![]() ![]() The Fossey Fund will visit each club once a semester to evaluate the progress and see how many students are reached. The aim of this training is to provide knowledge and skills to the teachers and students that will enable them to carry out small research projects at their own schools. Evaluations conducted at the end of training showed a very high success rate in terms of learning. The training also included lectures on bird and butterfly research. The training this year focused on monitoring migratory butterflies and bird species, and recording climate-change data in the school garden and surrounding crop yards. Nine schools participated in the program this February, with each school represented by one teacher and two students. EnviroKidz believes kids can help save the world and works to support endangered species, habitat conservation and environmental education for children worldwide. ![]() EnviroKidz products empower positive change through organic food and through the 1% for the Planet program, they donate 1% of gross annual sales to sustainably minded nonprofits. Nature’s Path, through its EnviroKidz products, has been one of the longest-term supporters of the Fossey Fund’s educational effort. This program, funded by our supporter Nature’s Path, began in 2010 and targets secondary school teachers and students (who are members of local environmental clubs) from schools near the national park, by providing training on environmental topics. Citizen Science: Environmental training in secondary schools So far this year we have engaged a large number of students in a variety of ways, including the following programs. Every year, we work with local communities and primary and secondary schools near Volcanoes National Park, as well as with biology students from the University of Rwanda (UR). The Fossey Fund’s environmental education activities are diverse and designed to reach students of different age groups, helping to build awareness, assist local educational institutions, and provide further training for those already working in conservation. Many now work for government and local conservation organizations, or have gone on to pursue graduate degrees.Education programs help gorillas and people ![]() ![]() Our education efforts are working! More than 85% of students who do their college senior thesis work with the Fossey Fund go into scientific or conservation-related careers. Deo first started as a student with us and is now a mentor to many other aspiring conservationists in Rwanda. Click here to read about our first Rwandan staff member to complete his Ph.D. We also provide scholarships for our own staff to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees, attend conservation conferences and conduct research. Click here to read about a recent group of Rwandan college students studying with and learning from Fossey Fund scientists at our campus. Our programs focus on providing classroom and hands-on training in areas such as conservation biology, research methods, lab techniques and scientific writing. Each year we host hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students and early-career professionals on our Ellen Campus for specialized trainings and internships aimed at building their skill sets. ![]()
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