Written by Trish Sewe, COP of The Nationwide Geographic’s Group Sayari and Nature Constructive Outreach Program
A brand new nature-based conservation sequence concentrating on youngsters aged 7-12-years-old is taking Africa by storm. Group Sayari is a Nationwide Geographic Children 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 through Nationwide Geographic Wild TV Channel (DStv 182, Starsat 221). Group 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 aim of this system is to encourage and catalyze behavioral change that may have an enduring influence on the conservation of species wealthy landscapes and generate significant financial improvement alternatives for communities in East Africa.
Group 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 subject reporters who journey to East, West and South Africa to discover intriguing sides of the surroundings, interview consultants on the bottom and study what is required to guard and preserve our pure world. The sector 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 aim – to supply viewers with the information, abilities and instruments wanted to preserve and defend the pure world. Viewers can count on thrilling travels, intriguing discoveries, enjoyable DIY actions and enthralling adventures each week. Viewers also can count on fascinating journeys by wild areas comparable to mountains, forests and nature reserves, and encounters with wild animals from elephants to bees, from sharks to snakes, and all the pieces in between.
Within the sequence, we see the younger presenters visiting the wild and assembly with African consultants in 5 nations throughout the continent to discover, uncover, study our environmental challenges and be impressed to scale back their influence, defend and restore nature.
The primary-of-its-kind in Africa, the present goals to have fun the surroundings 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 Group Sayari to main faculty youngsters in conservation hubs in East Africa and the kids love the present. One of many public main faculties in Kenya, Tipatet Emakoko Main faculty that has visited the WildlifeDirect’s Discipline Lab on a number of event was impressed to begin planting timber 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 motels after watching the Bees vs. Elephants episode. Thus far over 600 youngsters have visited the conservation hubs in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania and watched not less than one or two episodes. Among the youngsters must stroll for greater than 10 kilometers to succeed in the hubs. WildlifeDirect plans to succeed in 10,000 youngsters throughout East Africa with Group Sayari content material and extra complementary supplies that may allow them to take up conservation actions and turn out to be the conservation leaders that may make a distinction whereas defending the planet we name dwelling.
For extra data, please attain out to:
Trish Sewe, Chief of Get together Psewe@wildlifedirect.org