{"id":665332,"date":"2019-11-26T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=665332"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:45:44","slug":"storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling capacity building: Lake Nakuru National Park"},"author":8672,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[24101,313412,43821,427572,27881],"industry":[],"product":[42661,380802,36611],"class_list":["post-665332","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-africa","tag-arcgis-solutions","tag-conservation","tag-story-maps","tag-storytelling","product-arcgis-solutions","product-arcgis-storymaps","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"In October 2019, we kicked off our first workshop in Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. Here\u2019s a recap of all that happened.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":665342,"id":665342,"title":"LakeNakuru-RossDonihue5","filename":"LakeNakuru-RossDonihue5.jpg","filesize":384155,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LakeNakuru-RossDonihue5.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park\/lakenakuru-rossdonihue5","alt":"Lake Nakuru National Park located in the Great Rift Valley and is home to a diversity of birds and mammals. Photo: Ross Donihue","author":"8672","description":"","caption":"Lake Nakuru National Park located in the Great Rift Valley and is home to a diversity of birds and mammals. 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Twenty-five people from conservation organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda gathered for a weeklong digital storytelling workshop. The participants were mainly from marketing, communications and tourism departments from their respective organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the workshop was to build storytelling capacity through hands-on exercises in storytelling, photography, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/overview\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a recap of all that happened at the first training and what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":665372,"id":665372,"title":"","filename":"01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","filesize":180646,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d","alt":"Workshop participants came from government, non-profits, and private organizations across Eastern Africa. 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Photo: Brent Stirton","name":"01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":665332,"date":"2019-11-25 15:54:29","modified":"2019-11-26 16:51:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1080,"height":830,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","medium-width":340,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":590,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","large-width":1080,"large-height":830,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","1536x1536-width":1080,"1536x1536-height":830,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","2048x2048-width":1080,"2048x2048-height":830,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d-605x465.jpg","card_image-width":605,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/01b32678-d15e-4263-989b-ae6a8d07221d.jpg","wide_image-width":1080,"wide_image-height":830}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was led by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kaitlin Yarnall, Senior Vice President and Chief Storytelling Officer at National Geographic<\/li>\n<li>Brent Stirton, Senior Photographer for Getty Images<\/li>\n<li>David Gadsden, Esri\u2019s Director of Conservation Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Pauline Okeyo, Esri Eastern Africa Projects Manager<\/li>\n<li>Ross Donihue, Cartographer on Esri\u2019s StoryMaps Editorial Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first part of the workshop was designed around story crafting and storytelling best practices. This included exercises in how to structure stories and effective techniques for engaging readers with digital media.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Stirton presented one of his latest projects documenting the rhino horn trade in Africa. He went into detail on how he made his photos to tell a complete and factual story about this important issue. Later, we introduced everyone to StoryMaps and the <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/4a0607287da84633aacbe73b12983860\">myriad<\/a> of ways it\u2019s being used by conservation organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":665382,"id":665382,"title":"LakeNakuru-RossDonihue32","filename":"LakeNakuru-RossDonihue32.jpg","filesize":340044,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LakeNakuru-RossDonihue32.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park\/lakenakuru-rossdonihue32","alt":"Lake Nakuru National Park is a Rhino sanctuary. Populations of white and black rhino are doing well in the park.","author":"8672","description":"","caption":"Lake Nakuru National Park is a Rhino sanctuary. Populations of White and Black Rhino are doing well in the park. 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Participants were tasked with investigating a topic of their choice in Lake Nakuru National Park and turn it into a story map.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Stirton held photography trainings and photo reviews. Participants had one full day to collect maps, media, and narrative text for their stories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":665392,"id":665392,"title":"workshop1","filename":"workshop1.jpg","filesize":298158,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park\/workshop1","alt":"Daniel Mweta from Tanzania National Parks looks out from Out of Africa viewpoint in Lake Nakuru National Park. Photo: Ross Donihue","author":"8672","description":"","caption":"Daniel Mweta from Tanzania National Parks looks out from Out of Africa viewpoint in Lake Nakuru National Park. Photo: Ross Donihue","name":"workshop1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":665332,"date":"2019-11-25 15:56:51","modified":"2019-11-26 16:54:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1.jpg","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1.jpg","large-width":1620,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1280,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1-698x465.jpg","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/workshop1-1620x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1620,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The last part of the workshop was a deep dive into ArcGIS StoryMaps for digital storytelling. Everyone learned the builder functionalities and then assembled their own story using ArcGIS StoryMaps. The workshop culminated in participants presenting their completed story maps to the group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":665422,"id":665422,"title":"presentation","filename":"presentation-scaled.jpg","filesize":691326,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/storytelling-capacity-building-lake-nakuru-national-park\/presentation","alt":"Duncan Ndotono, Communications Officer from the Northern Rangelands Trust presents his story map on Rhinos in the park. Photo: Ross Donihue","author":"8672","description":"","caption":"Duncan Ndotono, Communications Officer from the Northern Rangelands Trust presents his story map on Rhinos in the park. Photo: Ross Donihue","name":"presentation","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":665332,"date":"2019-11-25 16:07:03","modified":"2019-11-26 16:53:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-scaled.jpg","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-scaled.jpg","large-width":1440,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-1536x1152.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-2048x1536.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1536,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-620x465.jpg","card_image-width":620,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/presentation-1440x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1440,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Everyone departed the workshop with new digital storytelling skills and techniques for producing and publishing outreach content.<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re following up with the workshop participants to provide additional storytelling support and learning resources. Since finishing the workshop a number of participants have already started using StoryMaps in their organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the great story maps that have been developed by workshop participants:<\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-3230273632 sc-title jsx-3117693194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1a8cda8758a140069e6606c2f959fa40\">Empowering Maasai Women<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-3230273632 sc-title jsx-3117693194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/e798e8989d994041a8241f29db778d26\">From Pastoralism to Dairy Farming<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-3230273632 sc-title jsx-3117693194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/5a5d3a6b68a7479384a766ebaecc40c0\">WAR DRUMS BECKON<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/e701bfc002a142478339d8e583d69b99\">Treasured Employee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/54ae7ae87156484b8aa6b31e49c8ab94\">Sounds of Lake Nakuru<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-3230273632 sc-title jsx-3117693194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/70834e0f13094c8d8668f0b9e75cf062\">Nairobi Park\u2019s Rhino Unit: Noble calling, or Kamikaze Ranger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next storytelling workshop will be take place in the winter of 2020 in a different region in Africa. 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