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Collection goals to encourage lasting, impactful behaviour change in younger viewers in Africa, inspiring the following technology of environmental advocates by offering them with the information and abilities to know, preserve, and shield the world round us.
- Native sequence presenters introduced
- Kenya-based White Rhino Movies introduced as manufacturing accomplice
Nairobi, 20 April 2022: Within the lead as much as Earth Day 2022, The Walt Disney Firm, Wildlife Direct, the U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID) and the U.S. Division of State have introduced that manufacturing has commenced on the Nationwide Geographic Youngsters Africa academic leisure sequence.
Moreover, the sequence’ first group of presenters have been introduced. Mysha Hodson (13), Marita Lucas (12), Shana Manjeru (12), Riley Mwai (11) and Ardash Nadga (12) will function studio and Nairobi primarily based hosts for the present. Casting is at present beneath method for discipline presenters that can current inserts in different areas of Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania.
Nationwide Geographic Youngsters Africa is a collaborative effort to rejoice the atmosphere and lift consciousness of conservation and related points by way of a factual leisure programme for youngsters. The undertaking goals to encourage and promote optimistic behaviours amongst its audiences to guard the world wherein they dwell, by way of engendering a deeper understanding of their environments.
The 26-part tv sequence might be shot primarily in East Africa with further filming in West and Southern Africa. The sequence might be produced by The Walt Disney Firm with White Rhino Movies because the manufacturing accomplice. White Rhino Movies is a youthful, inventive and vibrant manufacturing firm, primarily based in Kenya with a ardour for crafting high quality and fascinating tales.
Implementation accomplice WildlifeDirect will collaborate on analysis and inventive approaches for the sequence, as nicely spearhead related neighborhood outreach initiatives throughout East Africa, aiming to encourage learners from 200 faculties to make a long-lasting impression on the conservation of species-rich landscapes. By investing in information and abilities, by way of instruments reminiscent of conservation hubs, academic assets, bespoke educator coaching, skilled exchanges and extra, the outreach program goals to develop a passionate neighborhood of younger explorers with the fascination and want to guard their continent and their world.
Nationwide Geographic Youngsters Africa will air throughout Africa on each Nationwide Geographic Wild and Disney Channel, late in 2022, with participating digital extensions on social media platforms that can enable viewers to additional discover matters addressed within the sequence.
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For extra data, please contact:
For The Walt Disney Firm Africa:
c/o Jenny Griesel Communications
For WildlifeDirect:
Trish Sewe
For U.S. Division of State
The Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs:
For USAID:
About The Walt Disney Firm EMEA:
The Walt Disney Firm, along with its subsidiaries and associates, is a number one diversified worldwide household leisure and media enterprise that features Disney Parks, Experiences and Merchandise; Disney Media & Leisure Distribution; and three content material teams—Studios, Basic Leisure and Sports activities–centered on creating and producing content material for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney is a Dow 30 firm and had annual revenues of $65.4 billion in its Fiscal Yr 2020.
The Walt Disney Firm has been in Europe, Center East and Africa (EMEA) for over 80 years and employs 1000’s throughout the area. Between Disneyland Paris and its different iconic manufacturers, together with Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Nationwide Geographic, 20th Century Studios and ESPN, The Walt Disney Firm EMEA entertains, informs and evokes thousands and thousands of customers in additional than 130 nations by way of the ability of unparalleled storytelling. Disney+, the corporate’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, is at present out there in 17 markets throughout Europe.
About WildlifeDirect:
WildlifeDirect is internationally acknowledged as a excessive impression Kenyan primarily based group that seeks to vary hearts, minds and legal guidelines in order that Africa’s wildlife endures perpetually. The mission of WildlifeDirect is to attach individuals to their wildlife and nature and encourage them to treasure it and act to preserve it. The group produces Wildlife Warriors, a well-liked wildlife TV sequence about our wildlife heroes and heroines, and the animals that they’re saving. We purpose to rework and catalyze the wildlife movie making business in Africa. The sequence is screened on nationwide TV in addition to in school rooms by way of the Wildlife Warriors Youngsters conservation training program.
About USAID:
The U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement (USAID) is the world’s premier worldwide growth company and a catalytic actor driving growth outcomes. By way of our cross-sectoral programming, USAID works to deal with the world’s most pressing wants, together with biodiversity conservation, training, and financial growth. USAID works to assist raise lives, construct communities, and advance democracy. USAID’s work advances U.S. nationwide safety and financial prosperity; demonstrates American generosity; and promotes a path to recipient self-reliance and resilience. President John. F. Kennedy created USAID by govt order in 1961 to steer the U.S. authorities’s worldwide growth and humanitarian efforts.
About The U.S. Division of State
The U.S. Division of State leads America’s international coverage by way of diplomacy, advocacy, and help by advancing the pursuits of the American individuals, their security and financial prosperity. By way of its 270 diplomatic missions world-wide, the Division of State is dedicated to supporting public outreach efforts round key international coverage issues that assist construct peaceable relations between the individuals of the US and folks of different nations, in addition to advance U.S. international coverage and nationwide safety targets.
The Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) mission is to extend mutual understanding between the individuals of the US and the individuals of different nations by way of academic and cultural change that help within the growth of peaceable relations.