Uganda – PACE – Pan African Conservation Education

PACE helping teachers deliver Environment & Sustainability Education across Africa

The United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals set a new direction for education, and to their great credit governments across Africa have engaged the process. Most African governments now expect their schools to address the Education for Sustainable Development frameworks. Education for sustainable development (or Environment & Sustainability Education) is about the content people learn, its relevance, how it’s linked to global challenges and how learners develop competences to address these challenges in a sustainable way. However, adapting new theories, knowledge [...]

By Penny Fraser|2019-09-06T13:16:38+01:00September 5th, 2019|Education, Environment, School, Sustainability, Uganda|0 Comments

PACE – sharing ideas between communities in Africa.
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PACE – sharing ideas between communities in Africa.

Activities, Education, School, Uganda

PACE – sharing ideas between communities in Africa.

A group of 21 teachers and students from Riverside Secondary School in Seychelles arrived in Uganda 17th August, for an exchange visit with Mutolere Secondary school, Kisoro Region in the east of the country. They shared ideas, on environmental issues and how they use PACE in the Seychelles and in Uganda. Guided by experienced and knowledgable local rangers they visited Mgahinga National Park, home to Mountain Gorillas and other wildlife. They looked at caves, climbed mountains, explored local farms and met [...]

By PACE Admin|2019-06-21T17:22:57+01:00August 29th, 2018|Activities, Education, School, Uganda|0 Comments

Seseme Girls Secondary School in Kisoro, Uganda.
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Seseme Girls Secondary School in Kisoro, Uganda.

Activities, Conservation, Farming, Uganda

Seseme Girls Secondary School in Kisoro, Uganda.

Members of the Wildlife Club at Seseme Girls Secondary School in Kisoro, Uganda (right) have had a series of four PACE workshops over recent months. They were organised and led by Denis Agaba, the local PACE Champion who works with the Wildlife Clubs of Uganda and the Gorilla Organisation. Denis has covered a range of topics and activities and wanted to share the girl’s feedback. Some extracts below ….. IRANKUNDA MARION explained that “Seseme Girls S.S. Wildlife club is a group [...]

By PACE Admin|2019-06-21T17:10:53+01:00May 25th, 2018|Activities, Conservation, Farming, Uganda|0 Comments

National investment in Conservation Education

Wildlife Clubs of Uganda reactivating School Wildlife clubs across UGANDA Over the last year the Ugandan Ministry of Wildlife, Tourism and Antiquities with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre provided funds to reactivate the Wildlife Clubs of Uganda in districts where they had subsided, and also to further empower Clubs that had remained active. The funding was used for nation-wide out-reach - education talks were given to the students and teachers in school assemblies and signboards were [...]

By PACE Admin|2019-06-06T16:29:27+01:00September 29th, 2017|Conservation, Education, Uganda|0 Comments