Marlice van der merwe biography samples

Meet Marlice van Vuuren (nee van der Merwe), the woman who was born to love the Namibian bush, its wildlife and the people whose roots lie in the ancient foundations of Africa. 

Growing up on Namibia’s first wildlife sanctuary to be established in this ‘Land God made in Anger’, Marlice spent her childhood surrounded by orphaned, injured and conflict wildlife – all provided with a second chance at the Harnas Wildlife Sanctuary.

Here her innate skills in caring for wildlife blossomed, as well as her affinity for a vulnerable culture – that of the San. Indeed, Harnas has been supporting this marginalised and ostracised community for time immemorial, Marlice having spent her childhood immersed in the world’s most ancient culture.

She not only speaks the beautiful language of the San fluently, but understands the hardships bestowed on the so-called ‘meek’ of society.  

Marlice’s mission and life’s pat