4.4 ARTANGELS
4.6 CHALLENGE4ACAUSE
On 18 October 2018, Ellerman House hosted the 11th annual
Challenge4ACause is Rhino Af rica’s annual mountain
ArtAngels event in collaboration with The Click Foundation.
biking expedition through one of the world’s last true
Rhino Africa was a proud sponsor of this event along with
wildernesses: Namibia’s Damaraland. Think of it as one
a number of other incredible suppliers, who came together
peloton, made up of riders f rom all corners of the globe,
to support local artists. These talented individuals donated
united in an effort to achieve something truly great.
their magnificent works to assist in raising funds for The Click Foundation, one of our Impact Partners.
Since 2007, riders have come together to tackle 400km of rugged, yet strikingly beautiful terrain, over the course
In addition to this event, Ellerman House launched The
of six days. To date, we have seen 180 riders covering
Artists’ Fund at last year’s event which seeks, under the initial
over 100,000km all in aid of conserving, protecting and
guidance of the Everard Read Gallery and in collaboration
safeguarding Africa’s endangered wildlife for generations
with other stakeholders, to give back to the arts and help
to come.
fill the void created by the post-Apartheid collapse of community arts centres like CAP and Katlehong Art Centre.
Over the last 10 years, Challenge4ACause has raised nearly R10 million, allowing us to pursue our burning
4.5 RHINO PEAK CHALLENGE
desire to uplift and protect the continent we call home. These funds have directly supported Save the Rhino Trust,
The Rhino Peak Challenge, which falls on World Rhino Day
who are protecting the critically endangered desert-
annually, challenges groups of elite runners every year to
adapted black rhino in Namibia. But, it doesn’t stop there,
chase the elusive fastest known time (FKT) up and down
Challenge4ACause also supports one of our closest partners
the Rhino Peak in the Southern Drakensberg, all in aid of
Wildlife ACT, who are fighting to ensure that all of Africa’s
the endangered rhino (and other inhabitants of the Rhino
endangered wildlife are here to be admired for generations
Peak itself).
to come.
Each participant is responsible for garnering their own
Since Rhino Africa’s story began, Af rica’s people, wildlife
pledges through social media or word of mouth. The
and landscapes have been the most important components
participants then establish an estimated time to complete
that unite our vision and purpose. They are the reason for
the distance, whereafter their pledges donate their amount
our journey and they are the passion that lights our way. We
multiplied by how many minutes they fall under their
look forward to our 2019 iteration of Challenge4ACause and
estimated time.
reaching even loftier heights over the next 10 years.