About CAN/DID
Our Philosophy
CAN/DID - Character & Interpersonal Skills Development and Deployment
In its most simple form, CAN/DID is a group of industry professionals and mentors who have come together to give back to the world of safaris and help us all refine the guiding culture throughout Africa. The veteran nature guides, career mentors and professional therapists involved all bring to the table knowledge, experience and skills that help guides improve their relationships with their guests, the relationship with their lodges, their work and its employees and, ultimately, the relationship with themselves!
Individual/Team Mentoring
Our team consist of veterans safari guides with no less than a decade of work in multiple lodges/camps across Africa, career counsellors and therapists. Wether it be courses that help to develop the skills of teams, individual coaching with those who may be struggling with guest feedback or battling with mental health and the strains that can come with life in a lodge environment - our team is here to help!
Mental health & Guiding
Our team has realised, over extensive research and, in some cases, personal experience that the relentless nature of guiding, the emotional and mental strain of lengthly work cycles, can leave us
exhausted - even burnt out. Fatigue, also, is the favoured habitat for mental illness such as depression and anxiety disorders. Unchecked, these conditions can end catastrophically, and have done. Our team has helped many through varying levels of mental challenges from simply acknowledging their existence to treating severe depression.
you CAN get help - we DID
Meet the Team!
Lehka - therapist
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Lehka - therapist
Nature & Trails guide. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Adam - mentor
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Lehka - therapist
Nature & Trails guide, E. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Sally - Clinical Psychologist
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Many years experience with the treatment and maintenance of mental and emotional health challenges including depression, anxiety and other stress-related conditions, both in-person and online
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Kate - kinesiologist/mind& body healer
Nature & Trails guide. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Andrew - mentor
Constance - therapist
Constance - therapist
Nature & Trails guide, entrepreneur of sorts. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical. Helping guides with career advice and business ideas.
Constance - therapist
Constance - therapist
Constance - therapist
Nature & Trails guide. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Thovi - mentor
Constance - therapist
Thovi - mentor
Nature & Trails guide. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Amy - mentor
Constance - therapist
Thovi - mentor
Nature & Trails guide. 15+ years in the industry and advocate for mens health, both mental and physical.
Performance & management tool for ambitious lodges & camps
Scan the QR code or fill in the form below...
Our team will help you get your profile setup!
- Largely reduced workload for management
- Gaurenteed performance improvements
- Better relationships between teams and individuals
- Understand your guests better than ever before
- Recognise excellence and encourage individual growth with precise data
- Safe & private space for honest and impactful dialogue regarding areas where a guide may be underperforming or battling with mental health
