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What we do

Since 1975, WCU has been a leader in delivering conservation education and awareness to young people and the public in Uganda. Over the years we have implemented a number of conservation education projects across Uganda all aimed at humankind’s understanding of nature and our ability to use natural resources wisely. Our core programs however include; Conservation seminars and camps for students, Mobile environmental education, Newsletter & book publishing, Teacher training in conservation education and Environmental Activism.

Conservation seminars and camps:
Sustained conservation education from an early age is important in developing civic concern for conservation.

WCU conducts seminars for school members through out the country. The seminars are held at various schools across the country.

These seminars can be organised by the school clubs or by the national secretariat to address various issues affecting specific areas or public support towards conservation interests. Our seminars focus delivering information about nature and building young people’s abilities to protect nature and restore degraded habitats.

In addition to the seminars, we hold six bush education camps every year. The camps a re designed to young people to get the opportunity to learn from the natural environment. Students from different clubs come together at Kibale National Park and at Bwindi National Park to receive education from park wardens, rangers and field researchers. As part of this program we also organise one day excursions for younger members that live around national parks.

Mobile Conservation Education:
This is the most popular conservation education program. It is an outreach program that reaches the clubs at grass root level country-wide taking conservation messages in a lively and entertaining way. Using a mobile education van fitted with a projector, a screen, a generator and equipped with videos, staff from the secretariat visit schools and deliver education using film and other visual aids.

Newsletter and Book Publishing:
WCU publishes the Wildlife Newsletter three times a year for our young members to exchange information and get access to a variety of conservation news. The newsletter is the official bulletin of WCU. Over the years it has grown in quantity and quality.

In order to support teachers to deliver conservation lessons at school and outdoor, we publish educational guides in order to make environmental education more meaningful and fun. In addition to guides we produce various awareness materials designed to help young people think creatively about nature.

Teacher Training Workshops:
Our success over the years has been based on the voluntary investments of teachers, otherwise called Patrons. Our true impact is shown when teachers embrace our ideas and inspire children into practical conservation.

WCU organizes training workshops for teachers to provide them with the knowledge and resources to be more effective conservation educators.

Our goal for the teacher training program is to inspire and produce conservation educators and then provide them with the tools they need to be successful trainers in their schools and communities.