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ToT Workshops on Education for Sustainable Development

For the African Fund of Endangered Wildlife, training lies at the heart of sustainable development. This Kenyan NGO therefore places educational stakeholders at the heart of its approach.

Picture of students watering seedlings with a hose and talking

1 August 2018

Last update:25 April 2023

Educating school children and young Kenyans about the flora, fauna and environmental challenges in their country is the driving force behind the African Fund of Endangered Wildlife (AFEW).

The NGO that set up Kenya’s Giraffe Centre believes that it is essential to train teachers and educators. To achieve this, it organises ToT (Training of Trainers) workshops for teachers, establishment directors and curriculum support officers. This programme creates a virtuous cycle of learning, ownership and monitoring for the different education stakeholders involved.

Supporting environmental projects

The aim? To capitalise on the influence of participants in order to promote education for sustainable development (ESD), and launch projects to manage waste, make schools more ecological, and ensure food security in local communities. These projects foster active learning, embed ecology into existing school programmes and create links between schools and local communities.

Since launching its first workshops in 2003, the AFEW has trained more than 2,000 teachers and supported a multitude of sustainable environment projects. The NGO has developed and published two ESD resource booklets, which are now used as teaching aids in schools across Kenya and the wider East African region.

Moving forwards, they hope to build at least one ESD model school in each of the 47 counties in Kenya.

Would you like to help the AFEW achieve this?

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