Elephants never forget

Ballito resident and renowned artist, Natasha Barnes recently donated two paintings – Elephants Never Forget and Ivory Tears – to the Elephant Ignite Expedition, which is due to set out later this year in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the African elephant.

The paintings were auctioned on April 14, at the Makaranga Lodge in Kloof and the money will go towards one of the projects targeted by the Elephant Ignite expedition.

Speaking at the event, Group Leader, Carla Geyser said, “For the first time in the world, an intrepid group of KZN women explorers have united to put this iconic and well loved African giant in the global spotlight.

The Elephant Ignite Expedition departs on Women’s Day on August 9, and plans to traverse 10 000 kilometres through ten African countries, starting from the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment centre and ending in Kenya.”

The Women for Wildlife’s journey will be underpinned by community upliftment, youth education, public awareness of the plight of declining population of elephants in Africa, and a fund-raising drive to support the dedicated non-profit organisations that are working to protect the elephants.

“Each crew member will be funding her own way on the journey, so all the money raised from sponsorship will go towards the elephant conservation projects that have been chosen. We would love to see South African corporates and the population in general unite with us for this worthy cause.”

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