Written by Trish Sewe, COP of The Nationwide Geographic’s Crew Sayari and Nature Optimistic Outreach Program
A brand new nature-based conservation collection concentrating on kids aged 7-12-years-old is taking Africa by storm. Crew 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). Crew Sayari collection is the results of a collaborative effort between WildlifeDirect, the U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (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 can have a long-lasting influence on the conservation of species wealthy landscapes and generate significant financial improvement alternatives for communities in East Africa.
Crew 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 aspects of the surroundings, interview specialists 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 collection embodies this system’s general aim – to offer viewers with the data, expertise 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 way of wild areas reminiscent of mountains, forests and nature reserves, and encounters with wild animals from elephants to bees, from sharks to snakes, and every part in between.
Within the collection, we see the younger presenters visiting the wild and assembly with African specialists in 5 nations throughout the continent to discover, uncover, find out about our environmental challenges and be impressed to cut back their influence, defend and restore nature.
The primary-of-its-kind in Africa, the present goals to rejoice 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 Crew Sayari to major college kids in conservation hubs in East Africa and the kids love the present. One of many public major colleges in Kenya, Tipatet Emakoko Major college that has visited the WildlifeDirect’s Subject Lab on a number of event was impressed to begin planting bushes of their college utilizing the plastic bottle drip water irrigation system after watching the Plastics or Oceans episode. On this episode kids learnt how single use plastic is dangerous to marine life. Some kids have been impressed by the DIY segments of the present and created bee inns after watching the Bees vs. Elephants episode. So far over 600 kids have visited the conservation hubs in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania and watched no less than one or two episodes. A few of the kids should stroll for greater than 10 kilometers to achieve the hubs. WildlifeDirect plans to achieve 10,000 kids throughout East Africa with Crew 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 dwelling.
For extra data, please attain out to:
Trish Sewe, Chief of Celebration Psewe@wildlifedirect.org
