“When I heard that rhinos were being killed, they were my favorite animals and I wanted to start this,” says the elementary school pupil. Her campaign, Alyssa’s Save the Rhinos, has raised thousands of dollars to protect her favorite animalSouth Africa’s poacher-threatened rhinocerosand fund an innovative scheme aimed at tracking the hunters who would do them harm.
Carter, South Africa National Parks one-and-only “Rhino Champion,” sells homemade chocolates for 10 rand ($0.85) at her school. So far, she has raised over $23,000 through a combination of chocolate sales and donations from the growing number of people — young and old — who have filled halls to hear the young campaigner speak.
Picture perfect
It all started in May 2013 when Carter — then aged six-and-a-half — came home from school and drew a picture: the same crayon image of long-horned rhino beneath a rainbow that is now stamped on her campaign’s sweets and chocolate.
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“The bottom line is we need to raise more money,” says Brian, “and we need to sell more chocolates.”
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