Phinda community development projects include a clinic, classroom facilities, training centres, an environmental centre, pre-primary school facilities and the making of community charcoal from bushclearing. Mr Isaac Thembe, the Community Project Officer of Phinda, received an award for Best Conservation Practice in 1998. He was a driving force behind community education and conservation education in the area.

See The Phinda Story in the Vision section for an in-depth look at how Phinda enhances local communities.

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