Education for Nature - Vietnam (ENV), established in 2001, is Vietnam's first non-profit environmental education organization. ENV aims to better protect nature, wildlife and the environment through education and by raising people's awareness. It specializes in the training of environmental educators and also carries out educational programs about the environment. ENV was built upon the success of Vietnam's longest running community-based conservation education project at Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province.
ENV has provided practical and experience-focused training to teachers, project staff and environmental educators throughout the country. During training courses, trainees have the opportunity to learn new skills and improve their knowledge about environmental education by working in both the classroom and out in schools and villages. Since 2000, twenty major training programs have been carried out, as well as more than forty short training courses for educators from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In addition to training, ENV has also developed and implemented a number of environmental education programs. In January 2005, with 4,000 students volunteering from five secondary schools, ENV launched its new Tam Dao Environmental Education Program. This education program also incorporates extra activities like puppet shows and school visits to the park. The Tam Dao program includes education activities for adults within local communities and to date four puppet shows have been carried out. At the end of March 2005, ENV applied its experience from teaching amongst the forests and hit the streets of Hanoi with a new environmental education program for Hanoi schools. Nature Clubs were established in grades 6 and 7 in eight secondary schools. Each club session involves a prepared lesson that focuses on specific themes such as waste disposal, air pollution and clean water. Key environmental messages are delivered through discussion, activities and games that actively involve the students in learning. To find out more about the work of ENV please visit their website: http://www.envietnam.org |
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