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Nairobi, Kenya, January 26, 2024 -We’re proud to announce the launch of the primary two episodes of the Group Sayari on Nationwide Geographic Africa’s official YouTube Channel on the twenty sixth of January to mark this yr’s World Environmental Schooling Day. The episodes can be freely obtainable on the platform and instructor assist supplies can be offered to combine these episodes.
WildlifeDirect, a non-profit group devoted to the conservation of Africa’s wildlife, can be proud to announce the achievements of the Nature Constructive Children Outreach Program. An extension of Nationwide Geographic’s “Group Sayari” instructional leisure program, the Nature Constructive Children Outreach program is designed to coach and encourage younger minds between the ages of seven and 12 concerning the significance of wildlife conservation.
“Group Sayari”, a collaboration between the U.S. Division of State, the U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID), The Walt Disney Firm Africa, and WildlifeDirect, noticed a 20-part tv collection being aired throughout Africa on Nationwide Geographic Wild and Disney Channel. To encourage significant, impactful behavioural change in younger viewers throughout the continent and create the following era of environmental conservation leaders, “Group Sayari” moved from the small display to colleges and communities in East Africa in April 2023, with the Nature Constructive Children Outreach Program.
Via a collection of outreach screening occasions, workshops, and nature-based actions, the Nature Constructive Children Outreach Program goals to encourage a extra sustainable and accountable method to environmental stewardship. The Program has gained traction amongst younger audiences and educators, by instilling a ardour for wildlife conservation. Up to now, the Nature Constructive Children Outreach program has reached over 10,000 kids in 200 colleges in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, garnering constructive suggestions from kids, lecturers, and fogeys alike.
This system has been instructing college kids concerning the significance of preserving biodiversity and the fragile steadiness of ecosystems. This has impressed many college students to take part in varied conservation actions. Because of this, 79 colleges have obtained small grants to implement completely different tasks comparable to tree-planting initiatives to revive landscapes, consciousness applications, neighborhood and faculty clean-up occasions, plastic recycling, and waste administration.
Recognizing the importance of linguistic variety, WildlifeDirect and its companions dubbed Group Sayari content material in each Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda. Through the use of Kiswahili and Kinyarwanda, Group Sayari was capable of interact with extra communities, increasing the attain of this system, while facilitating a deeper understanding of conservation issues.
“With Nature Constructive Children Outreach, “Group Sayari” goes past passive viewership by initiating interactive studying periods that reinforce the academic messages from every episode. Youngsters go to the assorted conservation hubs and Nationwide Parks and Reserves to deepen their data and understanding of wildlife conservation interactively and enjoyably. This multi-platform method ensures a holistic studying expertise past the tv display.” stated Dr. Paula Kahumbu, CEO of WildlifeDirect.
“Buoyed by the success of “Group Sayari”, we’re dedicated to increasing its attain and impression by offering high-quality instructional programming that sparks curiosity and fosters a love for nature and wildlife. By instilling these values in younger minds, we hope to contribute to creating a era acutely aware of the significance of wildlife conservation.” says Trish Sewe, Chief of Get together of the challenge.
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For extra details about WildlifeDirect and the Nature Constructive Children Outreach Program, please go to https://wildlifedirect.org/ or contact:
For WildlifeDirect:
Naomi Kemei
naomi@wildlifedirect.org
For The Walt Disney Firm Africa:
c/o Jenny Griesel Communications
For the U.S. Division of State
The Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs:
For USAID:
About The Walt Disney Firm EMEA:
The Walt Disney Firm has been in Europe, Center East and Africa (EMEA) for over 80 years and employs 1000’s throughout the area. Between Disneyland Paris and its different iconic manufacturers, together with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Nationwide Geographic, twentieth Century Studios and ESPN, The Walt Disney Firm EMEA entertains, informs and conjures up thousands and thousands of shoppers in additional than 130 international locations by the facility of unparalleled storytelling. Disney+, the corporate’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, is at present obtainable in 60 markets throughout EMEA.
About WildlifeDirect:
WildlifeDirect is internationally acknowledged as a excessive impression Kenyan based mostly group that seeks to alter hearts, minds and legal guidelines in order that Africa’s wildlife endures ceaselessly. The mission of WildlifeDirect is to attach individuals to their wildlife and nature and encourage them to treasure it and act to preserve it. The group produces Wildlife Warriors, a well-liked wildlife TV collection about our wildlife heroes and heroines, and the animals that they’re saving. We intention to remodel and catalyse the wildlife movie making business in Africa. The collection is screened on nationwide TV in addition to in lecture rooms by the Wildlife Warriors Children conservation schooling program.
About USAID:
The U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID) is the world’s premier worldwide growth company and a catalytic actor driving growth outcomes. Via our cross-sectoral programming, USAID works to deal with the world’s most pressing wants, together with biodiversity conservation, schooling, and financial growth. USAID works to assist elevate lives, construct communities, and advance democracy. USAID’s work advances U.S. nationwide safety and financial prosperity; demonstrates American generosity; and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. President John. F. Kennedy created USAID by govt order in 1961 to guide the U.S. authorities’s worldwide growth and humanitarian efforts.
About The U.S. Division of State
The U.S. Division of State leads America’s overseas coverage by diplomacy, advocacy, and help by advancing the pursuits of the American individuals, their security, and financial prosperity. Via its 270 diplomatic missions worldwide, the Division of State is dedicated to supporting public outreach efforts round key overseas coverage issues that assist construct peaceable relations between the individuals of america and other people of different international locations, in addition to advance U.S. overseas coverage and nationwide safety targets.
The Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs (ECA) mission is to extend mutual understanding between the individuals of america and the individuals of different international locations by the use of instructional and cultural change that assists within the growth of peaceable relations.
