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Kids in Conservation brings Lao schoolchildren to the Center: hands-on learning at the nursery, the hospital and the museum.
—Kids in Conservation
The next generation of protectors
Plant a seed in young hearts
Kids in Conservation is the Elephant Conservation Center’s flagship education programme for Lao schoolchildren (ages 8–15). It uses the endangered Asian elephant as a lens on biodiversity, culture, and human responsibility. Observation-led sessions draw on ECC’s real work: Laos’ only elephant hospital, ranger patrols across Nam Pouy NPA, and the 2019 rewilding of four elephants.
Why it matters: Laos, the “Land of a Million Elephants,” now has an estimated 600–700 elephants. Children in Sayaboury live with elephants but receive little conservation education. Every session ends with one concrete action, like planting a tree, making young people part of the long-term solution.
A session for an entire school from neighbouring districts costs $2,000. It includes transportation, meals, T-shirts, and an educational kit for 20 schoolchildren or students + 2-4 teachers.
A day at the Center
Transport and meals for a whole class.
Learning by seeing
Guided visits of the nursery, the hospital and the museum.
Back to school
Books, school supplies and clothing for every child.
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As we do not have a Paypal account, we have established a partnership with the French NGO “Des Eléphants et Des Hommes” who receives your donations. Then all your donations are transferred in full to the Elephant Conservation Center.