Written by Trish Sewe, COP of The Nationwide Geographic’s Group Sayari and Nature Constructive Outreach Program

A brand new nature-based conservation sequence concentrating on kids aged 7-12-years-old is taking Africa by storm. Group Sayari is a Nationwide Geographic Children 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 through Nationwide Geographic Wild TV Channel (DStv 182, Starsat 221). Group Sayari sequence is the results of a collaborative effort between WildlifeDirect, the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (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 purpose of this system is to encourage and catalyze behavioral change that can have an enduring impression on the conservation of species wealthy landscapes and generate significant financial improvement alternatives for communities in East Africa.

Group 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 setting, interview specialists on the bottom and be taught 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 sequence embodies this system’s total purpose – to supply viewers with the information, abilities and instruments wanted to preserve and defend the pure world. Viewers can anticipate thrilling travels, intriguing discoveries, enjoyable DIY actions and enthralling adventures each week. Viewers also can anticipate fascinating journeys via wild areas comparable to 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 sequence, we see the younger presenters visiting the wild and assembly with African specialists in 5 international locations throughout the continent to discover, uncover, study our environmental challenges and be impressed to cut back their impression, defend and restore nature.

The primary-of-its-kind in Africa, the present goals to have fun the setting 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 Group 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 Area 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 resorts after watching the Bees vs. Elephants episode. Up to now over 600 kids have visited the conservation hubs in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania and watched no less than one or two episodes. Among the kids must stroll for greater than 10 kilometers to succeed in the hubs. WildlifeDirect plans to succeed in 10,000 kids throughout East Africa with Group Sayari content material and extra complementary supplies that can allow them to take up conservation actions and turn out to be the conservation leaders that may make a distinction whereas defending the planet we name house.

For extra info, please attain out to:

Trish Sewe, Chief of Celebration Psewe@wildlifedirect.org