TWF education center

Naretunoi Community Wildlife Conservancy is a protected wildlife dispersal area dedicated to preserving Kenya’s rich biodiversity. It serves as a vital corridor for wildlife movement, ensuring their survival amid increasing human activity. Visitors can enjoy guided tours, wildlife research activities, and interactions with local Maasai communities who play a key role in conservation.

Purpose for Establishment

TWF Centre for Conservation Education, Research and Development is established for the sole purpose of promoting conservation education among students, researchers, and the general public, hence contributing to the realization of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a primary focus on protection, restoration, and promotion of sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable forests, combating desertification, halting and reversing land degradation, and halting biodiversity loss (SDG No. 15) and combating climate change and its impacts (SDG No. 13).

Vision:

"To raise a conservation-conscious generation for posterity"

Mission:

To sustainably train, nurture, and mentor local and international students, researchers, and the public with practical knowledge and skills in the protection of biological resources, reversing, and halting the erosion of biodiversity and critical ecosystems.

Tagline:

Conservation Education for a Living Planet

Location:

The centre will be located at the former site of the School for Field Studies in the Empakasi area south of Nairobi National Park, Kenya. The facility was previously used for similar conservation education programs but for international students. The facility is well-equipped with conference and research rooms, student and researcher accommodations, and other basic amenities. Located at a strategic point at the edge of Nairobi National Park and within its critical dispersal area, this location is most suitable for practical field learning experiences and research projects focusing on this ecosystem.

Value Proposition

The short trainings, seminars, and refresher courses will mainly focus on critical knowledge and skill sets required at different levels by students to understand the living environment. Equipped with this knowledge and the projected/expected returns on investment (i.e., participation in the realization of the SDGs), the minimal fee charged per student/school will be worth the knowledge gained.

While the Kenyan education system has provided an opportunity for environmental education through the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and the Kenya Wildlife Service Education department, there exists a gap where opportunities for bringing in international schools and students from both within and outside the country have not been fully exploited.

The Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and the Kenya Wildlife Service Education Department are similar to the TWF Centre for Conservation Education, Research and Development in that they promote environmental education. However, their models leave out a segment of society that could further the goals of conservation with more exposure and practical field experiences.