Helping turtles & other marine life through education

There are five species of sea turtle found in Kenyan waters, all of which are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, and three of which are known to nest on Kenya's shores. Turtles are predominantly threatened by human activities, including the deliberate or incidental catching in trawler nets/hand lines, egg collection and the destruction of nesting and foraging habitats.

The Lamu Marine Conservation Project promotes education both in schools and the local communities, which is designed to improve fishing methods less harmful to turtles and create a greater environmental awareness. AEFF has provided the Project with its educational films, in response to which we have just received a letter of thanks, confirming the important role which the films play for this enterprising program on Kenya's remote north coast:

"Thanks very much for the DVDs, they really fit to our education program here in Lamu... currently we are running four Environmental Kindness Clubs in four schools in the western archipelago of Lamu Island. We are having a total number of 100 kids from class 4 to 7. We are using a generator to those areas with no power. We have got a screen and a projector from Tusk Trust which are really helpful. Our project is so interesting that every school wants to be part and parcel of it. We have developed a new syllabus of which the person in charge (Hassanat) will forward it to you soon and from there you can see how you have assisted us and how further you will be able to do so.

You are a very important contributor to Lamu Marine Conservation Trust..."