International Cheetah Day (ICD) is celebrated annually on the 4th of December. This day is commemorated globally and celebrates the wonder of these beautiful animals while increasing awareness of their race against extinction. This year we celebrated the day with Gaborone and Ghanzi youth by holding two separate competitions under the theme, “Coexisting with Botswana’s wildlife”. The two competitions ran in two different locations; an art (sticker design) competition with Thornhill Primary School in Gaborone and a writing competition with all the primary schools in the Ghanzi district. Thornhill Primary School was nominated as the beneficiary of the art competition because of their continued support and commitment for 10 years to our cause. The art competition opened up for the standard 6 and 7 students, who compiled creative designs for stickers. There were 121 entries received, and the prize giving ceremony was held in the school on the 30th November 2018.
In the Ghanzi district, the writing competition consisted of two options — participating students could write a short story or address a letter to the President regarding wildlife conservation. This competition targeted pupils from standard 5, 6 and 7 and we received 144 entries from 14 different schools. The winners from each grade received a Kindle Prize Pack (which consisted of a Kindle e-reader, charger, case, solar charging power bank, USB stick and e-book library) whilst the runners–up from each grade received CCB branded items (a drawstring bag, cap and stationery set). All winners were awarded their prizes in their schools from the 26th November- 30th November 2018. We are very thankful to our friends at the Ghanzi Highway Puma Filling Station, Letaka Safaris and Earth Ark Safaris for their support in making these competitions a reality through their kind donations. The students, teachers and parents of those who participated were very thankful for the competition and encouraged us to hold it again in the upcoming years. We hope the competition got the students thinking about wildlife conservation in the lead up to International Cheetah Day.
In the Ghanzi district, the writing competition consisted of two options — participating students could write a short story or address a letter to the President regarding wildlife conservation. This competition targeted pupils from standard 5, 6 and 7 and we received 144 entries from 14 different schools. The winners from each grade received a Kindle Prize Pack (which consisted of a Kindle e-reader, charger, case, solar charging power bank, USB stick and e-book library) whilst the runners–up from each grade received CCB branded items (a drawstring bag, cap and stationery set). All winners were awarded their prizes in their schools from the 26th November- 30th November 2018. We are very thankful to our friends at the Ghanzi Highway Puma Filling Station, Letaka Safaris and Earth Ark Safaris for their support in making these competitions a reality through their kind donations. The students, teachers and parents of those who participated were very thankful for the competition and encouraged us to hold it again in the upcoming years. We hope the competition got the students thinking about wildlife conservation in the lead up to International Cheetah Day.
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