Stories

Witnessing Wildlife in the Wild

In March 2019, Save the Elephants and partner organization Ewaso Lions collaborated by bringing more than 120 wildlife club members to  Samburu National Reserve. The students from Laresoro and Attan primary schools were given a rare opportunity to...

Update on your 2019 Elephant Scholars

Educating communities is critical to ensuring the future of wildlife and their habitats, and promoting values that cultivate coexistence between humans and wildlife. With about 70% of wildlife living outside protected areas - and with many of those...

ELEPHANT SCHOLARS GIVE BACK

One of the main focuses of the Save the Elephants and Elephant Watch Safaris - Education Programme, is to encourage former scholars to give back to their communities. In 2018, five Elephant Scholars graduated from the programme after successfully...

MAKING SAMBURU SAFE FOR ELEPHANTS

The Land Cruiser is parked at a discreet distance from the Ewaso Ng’iro River, where a herd of elephants is bathing. From inside the vehicle, Frank Pope of Save the Elephants (STE) observes its newest member—a six-month-old male. The calf...

Elephants from space

An elephant …. from space. How hard could it be? On 18th April 2019, the BBC One series, Earth From Space, launched in the UK with an episode featuring Samburu’s elephants. Save the Elephants worked closely with the BBC film crew on...

Giving Hope to the Vulnerable Girls in Northern Kenya

Towards the end of 2018, the Education Officers at Save The Elephants, traversed through the region to identify the most needy and bright students, that lacked the financial means to enroll to high school. The interview exercise saw the team visit...

Digital Learning and Mentoring Elephant Scholars

The Elephant Scholarship Programme continues to provide opportunities for needy students from Northern Kenya to get education, beyond the basic Primary School level. This initiative has seen the programme focus on the high school and tertiary...

Supporting Education Institutions in Northern Kenya

Education in Kenya is managed by the national government, which is responsible for providing all learning resources for the primary schools. However, due to the challenges of associated with inadequate provision of the required resources, students...

Field Trip to Meet the Elephant Orphans of Reteti

Save the Elephants’ education team recently organized a field trip to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the remote Mathews’ Range in northern Kenya for grade 8 pupils from Ngutuk Engiron Primary School.  STE has had a lasting partnership with...