Henna Pre-School 

The lodge supports the local Henna Pre-School co-ordinating projects for the basic up-keep of the school and helps with its daily activities:

- Through community based tours, all guests at Lion Sands get the opportunity to visit Henna Pre-School and the HIV/Aids Home Based Care Initiative in the local village.

- Sponsorships and donations received from visitors to the school are directed through Bhubesi Community Projects (a Section 21 Company) and applied to agreed projects.

- To date the total donations received from guests exceeds ZAR 400 000.00 and includes books, stationery, shelving, learning tools, food and cooking utensils.

- The new classroom initiative (recently built by Lion Sands and sponsored by an American group) has helped Henna Pre-School educate the children in their correct age groups by dividing them into four different classes.

- Lion Sands also invites the children on an annual day excursion to the lodge and the children get to go on a morning game drive and enjoy a lovely lunch, prepared by the lodge.

HIV Clinic:

- Lion Sands has recently extended its community involvement to the Huntington HIV Clinic which is being managed by an ex-employee of Lion Sands, Thembi Mdluli.

- Unless each donation is given for a specific task or need, funds are split between the pre-school and the clinic on a 50:50 basis.  Ensuring that the donations are correctly administered and get to the end user.

Administration of Donations:

All donations are administered by the Bhubesi Community Project Trust who include community members from the Clinic & Pre-School as well as a Director & Management from Lion Sands Private Game Reserve.

The Trust is a registered section 21 non-profit entity which is audited on an annual basis by the appointed auditors of the Trustees.