When the Pan-African children’s series Team Sayari, premiered on National Geographic Wild at the end of last year, pupils at Hatfield Christian School were delighted to see one of their peers, Thandolwethu Fani, 16, appear as a presenter on the show.
The US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E Brigety, recently visited the school to commend the young girl for being selected for the production, and encourage pupils to embrace defending the planet.
“Regardless of which career you choose to pursue one day, you will only have one planet to do it on. This is why we need to protect Earth and all its creatures” said Brigety.
“Congratulations to Thandolwethu for being an advocate for the environment and setting an example,” he said.
“National Geographic teaches us to explore the natural world because when we know more about it, we are more likely to protect it,” said Christine Service, general manager: The Walt Disney Company Africa.
“Thandolwethu is a wonderful example of a young person who advocates for the environment and is an outstanding presenter on the show,” she said.
Thandolwethu loves nature and is passionate about making a difference by limiting the use of plastic and conserving water. Before being cast in Team Sayari, she appeared in the theatre production of The Littlest Mermaid in Pretoria in 2019.
Led by the programme’s goal to inspire meaningful, impactful behavioural change in young viewers across the continent and create the next generation of environmental conservation leaders, Team Sayari takes children on adventurous journeys in which the wonders of the natural world, and the need to live more lightly on the planet, are revealed.
Viewers enjoy fascinating journeys through wild spaces such as mountains, forests and nature reserves, and encounters with wild animals from elephants to bees, from sharks to snakes and everything in between.
The second part of the first series is premiering on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, Starsat 221) on Saturdays at 1pm (CAT).
US ambassador Brigety visits school to commend ‘Team Sayari’ star for her dedication to advocate for the planet
Image: Supplied/Jenny Griesel Communications on behalf of The Walt Disney Company Africa
When the Pan-African children’s series Team Sayari, premiered on National Geographic Wild at the end of last year, pupils at Hatfield Christian School were delighted to see one of their peers, Thandolwethu Fani, 16, appear as a presenter on the show.
The US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E Brigety, recently visited the school to commend the young girl for being selected for the production, and encourage pupils to embrace defending the planet.
“Regardless of which career you choose to pursue one day, you will only have one planet to do it on. This is why we need to protect Earth and all its creatures” said Brigety.
“Congratulations to Thandolwethu for being an advocate for the environment and setting an example,” he said.
“National Geographic teaches us to explore the natural world because when we know more about it, we are more likely to protect it,” said Christine Service, general manager: The Walt Disney Company Africa.
“Thandolwethu is a wonderful example of a young person who advocates for the environment and is an outstanding presenter on the show,” she said.
Thandolwethu loves nature and is passionate about making a difference by limiting the use of plastic and conserving water. Before being cast in Team Sayari, she appeared in the theatre production of The Littlest Mermaid in Pretoria in 2019.
Led by the programme’s goal to inspire meaningful, impactful behavioural change in young viewers across the continent and create the next generation of environmental conservation leaders, Team Sayari takes children on adventurous journeys in which the wonders of the natural world, and the need to live more lightly on the planet, are revealed.
Viewers enjoy fascinating journeys through wild spaces such as mountains, forests and nature reserves, and encounters with wild animals from elephants to bees, from sharks to snakes and everything in between.
The second part of the first series is premiering on National Geographic Wild (DStv 182, Starsat 221) on Saturdays at 1pm (CAT).
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