Junior Eco-Ranger programme
APWG Junior Eco-Rangers
The Junior Eco-Ranger Programme is a structured community- and school-based environmental education programme implemented by the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG). The programme targets Grade 6 to Grade 8 learners from disadvantaged communities and aims to nurture environmental awareness, conservation ethics, leadership skills, and learner confidence.
The initiative is designed to help learners develop sensitivity towards the environment, while empowering them to voice their opinions, conduct basic research, and actively participate in raising environmental awareness within their schools and communities. A strong focus is placed on building confidence, teamwork, and responsibility among participating learners.
The programme is structured to include:
- Weekly after-school sessions, where learners explore key environmental themes such as biodiversity, ecology, ecosystems, habitat conservation, IUCN conservation statuses, threatened, vulnerable, endangered and extinct species, pangolin conservation, and environmental laws and legislation.
- Two educational excursions per year to a protected nature reserve, where learners engage in practical conservation activities, field investigations, and basic research, allowing them to connect theoretical knowledge with real-world conservation work.
The Junior Eco-Ranger Programme is aligned with the school curriculum, covering concepts taught in Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Life Orientation. In addition to curriculum content, the programme promotes essential life skills including:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Research, data collection, and data capturing
- Reading and comprehension
- Teamwork, communication, and presentation skills
We are proud to announce our first intake of Junior Eco-Rangers include 25 children from Raweshi Primary School in Limpopo, South Africa.
We’re inviting individuals and businesses to sponsor learners in our Junior Eco-Ranger Programme. In this sponsorship, your donation will help cover:
- R500 – Sponsor One Junior Eco Ranger for 6 months
- Funds the full programme kit (stationery, learning material, refreshments and an official Junior Eco Ranger uniform).
- Perks: online information and Q&A event + sponsorship certificate + information card from the child you’ve sponsored.
- R1,000 – Sponsor One Junior Eco Ranger for 1 year
- Same perks from above + name listed on campaign Honor Roll.
- R5,000 – Sponsor a Junior Eco Ranger Squad (5 children)
- Same perks from above + verbal thank-you during Q&A.
By sponsoring a learner in our Junior Eco-Ranger Programme, you’re helping to grow the next generation of pangolin protectors! Be sure to email us your donation details so that we can get in touch and share your donor rewards: info@africanpangolin.org