Kasanka’s Kinda baboons are in the news..! An eight year study into the lives of Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) at Kasanka National Park reveals insight into the rapid development of infants when mothers are dominant and have strong social bonds. A scientific paper, recently published in the journal Animal Behaviour, reveals how higher rank and […]
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Chongololo Clubs’ Eco-garden 1st sales! For some time now, we have been sharing the amazing devotion of the Chongololo club students keeping their eco-garden going strong, even in the face of adversity during the Covid-19 outbreak, and now we are so proud to share with you their first time ever garden sales. The garden has
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Chipembele & Chongololo Clubs – Busier than ever! KCC Chongololo Club – Keeping the eco-garden alive! In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and after the shutdown of all public and private learning institutions across the country, the Chongololo club members at KCC looked at ways in which to keep the eco-garden alive. This organic
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KCC Chongololo club – School Garden KCC Chongololo club has started a school garden plot where they will grow veggies throughout the year. With the help of KCC educator, Mervies Changwe, students first planted a nursery of 4 vegetable varieties last month. Yesterday, students learned how to transplant tomato seedlings into the garden beds they had
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Supporting families through skills empowerment and sustainable business Located across the road from Kasanka Park entrance, Kasamba Women’s Group comes together to hand-make the one-of-a kind crafts found at Wasa Lodge. Conservation – Through profits generated from Kasamba products, women participating in the group are able to supplement existing gaps in household income, which is typically male
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Kasamba Women’s Group Constitution Meeting On Saturday February 22nd, 13 members of the Kasamba Women’s Group gathered at Kasanka’s Conservation Centre to undergo a day long workshop covering the writing of an official constitution and lessons on financial literacy, skills which will be essential to the overall sustainability of the group. Such community outreach activities
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Mulembo Under 5 Family Planning Educational Day KCC Community Outreach Team hosted two guests all the way from Luapula Province on February 19th, 2020: Certified RN Lillian Chompo Peace Corps Volunteer Kiera Del ViccioBoth work at a local clinic in Samfya District and enjoy doing community outreach events focusing on health awareness and education. In
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Chongololo and Chipembele clubs Student membership participation in Chongololo and Chipembele clubs has reached 1,260 pupils and continues to expand. The newest project in place is trash and bottle collection for making Eco-Bricks. 66 teachers from 31 Kafinda area schools were trained and received teaching manuals in how to lead proper and effective Chongololo and
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Community Development with COMACO Working within the newly established CFMAs, COMACO will place up to 4,000 beehives in each Chiefdom in 2020, identifying recipients of the beehives through their poacher reform programme. COMACO have also provided conservation farming training and seed inputs to over 1,000 farmers across the two chiefdoms in 2019, providing alternative livelihood
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Kasanka National Park Nature Camp for pupils In September KCC hosted 43 sponsored students for a 3-day Nature Camp where pupils underwent lessons on biodiversity, beekeeping, and conservation farming. Pupils also took a game drive in the park and planted a nursery of 3,700 red mahogany tree seedlings. Watching their faces light up and their
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