Little Leaps caters for the specific needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and other communication disorders. There is currently twclasses with 7 children in each and 5 members of staff.
Little Leaps needs donations in order to help the children that are less fortunate to be able to attend the school.
Please watch the video. Anything will help!
Video production courtesy of OneTrippleNine.
Endorsed by Rikki Brest
The Centre was established in South Africa in 1971 and in the past was known as the De Wildt Cheetah Centre. The name was recently changed to The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre as a tribute to the woman who has devoted her life to the survival of the Cheetah species.
Today the Centre can look back with satisfaction on a job well done in ensuring the survival of Acinonyx Jubatus –the Cheetah. Notable successes include breeding the King Cheetah in captivity – a world first. While the Cheetah breeding project was the base from which Ann launched her conservation ethic, it soon widened to include other endangered animal species, such as the African Wild Dog, Brown Hyaena, Servals, Suni Antelope, and Riverine Rabbits. Many of the projects such as the Suni Antelope and Riverine Rabbits projects have successfully been handed over to other institutions for further development.
The Centre does not receive any government funding and the income generated from tours and from the adoption programme is used to subsidise their conservation projects. It has a strong outreach component which uses the Cheetah as a symbol of survival and sustainability and teaches young people about overcoming challenges and being catalysts in their communities for change. There is an exciting Cheetah Challenge component of this cause starting soon, this will be explained in further detail at the event as well.
