Help 75 Cambodian Children Protect Wildlife

We are only one week away from our deadline, and still have over $1,700 to raise! We hope you'll help us reach out goal as we try to send 75 chilren on trip this fall. The kids have already had their in-class lessons, and are really excited to see the animals in person!

These field trips to PTWRC offer unique, hands-on environmental education to children and adults who would not otherwise have access to these kinds of experiences. The trips to PTWRC reinforce what is taught during KE classroom lessons and outreach events. In 2013, Kouprey Express signed a new MOU with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport in Cambodia that enables Kouprey Express to conduct lessons, capacity building, and public events in Phnom Penh and Kampong Som, in addition to the lessons they were already providing in Koh Kong. This means that quality environmental education and interactive PTWRC field trips can be expanded to more youth and adults in Cambodia!

Education about natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods is virtually non-existent in Cambodia. Change this by donating to send 75 Cambodian to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center on a three-day, two-night educational field trip! Every dollar counts, and your gift will help underprivileged, rural Cambodian youth attain quality education!

Help us raise $2,000 to send a class of 75 children on an exciting field trip to learn about wildlife at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC). Our wildlife education program inspires in youth a conservation ethic, facilitates continued environmental education and empowers students to become environmental stewards in their communities. We know classroom lessons aren’t enough, and in order to foster compassion for animals there needs to be a real connection. The Kouprey Express does just that - through our immersive field trip experience, children see firsthand the consequences of wildlife and habitat destruction and learn the importance of preserving their natural heritage.

Home to 1,200 animals rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center is a focal point in educating youth about wildlife. Through interactive lessons and interactions with animals, students are able to build authentic connections with wildlife and develop positive impressions about the natural world.

While field trips have been shown to improve critical thinking, increase engagement and enhance classroom studies, the families we serve are too poor to afford these kinds of opportunities for their children. Wildlife Alliance provides these underprivileged students with a unique three-day, two-night field trip, where they learn about the diets, habits, and habitat requirements of each species, as well as the threats to their long-term survival.

This immersive experience goes beyond facts and numbers from a textbook; it is through meeting rescued animals at the Center and hearing their stories of hardship and recovery that these children are inspired to be stewards. School teachers and partner organizations that have participated in these field trips report that even years later, students continue to discuss their experiences at PTWRC, and share the lessons they learned with their communities.

Through engaging activities and close-up encounters, we are not only fostering connections with animals and teaching children the value of the natural world but we are also motivating them to take action for wildlife protection.

By Connecting Children to Wildlife we are raising a new generation of conservation leaders. $2,000 provides 75 children with an opportunity to experience our unique education experience this fall. Help us raise $2,000 to inspire the next generation of conservationists to save Cambodia’s wildlife!