ANOTHER GREAT LEAVE NO TRACE COURSE
We held another successful LNT course in Olasiti led by SOI Instructor and LNT Master Shikuku Ooko and TNC Africa Conservation Coordinator Alphonse Mallya. As usual this course was free for all students who were beginning the WFR the following
LAKE EYASI – WE’RE TAKING THE TRAINING TO THEM – PART I
Last year we had the incredible opportunity to put on a benefit course in Arusha for Hadza, Datoga and Maasai guides. Our goal was to help them become the primary ambassadors to their own cultures, to improve their skills as
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MKURU REVISITED: An interview with Shikuku Ooko – SOI East Africa Director
Where were you teaching? “I taught in Mkuru, a remote village west of Mt. Kilimanjaro.” Can you describe the landscape both in terms of the ecosystem and habitation? “Mkuru sits in the foothills of Mt. Meru’s eastern slopes between it
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PHILIPSBURG WOUNDS SEMINAR
We had the good fortune to be asked by the Granite County Medical Foundation to provide a first aid presentation in Philipsburg for the community. There has been a lack of opportunity for outdoor and first aid education in Granite
OLASITI RECERT AND WFA
Last week we wrapped up another great set of trainings at the African Environments compound in Olasiti – a Wilderness First Responder Recertification and a Wilderness First Aid course. We are always glad to see students show back up for