Project and the others, click here.