Engaging Kenyan Youths in Conservation

Hello Conservation Education Advocates!

We are happy to report we have had a busy few months engaging students and communities in conservation activities. Schools are now back and studying hard towards their end of year exams. During this period we have stopped all educational activities with schools. It is firstly against the law to take students out of schools during this period, so field trips are not possible. In addition, due to the extended holidays for the elections in September, students and teachers are feeling the pressure of getting ready for exams. We will however be waiting patiently to provide conservation education in the new year and look forward to the opportunity. 

Here's a breakdown of what we have been up to in the last quarter;

• In August, we finished our summer programme with international students from Camps International. In total we completed 15 beach clean ups, removing over 35,000 items of trash.
• In September, we participated in the International Coastal Cleanup celebrations. We also returned to our weekly sessions on marine conservation at a local women's college.
• In October, we joined forces with the Bahari Huru festival. They joined us in Kwale County to perform a drama piece on ocean conservation. This was a incredibly successful weekend with over 300 attendees. We also conducted a beach clean up, removing over 230kg of trash!

We will have some very exciting news and will announce this in the next month or so, relating to a new partnership, which will propell our educational objectives forward, please help us continue engaging students in conservation by donating to the project, and please do stay tuned!

Please do get in touch if you have any questions.

Thank you from all of us at Conservation Education Society!

Links:

• 2022 Newsletters