LWC Education 2002

January - March

The LWC staff welcomed the new Pandrillus Project Manager, Mr. Anthony Chasar before the start of January 2002. One of the missions of LWC is geared on conservation education. During this period the education unit played a major role in leading and educating local schools and community on wildlife conservation and also carring out outreach drama presentation in villages. In January this year, the unit addressed 11 village communities, talking to over 1500 people in Mokoko and Bomboko regions of the South-West Province. We started targeting schools in the Buea region in February and this is ongoing.

Guided tours are provided to as many visitors as possible and all group visits. We also welcomed the Minister of Public Health accompanied by the Chinese Minister of Health, the Governor of South West Province and the Senior Divisional Officer for Fako division Cameroon. We are also continuing our successful weekly nature's club in the centre.

April - June

Our education unit was busy continuing with our ambitious five-year education plan.

Some minor achievements include:

Collaborating with a Peace Corps Volunteer
by Group Visit the name of Shannon Randolph, in
forming a new environmental club in the Western Province. Improving and updating information boards in the Centre. A Staff Training Workshop was held on the 19th and 20th of April.

Also, LWC participated in the 1st May Labour day events in Limbe, which numbered more than five thousand people. The Center took an active part in the world environment day in Buea, which was opened by the Governor of the South West Province (Cameroon).

Drama In an agreement with Environmental Monitoring Program of COTCO (Cameroon Oil Transportation Company), LWC expanded its outreach program into the Deng-Deng and Pela regions of the Eastern Province. The Education unit accompanied by the outreach drama group performed a play about the bush meat crisis. Twenty villages were confronted about the environmental impacts of uncontrolled hunting. At the same time talks with the villagers provided LWC with useful and important information about poaching and hunting activities in the east of Cameroon.

Also the Cameroonian print media showed interest in our education and conservation efforts and we were glad to receive the visit of two journalists working for the Cameroon Tribune and the Herald Newspaper. Their reports covered the work and progress that the Centre has made in the past few years. These articles help to spread our message throughout Cameroon.

Now that its school holidays, school children and their parents are pooling in through out the day to see wildlife conservation in action. Encouraged by the success of last year's holiday workshop we are currently organizing the 2nd Annual LWC Holiday Workshop for August 2002, this years theme is "Man and Nature". We're expecting over 200 children from all school levels who will follow a three days program including lectures, field trips and activities in and around the Zoo.

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LWC Education 2002





		January - March The LWC staff welcomed the new Pandrillus Project Manager, Mr. Anthony Chasar before the start of January 2002. One of the missions of LWC is geared on conservation education. During this period the education unit played a major role in leading and educating local schools and community on wildlife conservation and also carring out outreach drama presentation in villages. In January this year, the unit addressed 11 village communities, talking to over 1500 people in Mokoko and Bomboko regions of the South-West Province. We started targeting schools in the Buea region in February and this is ongoing. Guided tours are provided to as many visitors as possible and all group visits. We also welcomed the Minister of Public Health accompanied by the Chinese Minister of Health, the Governor of South West Province and the Senior Divisional Officer for Fako division Cameroon. We are also continuing our successful weekly nature's club in the centre. April - June Our education unit was busy continuing with our ambitious five-year education plan. Some minor achievements include: Collaborating with a Peace Corps Volunteer by the name of Shannon Randolph, in forming a new environmental club in the Western Province. Improving and updating information boards in the Centre. A Staff Training Workshop was held on the 19th and 20th of April. Also, LWC participated in the 1st May Labour day events in Limbe, which numbered more than five thousand people. The Center took an active part in the world environment day in Buea, which was opened by the Governor of the South West Province (Cameroon). In an agreement with Environmental Monitoring Program of COTCO (Cameroon Oil Transportation Company), LWC expanded its outreach program into the Deng-Deng and Pela regions of the Eastern Province. The Education unit accompanied by the outreach drama group performed a play about the bush meat crisis. Twenty villages were confronted about the environmental impacts of uncontrolled hunting. At the same time talks with the villagers provided LWC with useful and important information about poaching and hunting activities in the east of Cameroon. Also the Cameroonian print media showed interest in our education and conservation efforts and we were glad to receive the visit of two journalists working for the Cameroon Tribune and the Herald Newspaper. Their reports covered the work and progress that the Centre has made in the past few years. These articles help to spread our message throughout Cameroon. Now that its school holidays, school children and their parents are pooling in through out the day to see wildlife conservation in action. Encouraged by the success of last year's holiday workshop we are currently organizing the 2nd Annual LWC Holiday Workshop for August 2002, this years theme is "Man and Nature". We're expecting over 200 children from all school levels who will follow a three days program including lectures, field trips and activities in and around the Zoo.