This month we have had the pleasure of hosting a few master’s students at our Marine Research Centre. Jenny is staying Tofo studying Stingrays from the University of Glasgow. She was able to take a little time away from her research to give our volunteers a little bit of insight on her studies this month. […]
All Out Africa has programs throughout Southern Africa that promote education, health and improving the general well being of the communities we work in. Sometimes we just can’t reach everyone- but luckily we have an amazing staff that takes it upon themselves to fill the gaps. That is very much what has happened in Mozambique, […]
All Out Africa (AOA) Marine Research Centre (MRC) is busy every northern hemisphere summer/southern hemisphere winter season running several international university field courses in marine biology and marine field techniques. Students come from the USA and Canada bringing with them professors from their own universities, to learn in our Tofo-based offices and work with our […]
If you were to tell me one year ago that I would be partaking in an independent nutrition internship in the Kingdom of eSwatini for five weeks this summer, I would have clearly not believed you. To be fair, though, even the country went by a different name then. The future truly is unpredictable. This […]
Which destinations are at the top of your travel bucket list at the moment? I’m guessing Mozambique probably doesn’t feature…but it should. Being relatively unexplored, you can really get off the beaten track and experience the real Africa here. So here are 5 reasons why you need to visit this stunning country: It’s home to […]
The stories we tell and the words can have a massive impact. The can shape our worldview and, as a result, our actions. Traditional media, like news, movies, and series, still tends to target specific regions or persons and show them in a negative light. Perpetuating stereotypes about how any targeted person is somehow ‘lesser […]
The Kingdom of Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate which has taken its toll on the population leaving many children orphaned or vulnerable. It also has an unemployment rate of about 30% which rises to over 50% among the youth. These factors combine leading to approximately 63% of the population living below the […]
This is the story of six Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs) in the Ezulwini Valley in Swaziland. NCPs were first started by UNICEF to provide support and care for children whose families were struggling with poverty and the effects of the HIV/AIDs epidemic. Their over-riding aim is to provide vulnerable children and orphans with the care […]
By and large, most people around the globe prefer whales to sharks. There’s a shared distaste, otherwise known as fear, of the shark as a prime apex predator and ocean killer. Comically, one of the most beloved whale and dolphin breeds, the killer whale, has the murderous adjective as part of its name, a blockbuster […]
A question most people have grown to like is: “Why hike when I can just drive there?” My Name is Ayandza Bongani Mohale. I happen to be a hiking guide based is Swaziland (in the Highveld). Whiles hiking I fell in love with one place, in particular, a nature reserve called Malolotja also based in […]