Flatdogs Camp

Flatdogs Camp is a proud supporter of Project Luangwa, an educational charity that works to increase the standards of education in South Luangwa.

With the support of the local safari camps, Project Luangwa builds school infrastructure, sinks boreholes for clean drinking water, provides textbooks, supports children through sponsorship, funds tree-planting schemes at schools, and more.

Chiyembekezo Pre-school was set up entirely by the local people for orphaned and vulnerable children. The founders (Kelvin, Harold, Rachel from Flatdogs and other local businessmen) were concerned by the number of children not attending school. With their own funds they hired a teacher and started a school in a small house. The school has grown enormously, now providing for 50 children from the ages of 4 through 6 years old. Flatdogs provides monetary funds to pay the teacher’s salary, buy uniforms for the children, and help with any other needs.

Flatdogs’ guests have assisted with the building of a church hall that the kids now learn and play in. The school is now looking for its own premises, which our guests and our Directors, are personally contributing towards.

Conservation South Luangwa is a registered charity which supports and trains local village scouts to conduct snare patrols, anti-poaching patrols and respond to reports of illegal activity both inside and outside the National Park. Since they first started their conservation work in the Luangwa valley, the CSL team has grown to 66 trained scouts, 5 detection dogs, a pilot, a full time vet and 11 support staff. They work in conjunction with the Department of National Parks & Wildlife to reduce wildlife poaching and poisoning in the South Luangwa, the trafficking of animals and also in wildlife rescue.