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and educate Ugandan teachers
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Carla and Jenny (centre) work with teachers In Uganda.
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Last week, Carla Taylor returned home, along
with her colleague and friend, Jenny Loebsack
from their journey to Uganda. Although the ladies
have many stories to share, one of the highlights
for them was meeting wild primates face-to-face.
'Trekking for gorillas in the jungle - whacking our
way through the trees and underbrush to find
these majestic creatures was unbelievable!' said
Loebsack. 'And being able to meet and interact
with our closest relatives, the chimpanzees was a
very powerful experience: stated Thylor.
The chimpanzee experience was facilitated by
the Ngambe Island Reserve, which rescues and
cares for orphaned chimpanzees. Loebsack and
Taylor participated in the reserves' Integration Pro-
gram, which allows participants to meet, walk with
and play with a small group of chimps that are
being re -integrated into the forest environment,
Taylor was amazed at how similar they are to us.
'We played with a younger one called Rambo who
was very playful. I also got the chance to carry a
female, Pasa who decided she'd rather see the for-
est from my shoulders. The best though was when
e sat in the forest to rest. Yoyo, another female
urled up in my lap! Chimpanzees have 98.7% the
same DNA as humans, and their hands and eyes
and ears are so much like ours - its uncanny. 'This
was a unique experience because generally visitors
and the chimpanzees do not interact so closely.
Throughout July, the two worked with the Jane
Goodall Institute of Uganda facilitating workshops
to train rural primary school teachers on how to
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integrate environmental education into their daily
school curriculum, using interactive and fun meth-
ods. These workshops were developed by JGI
Uganda, in collaboration with JGI Canada, to
increase awareness of the environment and
encourage students and their communities to
make informed decisions on how to improve their
environment.
Both Loebsack and 'Taylor are very grateful for
the opportunity to have worked with the Ugandan
teachers. 'It is a beautiful country despite its prob-
lems, and we met wonderful people, shared our
knowledge and also learned a lot from them; stated
Loebsack.
•Taylor and Loebsack were also able to experi-
ence the 'real' Uganda - hiking on goat paths
through the hillsides, paddling traditional dugout
canoes through small islands on a freshwater lake;
staying with local families and eating traditional
dishes made primarily from bananas, root vegeta-
bles and goat; meeting pygmies; and even having a
group of school children put on a dance show as
they passed by a local leaders house.
'Ihe two dedicated volunteers spent the last four
months fundraising for the workshops and prepar-
ing for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The
ladies would like to thank all of the sponsors, fam-
ily and friends that assisted them in raising funds
for the project. And they eagerly look forward to
hearing from the teachers how the resources and
information they passed on will impact their com-
munities. To hear more about the project and their
experiences visit http://ugandaenviroed.blogspot.
com
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