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We first met Simon and Tanya Trevor of the African Environmental Film Foundation in May of 2001, at their home and office inside Tsavo East National Park. We immediately found their devotion to their work inspiring.
Simon has been a filmmaker for nearly 40 years, and has devoted himself and his archived footage to his AEFF, and has been joined in this effort by his daughter Tanya and Ian Saunders. In their words:
"AEFF is making educational films about environmental, wildlife and conservation issues, for the people of Africa, in their own languages. The films show how environmental degradation and destruction of wildlife cause poverty, and illustrate the direct financial benefits that African communities can gain by conserving their environment and wildlife - probably the greatest long-term, self-renewing resources the continent will ever have."
About Their Work
These people work very hard, and under often harsh
and stressful conditions to design, shoot, and edit their films. Then
they write the narrations and translations and have final, master quality,
very valuable films, which they make available, free of charge, to be
shown to the people who can make a difference - the people of Kenya, whose
lives depend upon a sustainable environment.
How we Intend to Help
Our initial support for the AEFF was through the provision
of some A/V equipment, but we quickly saw that we wanted to help in other
ways. We have a mobile film unit, with which we show AEFF's films in rural
areas all over Kenya to as many rural people as we can, and we will also
provide:
- Storage facilities for videotapes & information packs at the Amara House in Nairobi
- Assistance with gifts of video equipment through Amara's contacts
- General administrative assistance in UK
Reaching an Entire Country
We have tested our mobile film unit environmental
education program over the last two years and are ready to have it running
full time. Thus far we have shown AEFF films to countless people in rural
areas and hope to set up additional mobile film units to reach many more.
In rural Kenya, there is no electricity, no plumbing, many of the people
live simple lives in small dwellings, with no exposure to film of any
kind. When it's known that a film unit is arriving, folks will walk miles
to see the film. Each child or adult that is reached this way can be profoundly
influenced. AEFF's films are profoundly different in that they are translated
into local languages and made specifically to educate the people of East
Africa about their wildlife heritage. We look forward to continuing our
mutually beneficial work with AEFF.