First of all we’d like to say a big thank you to Lucia for her very generous donation towards little Gaura’s care. He’s coping with his teething and behaving well.
Here’s an update on the Tacugama Kids Programme and the Hastings School Nature Club – we told you about Mr Wright and his fantastic launch of the club a little while ago. The education team (now including Mr Wright!) has been continuing to visit the local schools and we’re pleased with the enthusiasm from all the teachers. At most of the schools the children seem to understand and enjoy the first few lessons of the environmental education curriculum we prepared for them: environment, ecosystems and habitats.
We’ve been doing an activity called Web-of-Life where we name each student as a component in an ecosystem. The students then have to say which other components they rely on and get joined to each of these with string, a big web soon forms. The kids can easily see the far-reaching consequences when just one thing is lost from the ecosystem.
Playing the “Web of Life”
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Hastings School has done its first major Nature Club activity – a clean-up and smartening of the village. We want to thank the construction material shops in Freetown that kindly donated the tools for this adventure. With an early start the children set about tidying the road and putting down white stones to mark the edges. They also collected plenty of rubbish which was burned in a big pit.
Cleaning day with Hastings Nature Club
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We keep bringing children to Tacugama for field trips every week. They get a tour of the sanctuary, do some chimp conservation activities and games and get a big lunch! We were pleased to welcome all the members of the Hastings Nature Club here throughout January.
Schools visits to Tacugama
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We are planning to hold another workshop here at the end of this term to support the launch of Nature Clubs by the other schools.
Donations made here are
Mar 18th Lara B USD 10.00
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I’m very happy to do something to help you to make a difference to little Gaura and all chimps in Tacugama. Congratulations to promote changes in Sierra Leone. I agree with Barack Obama’s campaign slogan: “CHANGE – we can believe in”.
Gret projects! What is the workshop you are planning about?
I meant GREAT, sorry….
These games are amazing, I suggest you share this information with the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, Rumangabo Youth Club and Colobus Trust, ASSETS and Art for gorillas blogs. Fantastic ideas!
Please do not bring our election politics into this, or any other blog. I’m serious. You’ll stir up trouble.
That said, the “Web of Life” game is incredibly cool!
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Another great post back-to-back! Just think what a great message these children are sending to their community.
Whoops! Sorry, I forgot to comment on little Gaura…relieved to hear he is getting on well. Thanks for the update on him.
Bala and all you, my apologies if I was inconvenience. I never wanted this. All what I want is to do my best to give a little help to preserve the environment and all life.
Lucia, our precious Gaura is doing better because of your generosity and prayers…you are truly an inspiration to me.
This blog is with problem of access too? A big hug to baby Gaura.