Catherine Chumo
“ALU provided a larger picture which aided in enhancing work at the national and community level in African conservation.”
“Almost any skill or talent, when rightly informed on conservation, can be used to further conservation efforts.”
Catherine Chumo explains how her time at ALU helped her see the bigger conservation picture
Catherine Chumo explains how her time at ALU helped her see the bigger conservation picture
As the Senior Information Officer at Africa Network for Animal Welfare, Catherine Chumo generates information based on the work the organization carries out including programs, activities, and projects. She then disburses it in different channels for donors, partners, network members, communities, and stakeholders. As the information lead, she is charged with the production of the biannual Animal Welfare Magazine and leads the communications team in organizing the annual animal welfare conference. She provides communication expertise on animal welfare, environment, and wildlife conservation matters through writing and editing for all print and digital media forms.
“We have a massively great disparity in our wildlife conservation practices on the continent - a challenge I experienced little of in my career in East Africa. I have learned that as much as we may have radical, opposing, and diverse perspectives of what conservation is, we owe it to the fast-declining species to come to the table, acknowledge this, collaborate with each other, and implement effective solutions.”
Her time at ALU allowed her to contextualize issues faced locally at the continental and the global level. Through understanding the challenges, experiences, and achievements of others, she is better able to understand the magnitude of their work and learns to fill loopholes, rectify weaknesses, and strengthen what works in their own professional pursuits. “I hope to ingrain these lessons in my work. Apart from establishing NGOs to tackle the challenges, introducing, and strengthening conservation principles such as offsetting, and carbon credit initiatives by businesses in a big way will aid the process to meet the miss
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Catherine Chumo
Catherine Chumo “ALU provided a larger picture which aided in enhancing work at the national and community level in African conservation.” “Almost any skill or talent, when rightly informed on conservation, can be used to further conservation efforts.” Catherine Chumo explains how her time at ALU helped her see the bigger conservation picture As the…
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Driving over the Rumble strips
Christian Mugabe is an alumnus of the African Leadership University, a dedicated environmental entrepreneurial leader and education enthusiast.
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Earth Day 2022
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Christian Mugabe
Christian Mugabe is an alumnus of the African Leadership University, a dedicated environmental entrepreneurial leader and education enthusiast.
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ALU Women’s Day 2022
Women’s Day 2022 The School of Wildlife Conservation remains committed to developing African female leaders to solve Africa’s unique conservation challenges. This Women’s Day, the African Leadership University School of Wildlife Conservation celebrates the over-100 women who have completed conservation programs. As women play an increased role in conservation in Africa, SoWC remains committed to…
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Richard Vigne
Richard Vigne Appointed by the African Leadership University School of Wildlife Conservation as the Executive Director … The African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and its Advisory Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard Anthony Vigne as the first-ever Executive Director of the School, effective January 24, 2022. The founding goal…
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Why consider a career in conservation
3 reasons whyyou should consider a career in conservation … By Deborah Akintayo I was a young Nigerian girl in Lagos. Tired and extremely frustrated from applying for countless scholarships to universities. I was in my own world, blind to what was going on around me or the plight of others. It was in this…
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Lara Dendy Young
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Sheillah Munsabe
Sheillah Munsabe Our Future Conservation Leader Sheillah Munsabe is a first class honours graduate in International Business and Trade from the African Leadership University(ALU) class of 2017, and a graduate Conservation Scholar with African Leadership University School of Wildlife Conservation. Her focus of study at ALU was towards implementation of conservation or environmental consideration approaches…
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Roadmap for Africa’s Wildlife Economy Report Launched
Roadmap for Africa’s Wildlife Economy Report Launched Africa is endowed with rich and diverse natural resources, which have immense economic value and form a critical natural asset for the region’s development. The value of wildlife is, however, poorly understood and largely not taken into consideration in decision-making, policy development or in practice. A large portion…
