POSITIVE ENERGY
Uvumbuzi Club
In this issue Wajibu is featuring Uvumbuzi Club, which is a Kenyan environmental conservation lobbying society dating back to the early 1970s. Founder members of Uvumbuzi had earlier been active members of Wildlife Clubs of Kenya in their schools. They wished to carry on with these activities so that they could continue traveling to areas of environmental interest as well as participate in wildlife and environmental conservation activities. Trips for environmental purposes are a major focus for the club even today. Hence the name Uvumbuzi derived from the Kiswahili word vumbua meaning to discover. As their motto they have adopted this saying: Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children.1
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UVUMBUZI CLUB
For Information, Low Cost Trips, Fun, Friends, A Cleaner Environment, And Much More!
Their mission:
Environmental conservation lobbying, in a bid to keep the natural environment intact.
Their members:
- Ordinary Members - These are members involved in club deliberations, for example, monthly meetings, club committees, etc.
- Supporting Members - These are well-wishers, who provide physical and logistical support to the club. They attend monthly meetings and club functions at will.
- Corporate Members - These are organisations that wish their employees to be receiving Uvumbuzi publications. Such organisations also provide support during club activities.
- Student Members - This is a category that is open to students in colleges and universities and those who have completed high school.
- Special Members - This is open to the less privileged members of society, self-help projects, etc. They are approved or invited by the club committee.
- Family Members - This is open to families.
- Educational Institutions - These include schools, colleges, universities and other facilities set up as disseminators of education.
Their Aims & Objectives:
I. Wildlife and environmental awareness.
- To act as a reservoir for post-school Wildlife Clubs of Kenya members and so ensure continuity in their interest in environmental conservation.
- To provide a forum for members to tour and learn about the environment through educational trips throughout Africa at an affordable price.
II. Bicycle promotion as a non-motorised mode of transport.
III. Urban waste management.
- To change the attitude of Nairobi residents from the apathetic to the responsible.
- To create awareness on the health hazards of uncollected garbage.
- To promote garbage recycling as an income generator.
IV. Talks and lectures on various topics, for example: environmental conservation, bicycle awareness, law, gender, etc.
Their Administration:
- The club coordinates its activities through a secretariat housed by the National Museums of Kenya. Uvumbuzi is operated on a voluntary basis.
- The Club works with organized groups to disseminate ideas to the community. The project coordinator trains the group and supervises the project.
- Uvumbuzi charges an annual membership fee, which varies depending on the membership category: Ordinary 500/-, Supporting 1500/-, Corporate 5000/-, Student 200/-, Family 800/-, Educational 1200/- and Special 200/-.
Their Contact:
The Coordinator,
Uvumbuzi Club
P.O. Box 10788,
Nairobi, KENYA.
Tel: +254 2 743615/ 751607
E-mail: uvumbuzi@swiftkenya.com
Uvumbuzi gives you an opportunity to...
...see Kenya and Africa, and provides avenues for you to get involved in environmental protection.
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