In late September, the PICC team had prepared resources for over 200 Malagasy children and was ready to travel to Madagascar for October sessions in the Masoala forest. Just days before we were to fly out of the US, political disruptions began in cities across Madagascar and the airlines canceled their flights into Antananarivo. We were disappointed for the children…
Tag: Education
Azuero Youth Conservation Photography Workshop, Panamá
Local PICC alumni from 2022 and 2023 sessions in Azuero, and visiting youth from North and South America, participated in 2 wonderful morning hikes with the DSLR cameras and long lenses through Canopy Venao's dense and biodiverse forest (with special access permission). We spent the mornings photographing the plants and animals in the forest and then the afternoons reviewing their…
Partnering with Save Wildlife Uganda
A new conservation partner for the PICC program is with Eric Ndorere of the Save Wildlife Uganda conservation group. Eric founded and directs SWU, including initiating the installation of Lights for Lions Uganda deterrent systems, delivering food to children near Queen Elizabeth National Park, developing a community center and gift shop, constructing an instantly successful café in Kihihi, and providing…
Schools at the Gates of Bwindi
PICC programs support our conservation partners with essential skills and resources to sustainably enhance their conservation communication capacity. We recently conducted a number of PICC sessions in Buhoma-Bwindi, Uganda, where we taught groups of school children about animal behavior, ecology, and conservation issues and solutions through our interactive sessions with photography, field sketching and storytelling. Over 270 children in a…