How To Successfully Put Together An Open-Space Event [pictures]

Sarah Kutahi recently covered “Wildlife Worriers” put together by Wildlife Direct Kenya. She draws from her experience at the event to provide us with tips on how to successfully host an open-space event- all in pictures.

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Choose an extra ordinary venue with extra ordinary attractions. Birds nailed it in this case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The birds do not have to be real

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look for a spacious room that is child-friendly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain relevance. Set user-friendly rules to increase participation

Maintain relevance. Set user-friendly rules to increase participation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Turn up as the host of the event. Paula Kahumba and her sister Joy posing for a photo. Paula is a house hold name in conservation [Kenya], I did not expect her here but she came and her humility was befitting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adopt a participatory approach with talking walls.

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