Keeping Environmental Learning Alive

23Mar

The Khomas Environmental Education Programme (KEEP), is an exciting initiative of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation in Namibia. It’s a field-based environmental education programme that allows young people to reconnect with nature. “For a lot of schools, and a lot of families out there, the environment almost takes a back seat. It’s not a priority. Education, health and nutrition are. What …

The Values Children Learn Through Environmental Protection

31Aug

  “Social values such as, love, compassion, tolerance and justice, these are the same values needed to protect biodiversity. As Namibians, the environment speaks to our spiritual and cultural customs and rituals. These customs in many ways teach us to protect, nurture and respect every aspect of nature, treating them as sacred” Learning to be green is something that will …