Tanzania EcoKids - Tanzania EcoKids - Tanzania
Helping Children Build a Sustainable Future
EcoKids Tanzania aims to promote environmental awareness among children and enable them to take practical steps to protect their natural environment. The project is supporting environmental clubs in 10 primary schools, involving 4,100 schoolchildren between 6-13 years of age.
How You Can Help
- $15 - Funds educational activities for one class
- $30 - 30 children will be able to plant trees
- $75 - Provides materials for one school tree nursery
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Project NeedsPoverty is seen to be both the cause and consequence of environmental problems in northern Tanzania. The people are facing a variety of environmental problems such as erosion, loss of soil fertility, overgrazing, deforestation, vegetation changes, water pollution, rainfall changes and floods, resulting in low productivity and poverty among the rural communities. We believe that one should begin by educating the younger generations, showing them that the cycle of poverty and environmental degradation can be broken by sustainable management of natural resources. Objective of this projectTo strengthen the knowledge base and create a strong sense of awareness of environmental issues amongst schoolchildren, and thus empower communities to reduce poverty through sustainable development.ActivitiesEcoKids Unlimited aims to tackle the 'big' environmental issues, but in a fun and engaging way. The concept of this project is to let Tanzanian children play an active role in a grassroots network. The participants in turn will impart the knowledge they have acquired to their fellow youngsters and parents. The school visits are currently covering three environmental themes: Living Forests (deforestation), Living Grasslands (overgrazing) and Living Wildlife (human-wildlife conflicts). Activities include film showings, creative arts, games, outdoor and hands-on educational activities such as identifying wildlife, tree planting and establishment and maintenance of school tree nurseries. Educational materials are produced in the local languages (Swahili and English) and delivered by a team of Tanzanian teachers to primary schools, also the most rural schools, with the help of a mobile video set up and educational resource packs. BeneficiariesThe direct beneficiaries of the project in Karatu District include 11 headmasters, 46 teachers, 11 environmental teachers and more than 4500 schoolchildren in this area. The children in the target group are between 7-13 years of age. |
Through a travelling education programme, using the power of games, drama, film and school based action projects, EcoKids aims to reach and inspire many Tanzanian children and enhance their understanding of how they are personally linked to the natural environment.
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