‘Education…is the route to understanding’. With the support and understanding of the leaders, teachers and local tribesmen the Trust aims to encourage the communities to protect and conserve their environment, the valuable wildlife, and to cherish their own traditions. However, with the increase in human population, some of the old traditions of keeping huge herds of cattle, goats and sheep, now need to be addressed. The Milgis Trust feels that the way forward is through the children living in the Milgis ecosystem.
First, there is a shortage of schools in the area and some of the schools are inadequately furnished, so the Trust would like to address this. Second, the Milgis Trust aims to involve all the schools in a genuine focus to ‘save the environment and the wildlife’ with the production of educational materials that highlight and promote the benefits of conservation. By securing support through the schools, the children can become “ambassadors” for conservation within their community.
The school started under a tree in 2006, with the children learning the alphabet and numbers with white stones in the sand. It was extraordinarily effective!! Now the children are in 3 very colorful classrooms. The Milgis Trust's scouts visit regularly to talk about the wildlife, the forests and the environment. They generally discuss anything that will affect the future of the area. The children, in turn, then take this knowledge and spread the news to their families.