The primary objective of A.F.E.W ‘s Giraffe Centre is to sensitize Kenyans, especially the youth on the importance of conserving nature and the environment so that they can take the initiative of preserving their own biodiversity. position:absolute; School children who visit the Centre are able to have an unforgettable and thrilling experience of coming into close contact with the giraffes by feeding them and touching their tongues! For most of these children it is their first time to see a live giraffe! After that awesome experience, they are able to listen to a lecture on conservation, watch an exciting wildlife film and go for a guided nature walk in the sanctuary where they  learn about the different types of plants, trees, birds, and other wildlife which they may come across. This programme is of immense popularity with the number of school children visiting the Centre having risen from 800 in 1983 to over 54,000 in current years. In the year 2008 we received 57,514 students.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Regular clean-ups - the Giraffe Centre holds clean ups in the National Park and of the neighboring community helps to keep the surroundings clean and also create awareness to the community on the need to take responsibility in that regard.

To reach school children who are not able to come to the Giraffe Centre, we hold a National Environmental Competition where children in four age group categories compete in essay writing, wildlife art or photography. . THE COMPETITION POSTER CAN BE DOWNLOADED ON THIS WEBPAGE.

Planting of over 4,000 indigenous Acacia seedlings in the Greening the Amboseli Project whereby this park had its vegetation damaged by huge numbers of elephant population at one time and in recent times planting of over 5,000 trees through schools, Training of Trainers Workshops, resource materials development and education of the many visiting schools at the Centre in daily basis.

By doing this both teachers and the students are able to put into practice what they learn as well as teach the community on how to take actions for a better environment.

The Centre also tarted a special programme for underprivileged children from slums, orphanages, rehabilitation centers to go on educational trips that are termed as 'ECOLOGY TRIPS FOR THE UNDERPRIVILED CHILDREN.

Pledge now!!! And help a poor child learn about wildlife and its conservation at an early age! You can do this by writing to the Education Department, AFEW - Giraffe Centre on this email address: for further details or access ' AFEW PROJECTS' and you will get all the detail.