Zambia

Workshop group at Munda Wanga

Zambia is one of the few nations in sub-Saharan Africa where wildlife still survives in relative abundance. The nation has a relatively small population, and a geography that insulates, to some extent, Zambia’s major protected areas from human impact. Zambia’s population centers are far from the habitats where large populations of leopards, elephants, and a diversity of antelopes and birds still survive. However many Zambians have little knowledge of or appreciation for the country’s spectacular landscapes and wildlife. 

In 2003, WCS’s Education Division began working with Munda Wanga Environmental Park , a wildlife center located on the outskirts of Lusaka- the nation’s capital and largest city. WCS provided zoo-based lesson plans and training to Munda Wanga’s small and inexperienced education staff, and continued mentorship through an intense staff development workshop in fall 2004. WCS trainers worked with Munda Wanga to host a five-day environmental education program at the park for formal and informal educators from throughout Zambia, including two community educators from the WCS program run by Dale Lewis in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. The 2003 workshop used WCS’s Habitat Ecology Learning Program as its main text, and provided Munda Wanga educators with the opportunity to create a local constituency of educators skilled in incorporating environmental education  activities into their curricula.

International Teacher Trainer, Ian Signer, leading an activity for Munda Wanga employees

AREAS OF PROJECT ACTIVITY: Lusaka