Conservation Education for Children in Rural Namibia

An environmental and life skills educational programme that focuses on the next generation of rural decision makers, was what was discussed in this episode of the MYD Earth Show. “Most of these children come from remote villages, far away from where they are attending their school and it means that they come and live, either with guardians or in child-lead …

Mobilising Environmental Education in Rural Namibia

EduVentures has been in existence since 2003 and is run from within the National Museum of Namibia. It exists for environmental education of Namibian children, from mainly disadvantaged backgrounds, through environmental experiences and educational excursions. In addition, through their mobile classroom, they assist young Namibians to understand our natural heritage. In this episode of the MYD Earth Show, we speak …

The Importance of Environmental Education

When you have experienced something you can appreciate it. This is a philosophy of an environmental education centre that is making a difference in the lives of many Namibian children. MYD Earth travelled to the Otjozondjupa Region to find out first hand why education centres, such as these, that teach children about our natural world, are so important. The education centre …