Wildlife Clubs of Kenya

Category: Mobile Education Unit | Date: Apr 01 2008 | By: admin

Jambo! Our Mobile Education Unit has been on the move. Over 20,000 school children have benefited from the program in the month of February and March 2008, and we plan to reach more and more. As usual it involved intensive traveling to reach the schools; across the equator in laikipia, tranversing the elephant hideouts of Mt Kenya and Meru to the undulating hill slopes and savannas of Eastern Kenya bordering Tsavo East National Park.

It gets interesting everyday and we discover new activities with the children. The fun and educational films, talks on conservation and Wildlife club activities as well as educational materials issued makes the program a preference to both teachers and students. Possible solutions on rampant cases of human wildlife conflicts were discussed during the visits as well as ways of creating wildlife habitats.

Public awareness is an important component in conservation and therefore this program is a vital tool, but even much more, the films and activities are practical teaching aides to subjects theoretically taught in the schools. It’s vivid, this free program has to keep going for the benefit of Kenyan youth and public at large. We thank all individuals and organizations who have tirelessly supported this program. And we kindly appeal for more financial and material support. Lets educate our youth, they are the future conservationists.

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