Yes, very.  Safety, quality and innovation define FAR and WIDE Zimbabwe's programmes.  Participants are given a comprehensive safety briefing before the start of each course and before each activity.  The safety equipment we use is the best available and a substantial part of our budget is spent on equipment which we source from the best suppliers all over the world.  In addition each course is overseen by Bernie Cragg who is the country's leading expert in outdoor education.  Bernie has, for the last twelve years, designed and overseen the outdoor activity programme at the Junior Leadership University in Switzerland in addition to conducting hundreds of successful FAR and WIDE programmes over twenty years of full time employment in outdoor education.