Uganda Wildlife Education Centre

Education programs

Campaigns program

Outreach programe
UWEC carries out campaigns on topical environment issues like endangered species, Bushmeat trade, Incorporation of conservation issues into Poverty Reduction Strategic papers. These have largely contributed to the change in attitude of policy makers in Uganda. We target critical policy makers like the members of the Natural resources committee of parliament.

Long stay volunteers program

Outreach programe
Every year, UWEC receives a big number of both local and International volunteers who come and contribute to the various programs at the centre. They end up with a wealth of experience in the different areas where they participate. This program has helped a number of volunteers to get jobs in mainstream sectors both in Uganda and outside Uganda.

Community Conservation

Outreach programe
UWEC empowers local communities to manage Natural resources sustainably and responsibly for long-term economic gain and environmental prosperity. Special emphasis is put on the youth. An approach which has been adopted by UWEC is to inculcate a spirit of volunteerism into the community members especially the youth in order to promote self action to create a difference in environmental management. Often times, people have a notion that proper environment management practices are a sole responsibility of local authorities.
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Enhancing the learning and teaching of science through curriculum integrated tours.

Outreach programe
May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support to the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) more especially for the facilitation of your pupils and teachers towards their field tours to our centre.
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Public presentations & debats

Outreach programe

UWEC engages the public using presentations through different for a like the print and electronic media, public dialogues among others where topical issues concerning the environment are thoroughly debated thereby creating a lot of awareness on Environmental conservation. We do this with various partners such as the Wetlands Inspection division, Nature Uganda, Entebbe District Wildlife Association, Entebbe Outstanding Youth Association, Entebbe Municipal council among others. This has been a successful program and it has created a lot of enthusiasm among the public especially the youth.

Material development

Outreach programe

UWEC regularly develops Conservation Education materials that are geared towards understanding the ecosystem approach of the functioning of the environment. Interactive materials are developed for the different age groups. Some of the materials developed so far include: posters, tea shirts, caps, Species specific hand books and flyers, brochures, activity sheets, teacher guide books among others. All these materials help the centre to pass on conservation messages at the centre and in schools. UWEC works closely with school teachers in using these materials to deliver the different programs.

United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Outreach programe

School outreach programme

Outreach programe

UWEC goes out to schools and deliver conservation education programs using various interactive methods such as a mobile kit. Environment education films are shown, environmental awareness talks are given, quizzes and puzzles as well as school environmental competitions are done by the centre. All this is geared towards creating awareness about the value of the environment to life and coexistence of the different life forms.

Partnerships program

Inhouse programe

UWEC engages in strategic partnerships in order to avoid overlaps and duplication of roles. We work closely with the Ministry of Education, National curriculum Development centre, Uganda Wildlife Authority, National Environment Management Authority, Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx zoo, Wetlands International, Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of tourism, Trade and Industry, Conservation through Public Health among many others. All these distinguished organizations have helped us to achieve our mandates.

Research

Inhouse programe

UWEC engages in research ranging from conservation (e.g. Wetland health and sanitation, fires, ecosystem health and services among others). Also, we do research in veterinary health, animal nutrition, Animal behavior, and animal welfare. UWEC is the CITES holding centre in Uganda and engages in a lot f research to fulfill the requirements of CITES. We work very closely with Makerere University and Mbarara university to promote research in Uganda

Workshops / seminars

Inhouse programe

UWEC holds Community Conservation workshops where opinion leaders are put together to deliberate about environment issues that affect them in their surroundings. We also hold primary and secondary school teacher workshops where teachers are given tools to help them to conduct environment education in their schools. These have been very successful and have played a big role in changing the attitudes of many teachers and pupils positively towards the environment.

Industrial training

Inhouse programe

As part of UWEC’s Corporate Social Responsibility, students from Uganda and other countries come to the centre to do their industrial training as part of the requirements for the award of their different degrees/diplomas. UWEC has trained a large number of students who have ended up being responsible citizens after the training. UWEC has ended up recruiting some of these trainees as their staff after successful industrial training at the center.

Guided tours through UWEC

Inhouse programe

Specially trained educators/guides are in place to take all visitors to the center through conservation education. Special emphasis is laid on the young generation especially the primary and secondary school going children who visit the centre. The educators take the learners through the centre using a thematic approach, where they move along with a conservation theme along which they educate the visitors.

Special Events and Exhibitions

Inhouse programe

UWEC joins the rest of the world in celebrating important environmental days and organizes special events on days such as the World Environment day, World Wetlands day among others. Also, we organize fetes on days such as Christmas, Easter, and Iddi). UWEC also carries out environmental exhibitions in trading centers, schools, churches, special days exhibitions for example world environment day among others.

Integrated science curriculum conservation

Inhouse programe

Enhancement of the Teaching and Learning of Science and Arts Subjects in Secondary Schools using facilities at UWEC.

In Uganda, the government has made science and some arts subjects compulsory at senior four in secondary schools and government sponsorship to public universities favours these subjects.