Mutumba self help group (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 25 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Stream river, it made me learn to swim
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Going to the forest to eat wild fruits. (Chinkenene)
Now? What I do is sewing, when I am free outside, it is like my leisure.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
cow, hens, in fact all domestic animals, the cow skin was used when I was young to carry me (baby coat) and also the cow dung and hens dropping are used as fertilizer and we use to plant vegetables especially our tradition vegetables called (Chinsanga) Kisii traditional vegetables. (Spider flower)
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Dumping, of waste products any where and anyhow, and air pollution which will interfere with our breathing system (Respiratory system)
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Natural resources and environment is God’s creation, we should protect and respect it the way we respect our maker.
Thanks to my sister Michelle McIlroy for designing the logo!
January 09, 2009
Georges Dev MC
Missionaries of Charity (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 18 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Walking alone in a forest make me feel close to the creator.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes
Now? But now it is becoming less available
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Giraffe, it is beautiful
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
People disrespect for nature and natural things
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Respect nature and use more natural things
Today’s Date: 18 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Walking alone in a forest make me feel close to the creator.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes
Now? But now it is becoming less available
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Giraffe, it is beautiful
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
People disrespect for nature and natural things
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Respect nature and use more natural things
Charles Oloo
KCODA (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Nature has played a great role in my formation, has fed me, clothed me, and I’m nature and love nature. Sheep, goat, cows were my companions. Generally the clean air was because of trees.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
During my childhood I spent my great time in the fields beside the lake and my favorite play site beside the river under a tree.
Now? Now plainly none.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
My favorite animal is a Calf. I grew up teaching the calf how to run and their speed overtook mine in less than a few weeks. Their presence meant the presence of milk.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
The environmental challenge facing us now is the dirty air we breathe, lack of trees or green vegetation in future we risk the whole environmental turning into a desert, no rains, no food, no life
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Be friendly to animals, for every tree cut plant three or more, find environmental friendlier sources of energy.
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Nature has played a great role in my formation, has fed me, clothed me, and I’m nature and love nature. Sheep, goat, cows were my companions. Generally the clean air was because of trees.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
During my childhood I spent my great time in the fields beside the lake and my favorite play site beside the river under a tree.
Now? Now plainly none.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
My favorite animal is a Calf. I grew up teaching the calf how to run and their speed overtook mine in less than a few weeks. Their presence meant the presence of milk.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
The environmental challenge facing us now is the dirty air we breathe, lack of trees or green vegetation in future we risk the whole environmental turning into a desert, no rains, no food, no life
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Be friendly to animals, for every tree cut plant three or more, find environmental friendlier sources of energy.
Christopher Kioko Musyimi
Chairman - Kuunganisha Youth Group (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 22 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
I have an impact with an animal and it had an impact on me by making me be friendly, humble, keen, emotional and gentle.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, I used to have my favorite place which was the National park of Kenya
Now? I don’t have any more.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
My favorite animal is the hyena, because it has a lot of intelligence and cautious before it makes any move in its movement
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Global warming and deforestation. Greatest challenges in future would be global warming and killing of natural environmental catastrophies resources
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
I would like to advice the people that we need to preserve and protect our environment for the sake of our future and the future to come.
Today’s Date: 22 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
I have an impact with an animal and it had an impact on me by making me be friendly, humble, keen, emotional and gentle.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, I used to have my favorite place which was the National park of Kenya
Now? I don’t have any more.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
My favorite animal is the hyena, because it has a lot of intelligence and cautious before it makes any move in its movement
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Global warming and deforestation. Greatest challenges in future would be global warming and killing of natural environmental catastrophies resources
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
I would like to advice the people that we need to preserve and protect our environment for the sake of our future and the future to come.
Tonny Matenge
Initiative for sports & social Arts (ISSA) (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 25 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Fetching water with donkey. It has provided water for me, but it is also very troublesome.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
No answer given
Now? Yes, on the mountains where there are snakes and big lizards
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Hare, because it is very clever and also very sweet
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Now we have many people congested in small areas while animals have got tracks of land which are not utilized in the near future we might have the people population explode.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Let’s divide what we have equally otherwise tomorrow people might destroy forest.
Today’s Date: 25 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Fetching water with donkey. It has provided water for me, but it is also very troublesome.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
No answer given
Now? Yes, on the mountains where there are snakes and big lizards
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Hare, because it is very clever and also very sweet
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Now we have many people congested in small areas while animals have got tracks of land which are not utilized in the near future we might have the people population explode.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Let’s divide what we have equally otherwise tomorrow people might destroy forest.
Julius Ayoma
KIBERA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (KCODA) (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Red Ants, they invaded my bed and they gave me a lot of biting.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Playing football during rain season, that was best to me, I could slide with the ball.
Now? I don’t have a specific place.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Cow, because I like milk.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Globalization and deforestation, climate change, food shortage.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Plant more trees, protect our forests.
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Red Ants, they invaded my bed and they gave me a lot of biting.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Playing football during rain season, that was best to me, I could slide with the ball.
Now? I don’t have a specific place.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Cow, because I like milk.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Globalization and deforestation, climate change, food shortage.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Plant more trees, protect our forests.
Elizabeth Gote
Alfa Network (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 19 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Cat, I used to buy good clothes and the rats could not spare them until I kept a cat in my house, since then I have loved cats very much.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Going out with my child friends especially when I had a new clothes which my parents had bought it, I could hang out so that other children could see it.
Now? Going out in out catering parties.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Lion, because it is the king of the jungle, and very brave.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Air pollution, everybody breaths in and out, if we continue to pollute air, from various sectors, the rate of people dying will be increasing every day and night, the beautiful world will remain void.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Maximum respect to the natural resources and our environment is the key to a better world.
Today’s Date: 19 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Cat, I used to buy good clothes and the rats could not spare them until I kept a cat in my house, since then I have loved cats very much.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Going out with my child friends especially when I had a new clothes which my parents had bought it, I could hang out so that other children could see it.
Now? Going out in out catering parties.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Lion, because it is the king of the jungle, and very brave.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Air pollution, everybody breaths in and out, if we continue to pollute air, from various sectors, the rate of people dying will be increasing every day and night, the beautiful world will remain void.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Maximum respect to the natural resources and our environment is the key to a better world.
Douglas Namale
KIBERA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (KCODA) (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 23 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
The Rift valley, which has the largest number of Lakes, the lakes particularly L. Naivasha and Bogoria.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, Thomson falls in Nyahururu.
Now? No answer given
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Goat. Because it can survive anywhere with minimal care.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Deforestation, desertification (Lack of enough rainfall)
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Plant more trees, save and protect our water catchments areas
Today’s Date: 23 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
The Rift valley, which has the largest number of Lakes, the lakes particularly L. Naivasha and Bogoria.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, Thomson falls in Nyahururu.
Now? No answer given
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Goat. Because it can survive anywhere with minimal care.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Deforestation, desertification (Lack of enough rainfall)
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Plant more trees, save and protect our water catchments areas
John Mwangi
Missionary of Charity Brother (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Dog by the name Brownie whom I grew up with for twelve years and the el – nino rains while I was in Kwale District.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Row Allan Camp during my primary school years as a scout.
Now? Currently I have no ready access to the outdoors
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Dogs have always been my favorite they offer Friendship and protection
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Toxic gas emission globally turning the planet green once again
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Conserve water and preserve and protect water catchments areas
Today’s Date: 24 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Dog by the name Brownie whom I grew up with for twelve years and the el – nino rains while I was in Kwale District.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Row Allan Camp during my primary school years as a scout.
Now? Currently I have no ready access to the outdoors
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Dogs have always been my favorite they offer Friendship and protection
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Toxic gas emission globally turning the planet green once again
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Conserve water and preserve and protect water catchments areas
Caleb Omondi
Ghetto Development Centre (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 25 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Safari Ants (Siafu), when I was young we used to sleep on the floor using cow skin, I remember one night, the safari ants pierced us during the night, thing small ants were biting us and they could die on your skin, so as you try to remove one at a time, another one could bite you in another angle.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, going on the playing field and fight using our heads, the way bulls fight.
Now? At present, I don’t have any place in mind.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Cow, it is skin was my mattress, it is milk made me grow strong. and the calf I used to climb it like a horse, so it could carry me when going to graze.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
High population growth which causes high competition of natural resources and environmental hazard, causing danger and lack of canopy which protects the ozone layer.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
protect our environmental and natural resources becoming friendly to it.
Today’s Date: 25 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Safari Ants (Siafu), when I was young we used to sleep on the floor using cow skin, I remember one night, the safari ants pierced us during the night, thing small ants were biting us and they could die on your skin, so as you try to remove one at a time, another one could bite you in another angle.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, going on the playing field and fight using our heads, the way bulls fight.
Now? At present, I don’t have any place in mind.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Cow, it is skin was my mattress, it is milk made me grow strong. and the calf I used to climb it like a horse, so it could carry me when going to graze.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
High population growth which causes high competition of natural resources and environmental hazard, causing danger and lack of canopy which protects the ozone layer.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
protect our environmental and natural resources becoming friendly to it.
Peter Choroke
Alfa Network (Nairobi, Kenya)
Today’s Date: 17 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Sheep, My parents had a flock of sheep, I had a problem in controlling them, if one manage to pass the road, irrespective of anything they will all of them follow, one day I was taking them to the river and I had to make them cross the road, Drivers had to stop for them to pass and I was so scared.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Climbing tress to pluck fruits
Now? Going out to watch Motor Bike racing.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Rabbit, It is beautiful and it’s meat is tender, I ate it one’s and it was so good.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Climatical changes which affect the planting cycle especially farmers, cannot predict the best time to plant, so the challenges we will be facing in future is lack of enough food which will lead to hunger and starvation resulting to death.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We need to protect our environment with high integrity, and we should stop ignoring to take attention of our environment and natural resources. “No tool is more beneficial than intelligence; no enemy is more harmful than ignorance”
Today’s Date: 17 July 2008
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Sheep, My parents had a flock of sheep, I had a problem in controlling them, if one manage to pass the road, irrespective of anything they will all of them follow, one day I was taking them to the river and I had to make them cross the road, Drivers had to stop for them to pass and I was so scared.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Climbing tress to pluck fruits
Now? Going out to watch Motor Bike racing.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is and why?
Rabbit, It is beautiful and it’s meat is tender, I ate it one’s and it was so good.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Climatical changes which affect the planting cycle especially farmers, cannot predict the best time to plant, so the challenges we will be facing in future is lack of enough food which will lead to hunger and starvation resulting to death.
5. If you could give one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We need to protect our environment with high integrity, and we should stop ignoring to take attention of our environment and natural resources. “No tool is more beneficial than intelligence; no enemy is more harmful than ignorance”
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