On Monday this week, the monthly Simba Scout meeting was held at the Chyulu Conservation and Research Center here on Kuku Group Ranch. The purpose of this meeting was not only to check in on the progress and work of the Simba Scouts, but to recap the achievements that were accomplished in 2013, and to give a presentation to these MWCT employees on the Chyulu Hills REDD+ Carbon Project.
Joseph Lairumbe (above), MWCT's Conservation Outreach Officer, has been speaking and giving a presentation to many groups of community members of Kuku Group Ranch to inform them of this project, the importance of the project, and the benefits that it can produce for the community. The now informed Simba Scouts will be essential stakeholders in the acceptance of this project across Kuku Group Ranch, as they will effectively be able to communicate to their community members about the aims of the project, and the benefits it can produce.
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| Simba Scouts show off their new Chyulu Hills REDD+ Project t-shirts! |
To cap off the meeting, Conservation Managers, Lana and Dirk presented the Simba Scout Achievements for the year 2013. They included:
- Effectively tracking lions
- Taking their job very seriously by analyzing data sheets, even at home
- Encouraging community contribution to the lion project
- Training of 2 new Simba Scouts - whom have also improved their reading and writing skills tremendously
- Successful collaring of 3 lions
- Improvement of attendance to monthly meetings
- Monthly distance (walking) improvements
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| Lana & Dirk discuss 2013 Simba Scout achievements |
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