Founders Lodge: Where Hope Grows in the Eastern Cape

Founders Lodge: Where Hope Grows in the Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape has seen centuries of loss, but standing at Founders Lodge, surrounded by wildlife and stories of recovery, it became clear that decline is not the only possible ending.   Eastern Cape, South Africa (22 February 2026) – Founders Lodge: Where hope grows. That’s the title I chose while I was driving in a game vehicle, surrounded by wildlife. But also hope. Hope was all around me. I was invited to Founders Lodge by Mantis (or Found…