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The Walt Disney Company, WildlifeDirect, The U.S. Department Of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development join forces to develop and launch National Geographic Kids Educational Entertainment programme in Africa

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The Walt Disney Company, WildlifeDirect, The U.S. Department Of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development join forces to develop and launch National Geographic Kids Educational Entertainment programme in Africa

trish2022-01-02T18:17:48+00:00November 17th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: Africa, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, East Africa, Environment, National Geographic, Nature, Secretary Antony Blinken, storytelling, USAID, Walt Disney Company, Wildlife storytelling, WildlifeDirect|

At a launch in Nairobi, Kenya today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and The Walt Disney Company announced that together they will develop and implement educational entertainment and outreach programs in East Africa, in collaboration with local implementing partner WildlifeDirect.

“Engage children, Promote North-South Collaboration and involve communities” identified as priorities for wildlife filmmakers in Africa

Victoria Wangui2021-11-12T08:41:32+00:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: press resleases|Tags: African filmmaking, African Wildlife, African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Jackson Wild, Mpala Research Centre, National Geographic, Nature Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF), Noel Kok, Ramat Wildlife Society, RED Digital Cinema, storytelling, The BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the Chandaria Foundation, The Othrs, Viewfinders Kenya Limited, Wildlife storytelling, WildlifeDirect, Wildstar Films, World Wildlife Fund for Nature, WWF Africa|

On October 13th and 14th 2021, close to 200 people gathered virtually to discuss how we can accelerate African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling in a two–day event. The Open Space Technology (OST) event attracted participants from over 40 countries in response to the question “Africans at the heart of African wildlife filmmaking and storytelling to conserve Africa’s spectacular wild heritage. How can we make it happen?”.