Engaging youth in conservation

In a groundbreaking new partnership, UNICEF is working with Blue Ventures to enhance its community-based conservation program through innovative, technological teaching tools for the youth of coastal southwest Madagascar.

The partnership is part of the 'Connecting Classrooms, Communities, and Youth for Biodiversity Conservation'(CCCYBC) initiative launched this year by UNICEF Madagascar. The core program activity is 'Connecting Classrooms'—a global initiative of UNICEF that has been adapted to Madagascar to contextualize the e-learning modules around the themes of conservation, climate change adaptation, and natural resource management, among other key themes. The model empowers and 'connects' youth to engage in dialogue with their peers both here in Madagascar and beyond.