SWT Community Outreach Report January to March 2024

JANUARY to MARCH 2024 QUARTERLY REPORT

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust continues to support marginalised communities and schools bordering Tsavo East National Park This support comes in many forms including a daily school lunch program, which was established in 2022.

The children attending these schools are from impoverished backgrounds and the food they receive from this program is often the only food they will get throughout the day Not only does this program see positive eects in their attendance and performance but it also creates much goodwill in the communities and positive attitudes towards wildlife and conservation.

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

7

1239

Schools Children

6000

5940

Kgs of Rice Kgs of Maize

5580

720

Kgs of Beans Litres of Oil

SCHOOL CONSERVATION TRIPS

Children Teachers School Trips

In communities bordering Kenya’s National Parks, children grow up alongside wildlife, but they have few opportunities to learn about the natural world that surrounds them. Many only experience nature through crop-raiding animals and the devastating eects of human-wildlife conict

More often than not, children view elephants and other animals as threats, without fully appreciating how they support our country’s economy and shape the very environment in which we live. It is vital that we give the next generation of Kenyans a reason to value their country’s natural heritage.

The SWT’s School Conservation Trips oer children an opportunity to enjoy their National Parks and interact with wildlife and natural habitats, whilst learning about ora and fauna and the importance of coexisting and protecting their natural heritage.

These fully subsidised school trips see the SWT school bus, an SWT driver and SWT Community Outreach ocer take up to 30 school children and 2 of their teachers into Tsavo West National Park This full day out starts at the KWS Tsavo West Learning Centre followed by a game drive including stops at the Sheitani lava ow, Mzima Springs and Chaimo Crater.

SCHOOL DESK DONATIONS

No. of Schools Cost per Desk Desks Donated

Without a comfortable learning environment, children are unable to concentrate and make the most of their education

For this reason the SWT custom-makes and donated sustainable wooden desks that will last a lifetime, ensuring children don’t have to sit on the oor or share cramped desks that hinder their learning.

In March the Trust donated 26 of these desks to Muthingiini Comprehensive School. This school borders both Tsavo East National Park and the Chyulu Hills National Park.

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