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This reporting mechanism is totally confidential and is done to an external service provider. In doing this, we are following the example of leading companies in South Africa and are keeping in line with best practice throughout the corporate world. For poor rural communities, SANParks is engaged in the implementation of programmes promoting access and benefit sharing, socio-economic development and improved living conditions for local communities adjacent to national parks. Ultimately, Park Forums facilitate interactions between the national parks and their stakeholders in support of the natural and cultural heritage conservation goals of SANParks. The objective of a Park Forum is to engage stakeholders on all issues affecting the collective good of the national parks and adjacent communities. SANParks, through Environmental Education (EE) programmes, promotes environmental ethics whilst facilitating understanding and appreciation of the SANParks mandate. Now in its eighth year of implementation, KiP is a partnership programme between the National Department of Environmental Affairs, SANParks and Pick n Pay stores. This programme provides opportunities for learners and educators to use national parks as learning environments. Furthermore, learner support materials aligned to the national school curriculum are developed to strengthen the educational experiences of kids. The aim is to encourage all national parks to offer Open Access Days to the public, especially local communities, for the duration of a week. On return to their communities and schools, the youth are expected to start their own conservation clubs, school or community based environmental projects. Seven schools in different parts of Gauteng are involved in the KGSI and the number is increasing. The Kids in Kruger programme was initiated through the My Acre of Africa Trust in Through a National Lottery Grant, 6000 children per annum from communities within the seven municipalities on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park are bussed into the park for a day of unforgettable educational experiences. This programme builds effective ongoing relationships between the Park and local communities. Apart from the benefits of providing school learners with an exposure to environmental and conservation issues, one of the aims of the programme is to stimulate a process whereby the children pass some of their experiences and knowledge back to their parents and the communities they come from. The Science Week programme is presented as one of the special projects within the Kids in Kruger programme with core activities embedded in Environmental Education (EE). The Junior Ranger programme provides a conservation ethos for youth by mobilizing them towards service in national parks.The programme offers structured training that will hopefully inspire youth to be committed to conservation as it challenges them to be actively involved in local community conservation projects. The aim of the project is not to make a profit but to sustain employment. The project employs 120 local people on a full-time basis. A monitoring project involving the harvesters and SANParks staff has been initiated. The project involves building relations with the traditional healers and starting a community nursery to cultivate the plant. SANParks initiated a Social Investment Programme for legacy projects within rural communities bordering national parks. Funding for these projects is raised through a community fund charged on all accommodation in national parks.