Obviously a wondrously effective organisation. Small, but exquisite in every detail”
Bill Oddie, OBE – Birdwatcher, natural history presenter and High Five Club Patron
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0 Tribute to our Patron Bill Oddie, OBE
It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we learnt yesterday of the passing away of Bill Oddie, who was a committed, enthusiastic and long-standing patron of our High Five Club charity. Bill selflessly gave us his time, his voice and his boundless energy over many years to support our work uplifting communities living in wildlife areas of Africa out of poverty.
Bill was a passionate, long-serving patron who cared deeply about our mission. He fiercely believed that protecting wildlife required lifting up local African communities. He said of the High Five Club “Obviously a wondrously effective organisation. Small, but exquisite in every detail”.
Bill was also one of the world’s most high-profile birdwatchers, a professional comedy writer/actor turned conservationist whose passion for nature inspired generations of wildlife lovers. Bill used his platform to advocate for sustainable futures and grass-roots conservation.
He will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts and love are with Bill’s wife, Laura, and his daughters Bonnie, Kate and Rosie.
Warmly
The High Five Club Team
0 Organic Farming to Help Communities Coexist with Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda
We are thrilled to be supporting an initiative to improve the yields of subsistence farmer’s crops and help conserve mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park.
Read the project update here.
0 Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict, Zambia
Our continued support of Conservation South Luangwa’s (CSL) Human-Wildlife Conflict mitigation work in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley has ensured more villagers’ crops and homes are protected, and that CSL can respond quickly to conflicts with wildlife.
0 H5C Tiny Forest Project, Zambia
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0 Rotary Newsletter on Reducing Hunger in Zambia
This is Rotary Club of Canterbury Sunrise‘s update on their partnership with the High Five Club to reduce hunger and increase food security in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley.
0 Reducing Hunger and Food Insecurity in rural Zambia
With several years in the planning and implementation, our most wide ranging, far reaching and ambitious initiative to date. Guided by the High Five Club, the Rotary Club of Canterbury Sunrise partnered with the Rotary Club of Mfuwe in Zambia and H5C, to raise the funds needed to deliver a project that seeks to improve food security and reduce hunger for 20,000 people living the Luangwa Valley bordering the wildlife-rich South Luangwa National Park.
0 Gifted Student Sponsorship, Zambia
We bring you news of our gifted student sponsorship programme.
0 Vulnerable Children’s Feeding, Medical & Support Programme, Malawi
We are thrilled to have partnered with the Brown Munthali Foundation throughout 2025 to help towards the feeding and medical care of 30 orphaned and vulnerable children in their care, along with the painting of the classrooms and staff office at the High Five Club-built Hajimac Academy Primary School and celebrations!!!
Read our project update here:
0 Women’s Tailoring Programme, Cameroon
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Do read our project update below, which is changing the lives of 30 women and their families for the better through a vocational tailoring programme.
0 Supporting Vulnerable Children, Uganda
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