LWC Education 2004

Nature's Club

Since the beginning of the year the education unit concentrated its effort on the Nature's club activities. The new program attracts children from all over Limbe town and outlying areas. We are hoping to nourish and create a positive attitude towards wildlife and an understanding of the importance of a balanced ecosystem.

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.

Staff Training Workshop

In March a in-house staff training workshop was organized which gave everyone the opportunity to discuss our standard operating procedures and animal husbandry practices in order to monitor and continue to improve on the Centre's animal care and health.

Visitors to the LWC

The Limbe Wildlife Centre (LWC) is host to many visitors; the centre is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, every day of the year. As the Centre has improved and grown, it has started to focus on educating as many people who visit the centre as possible. With over 30,000 people visiting the centre last year we have a great opportunity to inform people of the importance of wildlife conservation and environmental protection.

Funds still needed for Education program

Due to insufficient funds during the past year we have not gone much farther then the Limbe area for our education outreach program. Our initial plans included a school outreach program that would consist of a 1 to 3 day intensive education program.This program would include a close collaboration with the teachers at each school. Lectures should be made interesting by including games and interactive teaching lessons. Unfortunately we were not able to raise the needed funds, we are currently seeking funding for this program and are hopeful to carry out this program next year.

Special visitors

In February we received visitors form St Martin la Plaine, a Zoological Garden located in France near Lyon, they sponsored a container and donated materiel:

Which included: urgently needed chain link for the new mangabey enclosure; a solar panel and charge box for electrical fencing, fire hose for enclosure enrichment, insulation materiel for the education centre.

This materiel was sponsored by Espace Zoologique - St Martin la plaine and donated by members of the public. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this donation.

The LWC's education program, coordinated by Joeseph Mulema and Wilson Ateh, has been very busy this year:

Holiday Workshop:

Between August 2nd and 13th 2004 we held our three annual Holiday Workshops for primary, secondary and tertiary students. The theme, "aquatic life and human links", was based on the UNEP's water theme for 2004. The workshops were a cooperative effort between the LWC and the LBG. Each workshop lasted three days and 152 students participated in the three levels. The workshops consisted of lectures given by LWC & LBG staff and a variety of guest lecturers, video presentations, and a field trip.

Nature's Club:

On October 18th the first trimester, October
to December, of the 2004/2005 academic year began for the Nature's Club. Every Saturday between 2pm and 4pm an average of 50 students took part in discussions, games and lectures. The theme for this term was "life in the tropical rain forest". The Nature's Club activities were funded by Pro-Wildlife and Disney.

School's Outreach Programme

The Government High School, Limbe, and St. Paul's College in Bojongo were the two target schools for our outreach program during the first trimester, October to December, of the 2004/2005 academic year. A total of 165 students enrolled in the environmental clubs set up in their schools by the LWC. The LWC education team visited the schools every fortnight and delivered lectures, video presentations, and discussion groups. All of the students benefited from an end of term field visit to the LWC.

Education Centre

With funds donated by Pro-Wildlife we have designed, printed and had professionally framed 4 education posters which now proudly hang in the education centre. They cover the themes of the ethos of the LWC, the bush meat trade, the orphans of the bush meat trade and the great ape family tree respectively. We also had 5000 smaller sized copies of the posters printed which we are able to hand out to local schools, to police stations and other organizations that we feel would be suitable centres for the dissemination of our conservation message.

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LWC Education 2004





		Nature's Club Since the beginning of the year the education unit concentrated its effort on the Nature's club activities. The new program attracts children from all over Limbe town and outlying areas. We are hoping to nourish and create a positive attitude towards wildlife and an understanding of the importance of a balanced ecosystem. 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. Staff Training Workshop In March a in-house staff training workshop was organized which gave everyone the opportunity to discuss our standard operating procedures and animal husbandry practices in order to monitor and continue to improve on the Centre's animal care and health. Visitors to the LWC The Limbe Wildlife Centre (LWC) is host to many visitors; the centre is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, every day of the year. As the Centre has improved and grown, it has started to focus on educating as many people who visit the centre as possible. With over 30,000 people visiting the centre last year we have a great opportunity to inform people of the importance of wildlife conservation and environmental protection. Funds still needed for Education program Due to insufficient funds during the past year we have not gone much farther then the Limbe area for our education outreach program. Our initial plans included a school outreach program that would consist of a 1 to 3 day intensive education program.This program would include a close collaboration with the teachers at each school. Lectures should be made interesting by including games and interactive teaching lessons. Unfortunately we were not able to raise the needed funds, we are currently seeking funding for this program and are hopeful to carry out this program next year. Special visitors In February we received visitors form St Martin la Plaine, a Zoological Garden located in France near Lyon, they sponsored a container and donated materiel: Which included: urgently needed chain link for the new mangabey enclosure; a solar panel and charge box for electrical fencing, fire hose for enclosure enrichment, insulation materiel for the education centre. This materiel was sponsored by Espace Zoologique - St Martin la plaine and donated by members of the public. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this donation. The LWC's education program, coordinated by Joeseph Mulema and Wilson Ateh, has been very busy this year: Holiday Workshop: Between August 2nd and 13th 2004 we held our three annual Holiday Workshops for primary, secondary and tertiary students. The theme, "aquatic life and human links", was based on the UNEP's water theme for 2004. The workshops were a cooperative effort between the LWC and the LBG. Each workshop lasted three days and 152 students participated in the three levels. The workshops consisted of lectures given by LWC & LBG staff and a variety of guest lecturers, video presentations, and a field trip. Nature's Club: On October 18th the first trimester, October to December, of the 2004/2005 academic year began for the Nature's Club. Every Saturday between 2pm and 4pm an average of 50 students took part in discussions, games and lectures. The theme for this term was "life in the tropical rain forest". The Nature's Club activities were funded by Pro-Wildlife and Disney. School's Outreach Programme The Government High School, Limbe, and St. Paul's College in Bojongo were the two target schools for our outreach program during the first trimester, October to December, of the 2004/2005 academic year. A total of 165 students enrolled in the environmental clubs set up in their schools by the LWC. The LWC education team visited the schools every fortnight and delivered lectures, video presentations, and discussion groups. All of the students benefited from an end of term field visit to the LWC. Education Centre With funds donated by Pro-Wildlife we have designed, printed and had professionally framed 4 education posters which now proudly hang in the education centre. They cover the themes of the ethos of the LWC, the bush meat trade, the orphans of the bush meat trade and the great ape family tree respectively. We also had 5000 smaller sized copies of the posters printed which we are able to hand out to local schools, to police stations and other organizations that we feel would be suitable centres for the dissemination of our conservation message.