TonyWild Foundation

Are you an Environmental Advocate or a Nature and WildLife enthusiast using creative mediums to call attention to the environmental problems in your community to spark action? This is your opportunity to receive support to amplify your work. Applications for the African Climate Stories Fellowship 2024 is now open. This year we are partnering with African Climate Stories to connect our networks to its Program. African Climate Stories Fellowship is seeking to empower young people across Africa to take meaningful climate action and tackle environmental challenges in their communities including using creative storytelling mediums and expressions. 30 Fellows will be selected for the Fellowship this year, and you could be one of them. To apply use this link: https://lnkd.in/d5SDiVnx For more about African Climate Stories, check out: https://lnkd.in/dfyrXdpi

Do you have a talent for telling stories that inspire change? TonyWild is seeking a dynamic Storytelling Coordinator to lead and manage our efforts in creating compelling narratives around biodiversity conservation. This full-time, hybrid position offers the opportunity to work with conservationists, photographers, filmmakers, and youth participants, using photography, film, and writing to raise awareness and inspire action. Your work will drive global and local conservation campaigns, influencing behavior change and making a tangible impact on the environment. 🗓️ Application Deadline: 18 October 2024 📍 Full-Time | Hybrid 🔗 Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gpQ6wHvK #ConservationStorytelling #EnvironmentalAdvocacy #VisualStorytelling #TonyWildCareers #BiodiversityAwareness #CreativeConservation

Are you passionate about biodiversity and education? TonyWild is seeking an innovative Education & Outreach Coordinator to design and implement impactful programs that inspire communities, particularly youth, to engage in conservation efforts. This full-time, hybrid role involves developing engaging curricula, organizing workshops, and leading outreach activities that drive ecological literacy and behavior change to protect our natural world. Help us shape the next generation of environmental stewards through education, photography, film, and science. 🗓️ Application Deadline: 18 October 2024 📍 Full-Time | Hybrid 🔗 Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gpQ6wHvK #ConservationEducation #BiodiversityLeadership #CommunityOutreach #TonyWildCareers #EnvironmentalStewardship #YouthEngagement

We are very excited about this partnership with African Climate Stories.

Applications for the African Climate Stories Fellowship 2024 are now open! We’re excited for the months ahead and hope you are too! This last quarter of 2024 is packed with opportunities for you to showcase your talents and make a difference. Building on the success of the first African Climate Stories Fellowship in 2023, we’ve improved and reimagined the program to make it even more impactful. If you’re a young climate activist, environmental advocate, innovator, researcher, storyteller, or artist taking creative environmental actions, this is your opportunity to receive support and amplify your work. Our mission is to empower young people across Africa to take meaningful climate action and tackle environmental challenges in their communities. We also want to help you communicate your impact in ways that attract the support needed to grow. Special appreciation to all our partners, both new and old who are helping bring this powerful climate storytelling and action-focused program to the young people and communities who need it most. Thank you: SustyVibes Monoversal Spunky Toonz SocialGood Lagos TonyWild Foundation Clean Tech Hub Nigeria Afro-Climate Vanguard (ACV) Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB CEIP | Circular Economy Innovation Partnership To apply use this link: https://lnkd.in/d5SDiVnx Application Deadline 26th October 2024.

ICYMI, from September 20th-23rd, Kenya proudly participated in this year’s Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB), collaborating with African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya- Giraffe Centre to engage over 100 student youth from Africa Nazarene University, University of Nairobi and Wildlife Clubs of Kenya Alongside scientists and naturalists, they documented over 6,000 observations of 1,000+ species at key sites like the Giraffe Centre and Ondiri Swamp. The event promoted biodiversity awareness and nature-positive behaviors. Keep sharing your findings on iNaturalist until October 7th! Special thanks to our hosts and participants for a successful event. #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #CitizenScience #YouthInConservation #Biodiversity #GSB

Exciting news for our film Matumbawe which has been officially selected for the Green Film Festival 2024 in Accra This film, produced under the TonyWild Foundation and in collaboration with the REEFolution showcases the essential role of community-led environmental action, whether on land or underwater. 🎥 The making of Matumbawe was a team effort driven by passion and expertise: Director : Anthony Ochieng Cinematographers : Edwin Machuka and Brian Etole Editors: Kamau Samuel and Brian Etole #Matumbawe #VELPStories #GreenFilmFestival2024 #TheForestGuardian #TonyWildFoundation #ReefolutionFoundation #ConservationStorytelling #SustainableFuture

Our team, represented by Elaine Wahome (Fundraising) and Mary M. (Legal), recently attended a transformative 2-day workshop hosted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in partnership with the Conservation Alliance Kenya (CAK) and WWF-Kenya, on August 20-21, 2024, in Nairobi. The event brought together youth, negotiators, conservation partners, and state agencies to focus on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Key takeaways included: 🗣 Intergenerational knowledge exchange 🤝 Building synergies and policy coherence 📊 Capacity building, data, and financial mechanisms 🎯 Post-COP briefings to ensure long-term impact Elaine shared: “It was enlightening to see the gaps in collaboration and understanding across different MEAs, but equally inspiring to witness youth learning from experienced policymakers. Looking forward to the changes we can influence as we approach the COPs for CBD, UNFCCC, and CITES!” #TonyWildFoundation #VELPStories #ConservationMatters #YouthForNature #BiodiversityProtection #COP30 #ConservationLeadership #COP16 #COP29

Our Director and Founder, Anthony Ochieng recently attended FAME Week Africa in Cape Town, South Africa—a premier event celebrating Africa's creative and cultural industries. During the event, Anthony was part of a dynamic panel hosted by Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers that focused on ocean access for African storytellers. From Anthony's perspective, telling ocean stories as an African comes with unique challenges: "First, you need to learn how to swim, and even after mastering that, there’s the fear of being in the vast blue expanse. But beyond the personal barriers, training in free diving or scuba diving and the cost of equipment is a huge obstacle for many aspiring African filmmakers." However, communities like NEWF are breaking down these barriers, and through our conservation education programs, we're empowering more African youth to tell these crucial conservation stories through their perspective —from forests to oceans.  All we know is that the stories that will come from Africans years from now will be revolutionary. #FAMEWeekAfrica #NEWF #VELPStories #OceanConservation #AfricanStorytellers #TonyWildFoundation #EnvironmentMatters

In collaboration with Lamu Marine Conservation Trust and supported by Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P. we recently conducted a photography workshop for 20 children and young adults. Read more about it here https://lnkd.in/d-CMbEA7.