For many years the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya has been undertaking a sole and vital task of educating the Kenyan Public on conservation issues. This has been well fulfilled through our grassroots structures, effective School Educational Programs, conservation publications and conservation activities initiated. We pay special tribute to many organizations and individuals who have donated various conservation films to our conservation programs. We kindly appeal for more of such support. Indeed the films are an effective conservation education tool. With the support from interested individuals and organizations, Wildlife Clubs of Kenya would like to initiate an idea of making Community/School Conservation Films. Why Make Community/Schools Conservation films?
Do we have the ability? Yes, our well structured grassroot networking will make it easy to make and distribute the films to local communtities/schools country wide. This will be throgh schools, students, teachers, community groupes and partnering organizations. Thanks to Dr. David Harper of Leicester University, some of our staff members have received training on how to make films through the ‘Community Conservation Film Making Training Program.’ We shall use our trained staff and even consult with the Training team while making the Films. For us to initiate this program we are kindly appealing to interested individuals and organizations to help us with some filming equipments whether new or used). For example:
Thank you so much Gabriel
Our Mobile Education Unit Program is doing well. More schools are benefiting. The school children are enjoying the opportunity of learning and being involved in wildlife conservation. The Program Plan’s to Link Kenya’s Athletes and Schools in Wildlife Conservation Activities. Linking our athletes to wildlife conservation activities would be the best way forward that will inspire many Kenyas to act on the conservation challenges faced today. The Wildlife Clubs of Kenya’s Mobile Education Unit is a popular program in Kenyan schools. Its offered at a no cost to any school. Much gratitudes is to all wellwishers and orgnizations who have tirelessly supported this program. We kindly appeal for more material and financial help from interested individuals and organizations.
This is one of the spectacular occasions student member visiting our Education Centre in the popular Lake Nakuru National Park are treated to. This pair of lions killed the Zebra just afew metres from our Education Centre. Students get such rare opportunities as they learn Wildlife Management from an early age.
The Langata Environment Education Center and hostel can accommodate visiting students and other environmental groups. Up to 50 student visitors can be hosted at a time.
Lectures, talks, exhibitions and demonstrations are held. Visitors are introduced to the Center’s living resources - Nairobi National Park and the Nairobi Safari Walk, which provide a base for out door education. After the talks, visitors are encouraged to explore the natural world around by walking through the Mokoyeti Nature Trail.
This is a huge project for us and any help is welcome. To finish the Centre we need millions of shillings. The following are photos of the progress reached so far.
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.
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya continues to work for the benefit of the youth of this country. We use different fronts to educate our members and the last issue of Komba for 2007 has been distributed to over 2,000 schools. Join us in educating our members.
WCK National Art and Essay Competition Winners for 2007 visited the Watamu Turtle Watch when they went on a one week trip to the Coast. They learnt more about Marine Turtles and why these wonderful animals are endangered.
Despite what is happening on the political scene, conservation work has to go on. Wildlife Clubs of Kenya has been out in the different parts of Kenya spreading conservation education Messages to the youth. In the month of January the Mobile Education Unit was joined by Mr. Sayira from Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania. The management of Mkomazi National Park hopes to start their own Mobile Education Programme and where else could they learn the skills of running a Mobile Education Unit other than Wildlife Clubs of Kenya. Mr. Sariya spent two weeks with our Mobile Education Officer Mr. Ngale talking to children of Kajiado district about wildlife. At the end of these two weeks they had reached over 6,000 kids with education talks, distributed magazines and shown films on wildlife. In the words of Mr. Sariya ” Asante WCK, nimejifunza Mambo mengi kweli” Tanslated as “Thank you WCK, I have learnt alot of things”. Below: Mr. Sariya of Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania on a light moment with Kids at a school in Kajiado District - Kenya.
Currently Mr. Ngale is visiting schools around the Mount Kenya region. This three weeks trip will take him to Nanyuki, Isiolo, Meru, Maua, Embu, Chuka before coming back to Nairobi. Mr. Ngale will then move to the Eastern Region in March, visiting Machakos, Kitui, Makueni and Mwingi districts. On this trip Mr. Ngale shall be joined by Mr. Kazufumi Saibe aka “Kazu”. Kazu is a Japanese Volunteer from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) attached to Wildlife Clubs of Kenya.
Above: Kids in a classroom watching a Wildlife Film
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