Dr Margaret Otieno
iLearnabout is delighted to have the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK) as a key partner. Dr. Margaret Otieno, CEO/National Coordinator, and her team have been instrumental in supporting the project. Margaret is also a Board member of Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK), Management Skills for Wildlife Conservation (MSWC), African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, Elsa Conservation Trust, and is the Chair for IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC).
A holder of a Ph.D. in Climate Change and Education for Sustainable Development and an MSc in Environment and Development, in 2020 she has was awarded the prestigious Brandwein Medal as an outstanding educator dedicated to nature and conservation. Margaret is a passionate hands-on environmental education professional and is driven by the belief that sustained education from grassroots to leadership levels is the single most important element in improved environmental protection and conservation.
Through Africa wide workshops, WCK has stimulated a continental wildlife clubs movement. It has also helped spawn clubs in Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere in the developing world. In over 50 years, WCK has helped educate over 1,000,000 young Kenyans and placed many of them in positions of influence.
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