Written by Trish Sewe, COP of The Nationwide Geographic’s Workforce Sayari and Nature Optimistic Outreach Program
A brand new nature-based conservation sequence focusing on youngsters aged 7-12-years-old is taking Africa by storm. Workforce Sayari is a Nationwide Geographic Youngsters programme that was launched in Kenya on September 17, 2022 and premiered throughout Africa on September 24, 2022 and airs each Saturday at 2:00 p.m. EAT by way of Nationwide Geographic Wild TV Channel (DStv 182, Starsat 221). Workforce Sayari sequence is the results of a collaborative effort between WildlifeDirect, the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID), the U.S. State Division, The Walt Disney Firm Africa and Nationwide Geographic and is produced by native manufacturing firm White Rhino Movies. The general objective of this system is to encourage and catalyze behavioral change that can have an enduring influence on the conservation of species wealthy landscapes and generate significant financial growth alternatives for communities in East Africa.
Workforce Sayari is a 22-minute present with 5 Nairobi-based studio hosts Mysha Hodson (13), Marita Lucas (12), Shanah Manjeru (14), Railey Mwai (10) and Adarsh Nagda (12) who’re joined by area reporters who journey to East, West and South Africa to discover intriguing aspects of the setting, interview consultants on the bottom and study what is required to guard and preserve our pure world. The sphere reporters are Sheilah Sheldone (13, Kenya), Toluwanimi Olaoye (12, Nigeria), Christian Mekhi (10, Rwanda), Atule Mazane, Khahliso Khojane, Thandolwethu Fani, (13, 14, 15, South Africa) and Sabrina Kilumanga (10, Tanzania).
‘Sayari’, is a Swahili time period for ‘planet’, and the sequence embodies this system’s general objective – to supply viewers with the data, expertise and instruments wanted to preserve and shield the pure world. Viewers can anticipate thrilling travels, intriguing discoveries, enjoyable DIY actions and enthralling adventures each week. Viewers may anticipate fascinating journeys by means of wild areas resembling mountains, forests and nature reserves, and encounters with wild animals from elephants to bees, from sharks to snakes, and all the things in between.
Within the sequence, we see the younger presenters visiting the wild and assembly with African consultants in 5 international locations throughout the continent to discover, uncover, study our environmental challenges and be impressed to scale back their influence, shield and restore nature.
The primary-of-its-kind in Africa, the present goals to rejoice the setting and lift consciousness of conservation and related points in a enjoyable and relatable means. For the previous six weeks, WildlifeDirect and the accredited companions have been screening Workforce Sayari to major faculty youngsters in conservation hubs in East Africa and the kids love the present. One of many public major faculties in Kenya, Tipatet Emakoko Major faculty that has visited the WildlifeDirect’s Discipline Lab on a number of event was impressed to begin planting bushes of their faculty utilizing the plastic bottle drip water irrigation system after watching the Plastics or Oceans episode. On this episode youngsters learnt how single use plastic is dangerous to marine life. Some youngsters have been impressed by the DIY segments of the present and created bee lodges after watching the Bees vs. Elephants episode. So far over 600 youngsters have visited the conservation hubs in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania and watched at the very least one or two episodes. A few of the youngsters must stroll for greater than 10 kilometers to achieve the hubs. WildlifeDirect plans to achieve 10,000 youngsters throughout East Africa with Workforce Sayari content material and extra complementary supplies that can allow them to take up conservation actions and turn into the conservation leaders that may make a distinction whereas defending the planet we name residence.
For extra data, please attain out to:
Trish Sewe, Chief of Occasion Psewe@wildlifedirect.org
