Education United Kingdom Project #40109

Conservation Education

by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Project Report | Jun 3, 2020
Conservation Education - June 2020 Update

By Alicia van den Abeele | Project Leader

Thank you for donating to our Conservation Education project. Your support is helping David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) fund education programmes across the world to heal the wildlife crisis we are experiencing today.

The year 2020 has been fraught with challenges, in light of the global pandemic, which has forced us all to adapt, one way or another. Despite the difficulties we are now faced with, we are proud to say that our relationship is as strong as ever with our ground-based conservation partners and that our combined efforts are continuing to make a difference to some of the most world’s most vulnerable wildlife populations and communities living alongside them. We are incredibly grateful to the brave wildlife rangers, who even amid the current crisis, are risking their lives on the frontline of wildlife crime and working tirelessly to maintain vital conservation efforts.

We live in unprecedented times; human actions are having catastrophic effects on crucial habitats and the wildlife that we share our planet with. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) truly believes it has never been more important to educate children and adults about key environmental issues. We trust that education has the power to shift mindsets and change attitudes resulting in long-term sustainable approaches to conserving wild spaces and the species which call them home.

Your support, your impact:

DSWF has long been dedicated to funding a variety of bushcamps, eco schools, nature clubs and artistic workshops across the globe teaching children to appreciate and care for the wildlife and the environment. Additionally, we provide essential conservation education to children here in the UK, as we believe it to be just as important.

During 2019, our Education Manager, Jo successfully engaged with 8,396 children through talks and workshops across the UK, running 98 different workshops and visiting 83 schools passing on the passion and love that we at DSWF have for wildlife. Jo also spread the word internationally, through our renowned children’s art competition, Global Canvas. This last year, an amazing 5,055 children from 26 countries participated, creating 128 entries with the theme ‘Habitats of the World’. Each year the DSWF team is in awe of the wide range of countries participating and is blown away by the enthusiasm and talent of these young artists.

From everyone here at DSWF, thank you in advance for your support at such a critical time. With your help, DSWF can continue to fund these vital education initiatives across the globe to ensure that the children of today can grow up to become to conservations of tomorrow.

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Feb 4, 2020
2020 Commitment to Conservation

By Georgina Lamb | Head of Programmes and Policy

Nov 7, 2019
Conservation Education - November update 2019

By Jayne Horswill | Project Leader

Thank you for your donation to our Conservation Education project. With your support, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) can continue to fund a variety of ground-based conservation partners across Africa and Asia which reach thousands of children, securing a safe future for endangered wildlife.

While funding a variety of bush camps, eco workshops, and nature clubs around the world teaching children to appreciate and care for the wildlife they live alongside, we also provide conservation education to children in the UK.

Our Education Manager, Jo Elphick, travels across the country several times a week to visit schools and clubs to hold workshops and talks about our work in conservation, and the importance of protecting wildlife and particularly endangered species.

The feedback we receive from children, teachers and parents alike is overwhelmingly positive, with educators using the opportunity to embed messages about caring for the environment and conservation into their daily classes.

Jo successfully reaches thousands of children every year through these workshops, but also spreads the message internationally through our renowned children’s art competition, Global Canvas.

The competition welcomes entries from any group of children from across the world, such as schools, art clubs and organisations, asking them to find creative ways to make incredible displays on a particular subject – this year the theme is ‘Endangered’.

Hundreds of children participate each year from a wide range of countries reaching across the world, and the team at DSWF is always blown away by the enthusiasm and talents of those who participate.

Entries are now open, to find out more click here.

With your support, DSWF can continue to find these educations initiatives which ensure that the children of today can grow up to become the conservationists of tomorrow, protecting endangered wildlife across the world.

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