Women for Conservation – Coping With COVID-19
Catch up with the Women for Conservation’s most recent online event as they discussed and shared their experiences on how to successfully work during this pandemic.
The spread of COVID-19 has resulted in a lot of changes in our daily routines. As women working in conservation, either in the field or in an office, in Zambia or elsewhere in the world, it has affected so many aspects of our lives. It has changed the way we do a lot of things – from how we work to how we spend our free time. Many companies and organisations have had to make some tough decisions, including letting their staff work remotely. It is not surprising that these changes come with their own challenges, but also, they come with unique opportunities.
Women for Conservation understands the need to share experiences and to provide advice. Their team hosted a panel of four brilliant women in conservation who discussed today’s unique problems, along with the opportunities, that we all now face under the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Panelists and Their Advice:
Priscilla Sichone – Senior Ecologist with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Zambia
“Focus and celebrate the small things”
Rufo Roba – Conservation enthusiast working with the Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya
”the pandemic is here to stay and we need to learn how to live with it, let us adapt new tricks and skills”
Michelle Moeller – Technical specialist for biomonitoring with Fauna and Flora International based in Cambridge, UK
”Think everything through, plan your day well and what it consists of”
Carol Aslin – Professional artist specializing in Counselling and Communication
“Mindfulness is a big part of surviving this, question and avoid negative energy, let us introduce this into our daily lives”
If you missed their live chat, you can watch them again on the Women For Conservation Zambia Facebook Page.