Youth Environmental Education

Programs

African People & Wildlife is helping to grow the next generation of conservation leaders.

Our youth environmental education programs directly impact rural schoolchildren through after-school wildlife clubs, national park field trips, environmental summer camps, and scholarship programs.

Our Impact

19,900+

schoolchildren taught about environmental issues

2,758

Wildlife Club members in 24 clubs in rural schools

104

full-ride scholarships awarded to date, with 61 active scholars in 2025

Group of Tanzania youth learning about science

Your support will help us educate the next generation of doctors, teachers, and conservationists.

For just $100 per month, you can send a scholar to private school for one year.

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Wildlife Clubs

Hundreds of rural schoolchildren in four key communities take part in our after-school wildlife clubs. Students study topics such as local wildlife ecology, natural resource management, and Tanzania's conservation history. They also plan and execute fun-filled, community-wide events like World Lion Day and Earth Day.Wildlife club graduates serve as youth environmental mentors, working weekly with their respective clubs to organize activities and serve as role models.

Environmental Camps

Week-long environmental camps provide rural students with in-depth knowledge about specific conservation themes. To participate, campers must compete via a written exam and be active members in one of our wildlife clubs. Our evaluations show that campers experience increased environmental knowledge, positive attitude shifts about living with wildlife, and a desire to effect change in their communities.

Group of Tanzania students learning about the environment

National Park Trips

For many of Tanzania's rural youth, visiting a national park is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Each year, we take our wildlife club members on a field trip to Tarangire National Park, where they are exposed to the tourism industry and can see and learn about wild animals in a relaxed atmosphere. Pre- and post-trip evaluations have shown increased knowledge about wildlife and the environment.

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Youth trip in Tarangire National Park on a bus

Noloholo Environmental Scholarships

Many rural youth in Tanzania cannot afford the cost of education beyond primary school. African People & Wildlife has awarded 104 full-ride scholarships to date, with 61 environmental scholars actively enrolled in 2025. Scholarships cover school fees, supplies, and continued encouragement that can determine whether rural students remain in school and develop into leaders.