William Holden Wildlife Foundation

TO AWAKEN AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BALANCE OF NATURE, AND THE VITAL ROLE THE ANIMALS PLAY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK. TO TEACH WAYS TO REALIZE CONSERVATION OF BOTH WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LIGHT OF MANS NEED TO EXPLOIT BOTH RESOURCES THROUGH OUR MODEL GARDENS. TO ENACT SPECIFIC WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT STUDIES AS THEY IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. TO CONTINUE RESEARCH IN ANIMAL REPRODUCTION FOR CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMS. TO EQUIP LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH LIBRARY MATERIALS.

THE FOUNDATION'S MAIN EDUCATION CENTER LOCATED IN NANYUKI, KENYA, EAST AFRICA SERVICES ROUGHLY 11,000 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND OFFERS OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR GROUPS OF UP TO 60 VISITORS, AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY, VIDEO AND LECTURE HALL, PRACTICAL EXHIBITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION METHODS, AND LECTURES GIVEN BY OUR EDUCATION STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS A RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAM CONSISTING OF ENHANCEMENTS TO RURAL SCHOOLS WHICH ASSIST IN ELEVATING THE STANDARD OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF LIBRARIES, CANTEEN KITCHENS WITH HIGHLY EFFICIENT FUEL SAVING COOKERS, AND REGULAR LECTURES ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY AND ALTERNATIVES TO HABITAT DESTRUCTION GIVEN BY THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION STAFF. WE ALSO INSTALL TREE NURSERIES AND MODEL FARMS THAT TEACH SOIL RESTORATION AND FARMING METHODS THAT COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED AT SEVEN SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF KENYA, REACHING AN ADDITIONAL ROUGHLY 6,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.