Environmental Education (EE) Program

 

Our aim in Conservation Education is to inspire a more responsible attitude towards the conservation of wildlife and other natural resources. To achieve this, our conservation education programs enhance the public’s understanding of wildlife and the need to conserve the places animals live.

Our approach to Conservation Education Program is teaching and raising awareness and capacity to individuals, communities, and a myriad of other relevant stakeholders in transforming to a society that is knowledgeable of the benefits of the environment and conservation of nature and the associated conservation problems, aware of the solutions to these problems, and motivated to solve them. Environmental Education is vital in imparting an inherent respect for nature amongst society and in enhancing public environmental awareness. The Program goal is to lessen the impact of human activities and global changes on natural resources hence leading the sustainability campaign through education.

 

Building Environmental Education (EE) Capacity

 

To enable us deliver the environmental education program effectively, we have to build capacity to our environmental specialists.

Our EE capacity building activities include:

 

• Developing EE Curriculum for specific target groups

 

• Train environmental outreach specialists

 

Who do we target in our education program?

 

Our Conservation Education Program targets a wide range of participants including students- primary schools, secondary schools, college and university students- institutions of learning, educators, administrators, leaders of all walks of life, policy makers, law enforcers, individuals, organizations, corporate, tourists and organized groups such as religious groups, social groups, resource user groups among others.

How do we deliver our education programs?

 

We deliver conservation knowledge, skills and commitment to conservation through various approaches including:

• Workshops: Includes teachers conservation workshops, learners’ conservation workshops, facilitators’ workshops targeting leaders of all walks of life, kids workshops, Community leaders’ workshop, Eco-tourism and environmental management training workshop for small and medium entrepreneurs

• Conferences/symposiums: These are annual events targeting a wide range of audience including academia, researchers, policy makers, law enforcers, conservation institutions, private sector, resource users and other stakeholders.

• Competitions: As a method of delivering conservation messages, we engage schools, colleges, universities, the youth and community groups in various conservation related competition activities and initiatives such as drama, music, essay writing, sports, and environmental ethic practices etc.

• Exhibitions: From time to time we organize conservation exhibitions creating a platform where people can learn and gain  insights on new conservation innovations

• Outdoor Education: Our National Parks, forests and other protected areas are powerful learning environments that can provide in-depth, real-world learning experiences, to nurture a deep connection between us and nature. To embrace wilderness as places of classrooms and centers for active learning we conduct the following outdoor

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• programs that combine learning and enjoyment:

• Youth conservation and leadership camps

• Conservation camps for girls only

• Conservation camps for boys only

• Family programs

• Outdoor Leadership courses

• Wildlife education expeditions

• Wildlife and vegetation surveys

• Kids outdoor learning-