arlin Lodge Community Development Projects The local people are warm-hearted and friendly. Ravaged by a 17-year civil war, this industrious community has bounced back and achieved much in a short time.
The three lodges on Benguerua Island have created ample job opportunities for the islanders as well as mainland Mozambicans.
Marlin Lodge is committed to the social upliftment of the local community and will continue launching projects in future, as we have done in the past.
Visitors to the Island pay a $10 National Parks levy, of which $8 go to the Bazaruto National Parks fund for the conservation of the National Park and $2 to Khani Kwedo, the local community fund which we have established in 2001 in collaboration with Benguerua Lodge.
Marlin Lodge supports the islanders by:
Hiring dhows for guest cruises
Using their dhows for transport of goods to and from Marlin Lodge
Buying fish from local fisherman for our staff and guests
Creating jobs and teaching skills such as carpentry, cooking and bricklaying
Providing an in-house clinic which offers islanders free medical assistance and medicines.
Marlin Lodge’s latest initiative is a soup kitchen for children, where we use excess food from the kitchen to cook a nutritious soup two or three times a week. We also provide dessert once a week.
As very little vegetables and fruit are grown on the island, the soup kitchen provides local children with a regular, nutritious meal.
Guest donations
Guests are welcome to bring any suitable items along or purchase them here.
Examples of donations:
Pens, pencils and exercise books as schoolchildren have to provide their own materials.
Second-hand clothes and shoes for both adults and children.
Soccer balls (deflated), boots, shorts and shirts.
Alternatively, if you would like to contribute to one of the larger projects, please speak to a Marlin Lodge staff member.
Ongoing projects include:
Establishing a vegetable garden.
Purchasing desks for school children.
Supplying blankets for the winter months.
Upgrading the school with items such as educational posters, blackboards and stationery.
Providing new clothing for small children and infants.
If you would like to assist with any of these projects, please contact us at the addresses below.
Marlin Lodge Mozambique General Manager: Peter De Klerk Email:
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Tel No:+258 84 3019890 (Lodge) +258 84 3018720 (Peter De Klerk)
Marlin Lodge South Africa General Manager: Marie Klagsburn-Raath Address: PO Box 15013, Sinoville, Pretoria 0129 South Africa Email:
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Tel No:+27 12 460 9410 Fax No:+27 12 460 9744
With the help of Benguerua Lodge, we started the Khani Kwedo in 2001.
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arlin Lodge Community Development Projects
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