Rocker Matt Sorum on educating children about saving elephants through art

Matt Sorum — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:04:55 +0000

Matt Sorum

Tue, 06/04/2013

Music and art are my life, and animals have always been important to me.

When I met Donna Gadomski of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) I saw a perfect opportunity to unite these two passions.

My non-profit, Adopt the Arts Foundation, and IFAW have partnered to help educate children about animal welfare through art.

At South Africa's Athlone School, children with special needs get a chance to learn about animals

Lisa Cant-Haylett — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:31:35 +0000

Lisa Cant-Haylett

Mon, 12/17/2012

In this short video, produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the author and supporting staff interviewed tell us about how these visually challenged children share this most positive of experiences. Take a moment to watch. - ED

Hard to believe we’re celebrating Animal Action Week’s twentieth anniversary

Azzedine Downes — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:06:37 +0000

Azzedine Downes

Mon, 10/01/2012

Today marks the start of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week and the 20^th birthday of IFAW’s global Animal Action educational program, which reaches more than 5,000,000 young people, their parents and educators worldwide each year.

WATCH: Siobhan Magnus, CEO Fred O’Regan and others at the 2012 IFAW Animal Action Awards

jcbouvier — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:30:44 +0000

Fri, 06/01/2012

CEO Fred O’Regan, Siobhan Magnus and other IFAW staff discuss the 2012 Animal Action Awards.

There are three things I like best about my job: sharing my passion for animal welfare and conservation with young people, spending time with individuals who work on the ground protecting animals, and meeting our supporters, who make everything we do to save animals possible.

"Elephants, Never Forget" Animal Action Education Video

swallace — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:14:23 +0000

This companion video is an excellent introduction to the content, concepts and issues presented in the "Elephants, Never Forget" education pack and is appropriate for general youth audiences.

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Roar! Youth Voices for Tigers 2010 Video

swallace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:17:25 +0000

IFAW offices around the world gathered video messages from young people for protecting the last wild tigers. These youth voices were used to create a video presentation that melds these global voices into one collective Roar! for action to save tigers. This video was presented to world leaders during the 2010 Global Tiger Summit.

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