Humane
Education Program In NIGERIA
The
Humane Global Network is an organization in Nigeria working to educate young
people aged 5-19 about what animal welfare is all about. We recognize that in
today’s society, especially in Nigeria, it can take a sensational story or
event to get people thinking about animal welfare. Through our organization,
many people, especially kids in Africa, now know that animals suffer a great
deal on factory farms, in laboratories and in the wild. Before people will change
their lifestyles, they need to be taught about the ways they currently enable
animal suffering and why that matters. Today in Nigeria, at least 90 out of 100
people are meat eaters, if not 98. Our organization has discovered that many
captive animals in this country are kept in deplorable conditions, dragging
themselves though their own waste, kept outside without shelter, left to suffer
horribly from untreated wounds, hunger, and so on. The movement for animal
welfare in Nigeria needs to gain traction, because these animals have emotions
and desires and deserve to be protected. Humane education is the most
sustainable way of building a future for animals in Nigeria. Our humane
education program is geared towards helping children embrace their natural curiosity
and love for animals while also fostering a sense of respect, compassion and
kindness for all life.
Our
organization,The Humane Global Network, is the only humane education
organisation in Nigeria. Together our team is raising awareness about animal welfare
in West Africa. We’ve brought our humane education programs to many schools and
communities. In a country where animal welfare is a newer concept, education
helps change people’s negative attitudes and behaviors towards animals. It
helps people to understand that animals are sentient beings who deserve care,
protection, compassion and respect.
.If
we are truly ready to make a real difference for animals, we must begin by
equipping the younger generation, who will go on to influence generations to
come, with knowledge about the welfare and rights of animals. We are passionate
about teaching the children and students to be respectful, kind and
compassionate to animals, and to understand the human-animal bond. We therefore
offer free, fun, interactive and educational animal welfare lessons and
activities. We want to reach and inspire more schools in Nigeria and in other
countries in the future.
When
we conduct our humane education sessions with children, we ask these questions:
Do you think of animals like furniture, often unnoticed and treated without
consideration? What must it be like for the dogs chained instead of being
allowed to stop and sniff, or for the birds or rabbits going mad in their
cages? We urge people to make sure that they are animal-friendly and to stop
being cruel to animals. We use evidence from research on animal suffering and
brutality and how it can be ended. We teach about how every year hundreds of
thousands of animals are used for medical experiments and testing of household
cleaning products and cosmetics. Our position is against the glorification of
cruel activities such as bull fighting, circuses, performing animal acts, horse
and dog racing, and hunting. We also collaborate with international groups to
run campaigns against animal suffering in Nigeria. Along with our
organization’s work to educate children, we also recognize the need for our
government, other organizations and the media to create awareness about the
importance of animal welfare. Improving the lives of animals and reducing their
suffering is a collective responsibility.
Promoting
care, compassion, and respect for all animals is fundamental to preventing
animal cruelty. An active step towards improving permanent conditions for all
animals is humane education.
With humane
education, THE HUMANE GLOBAL NETWORK is making a tremendous difference in the
lives of many animals and people. Currently, THE HUMANE GLOBAL NETWORK is one
of the organization in Nigeria that has been providing humane education to the
public. The need for education on animal welfare in Nigeria is pertinent. We
believes that education is key to ending animal cruelty and creating a just and
caring society where animal and human welfare matter. Education is a critical
element in preparing a generation of animal lovers, increasing community
responsiveness to animal welfare issues. Education also helps to tackle the
inhumane treatment of animals at abattoirs, educate the general population on
animal welfare, and to change attitudes and practices towards humane treatment
of animals.
THE HUMANE
GLOBAL NETWORK enthusiastically believes that a message could be best spread
through children. The message not only stays with them all their lives but they
in turn spread it among the rest of the family and community members. This
means creating a whole new generation with a mind-set that is compassionate to
animals. If the next generation develops passion and respect for animals and
they are prepared to care for them in a responsible way, then surely the
incidents of animal suffering will diminish in the long-run.
MISSION
To develop a more
humane community through education. We encompass all forms of education
concerning community, environmental issues and the welfare of animals,
recognizing the interdependence of all living things, utilizing value based
education that develops sensitivity to all life, an appreciation of diversity
and tolerance of difference which encourages children to become more emphatic
and compassionate in order to learn to live with greater respect for everyone.
To promote the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and values related
to human involvement in the lives of animals. Our education outreach programmes
engages schools, camps and after school programme in a fun and exciting ways to
learn about being compassionate. We do a lot of work with local schools,
educating and encouraging an interest in conservation and the natural world.
Our
Partners:
WEST
AFRICAN PRIMATE CONSERVATION ACTION
MY
SUCCESS STORY AS AN ANIMAL ACTIVIST…
I am Chiemeka Chiedozie Animal activist, Campaigner, Humane
Educator and the founder of the Humane Global Network, An organization registered in Nigeria promoting animal welfare and vegetarianism in
school. The Seminars in schools has been carried out in over 200 schools both
in Nigeria and outside with proof of photographs.
I started the campaign in school teaching kids in Nigeria on
the need to be humane since 2010 and have been consistent doing this in the
last eighty years. As a campaigner, I was first featured in Animal times,
Magazine 2012 published by the people for the ethical treatment of animal
(PETA).
As Animal Educator, I am using materials sent to me by
Animal Aid, London, People for the Ethical treatment of Animal PETA, Vegetarian
International voice for animals VIVA, Animal Defenders international,and International fund for animal welfare to promote animal
welfare here in Nigeria.
I have been featured also in over twenty (30) newspapers and
online media platform in Nigeria. In 2012, I was made the world Animal Day
Ambassador for Nigeria. Severally, I have been sent a sponsorship form to fill
to be able to attend the animal care expo conference in America.
In 2012, I was invited to share my animal welfare experience
to the staff of Society for Animal Welfare Ghana (SWAGH) in Dodowa, by the
World Animal Day ambassador in Ghana, Mr Ujakpa Martin. In the year 2014, I was
also sent an invitation letter to come down to Liberia by Mr Morris Darbo, in
2013. the founder and Executive Director of Liberia Animal Welfare and
Conservative Society who is also the World Animal Day Ambassador for Liberia
but could not make it..
In 2015, I was
invited to speak on vegetarianism and animal talks by the Veggie Victory, the
organizer of the Lagos Vegetarian festival that attracted a lot of vegetarians
across the globe and students to the venue.
I am a good friend of
Mr Emmanuel Eyo, the president of the Nigerian Vegetarian Society and the
founder of the Nigerian Society for the Protection and Cruelty of Animals
(NSPCA)
As a strong Nigerian Animal Activist, I was recently given
an Award by a Nigerian newspaper as an Animal ambassador in Nigeria for my good
works in Animal Welfarism in Nigeria
Recently , I have been sponsored to attend the African Animal conference to be
held in United Nation Nairobi, Kenya as
delegate by the African Network for Animal Welfare. (ANAW) which was supported
by the Federal Government of Kenya and United Nation for Environment.
