The Establishment of the Animal Keepers Association and the Challenges of Becoming Truly Representat

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The Establishment of the Animal Keepers
Association and the Challenges of Becoming Truly
Representative of Africa and her Diaspora

• AKAA
• www.akaafrica.com

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How did this all Start

• 1988
• The concept was initiated by PAAZAB individual
  membership.
• PAAZAB is primary focus is on Organisations Zoo
  and Aquaria and not focused on individuals thus
  the concept of establishing an association for
  individual members working with animals in
  captivity and serving their needs.

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How did this all Start

• 2004
• At PAAZAB Conference, Dominic Moss asked about
  zoo keepers and there interests. He was then
  tasked to look at such a concept.
• 2005
• At PAAZAB Conference, Robynn Ingle-Moller was
  also approached with the same concept.
• 27 September - Inaugural Meeting at the NZG.
• Attended by 45 keepers (Zambia to Cape)
• Election of a task team to set up the foundation
  for the Association.

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Birth of a New Endangered Species

• 2006
• AKAA Logo 1st version
• AKAA Logo 2nd version (and accepted)
• Constitution
• Website established - a Blog hosted by NZG.
  www.zoo.ac.za/akaa
• Design of AKAA merchandise Shirts and Caps

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1st AKAA Logo
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Adopted AKAA Logo
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Constitution

• Purpose

To develop a sustainable network for
professional animal care keeping staff to
enhance animal welfare through knowledge
communication.
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Mission

• An African Network For
• Ethical Competent Keepers.

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Core Values

•    NETWORKING 
• To provide a forum to ensure productive and
  constructive interface, equity and communication
  between individuals in the field of animal care. 
•    WELFARE 
• To provide the best care and most ethical animal
  management practices for animals in human care

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Core Values

•    KNOWLEDGE
• To generate information sharing amongst the
  membership so that the industry as a whole
  remains professional and progressive .
•    SERVICE EXCELLENCE
• To exhibit animals in an ethical, educational
  and inspirational manner that serves to preserve
  their dignity and inspire the public to holistic
  conservation action and informed animal welfare. 
  

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Core Values

•    CONSERVATION
• To ethically and responsibly care animals in
  our collections in a manner that serves and
  promotes conservation

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Membership

• Member -
• A person, without voting rights, who has an
  interest in the ethical, care and welfare of
  animals, who underwrites to uphold support the
  interests and core values of the AKAA.
• Professional Member
• A person, with voting rights, who is employed by
  a legally recognized organization or institution
  who care for animals on a daily bases.
• Patron Member
• An Individual, Organization, Institution or
  association, without voting rights, who
  underwrites to uphold support the interests and
  core values of the AKAA

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Membership - 2007

• AKAA Regent
• A Person who is appointed by the management
  committee to oversee the functioning of the
  Association.
• A Honor bestowed on a member or an individual,
  with voting rights of caution for the protection
  of the Association.
• This is an individual who has displayed
  commitment, mentorship and who has participated
  within the association and its affairs, aimed at
  developing, promoting and enhancing the
  association and its members and who underwrites
  to uphold and support the interests, mission and
  core values of the AKAA.
• This membership is a life time membership
  excepted from annual membership fees.
• (NOTE - The Oxford definition a person
  appointed to administer a state because the
  monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
  e.g. acting as a regent Prince Regent)

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2006 - ICZ

• ICZ Conference in Australia
• Presentation about the establishment of the AKAA.
• A Special Meeting was held for the inclusion of
  the AKAA as a member of the ICZ.
• ICZ Accepted the AKAA and offered two seats on
  the ICZ committee.
• Dominc Moss and Robyn Greyling where nominated to
  represent the AKAA at ICZ.

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2006

• WAZA Recognition
• PAAZAB endorsement
• 1st AKAA Conference
• 10 11 August 2006

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1st AKAA Conference

• 1st AKAA Conference
• 1st AKAA Conference held at NZG.
• Attended by 75 delegates from South Africa
• One delegate from Uganda UWEC
• Mike Best sponsored 10 memberships
• SRE Developments (John Werth) sponsored the
  Flight, conference fee and the Professional
  membership fee of Jimmy Awany from Uganda.
• SRE Developments was the 1st patron of the AKAA
• Adoption of the Constitution of the AKAA
• Appointment of the First Management Committee.
• Robynn Ingle-Moller (Chairlady) Dominic Moss,
  Gabby Harris, Robyn Greyling, Mark Howitt,
  Tshepang Makganye, Jimmy Awany.

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2006

• Kulula.com
• sponsored 6 air tickets between Johannesburg,
  Port Elizabeth and Durban, for Committee members
  to attend a management meetings at Pretoria and
  Sea world Ushaka.

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2007

• Committee Meeting Durban at Ushaka Sea World
• Establishment of new membership category Regent
  honour Member
• Nomination of the first Regents
• John Werth Dave Morgan.
• Moving the website from NZG to Data Pro
• www.akaafrica.com

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2007

• AKAA Logo submitted for registration as a trade
  mark, (start of a two year process)
• 1st AKAA MOU signed with BayWorld followed by
  JHB Zoo Sea World.
• Establishment of KEPA Keeper Exchange Program
  Africa
• 2nd Conference and AGM at Ushaka Sea World
• Attended by 148 people

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2007

• Membership now in RSA, DRC, Zambia, Madagascar,
  Uganda, USA, Nigeria.
• Achievement of 100 members.
• (now just short of 200 members)
• Kulula.com
• sponsored 5 air tickets between Johannesburg,
  Port Elizabeth and Durban, for Committee members
  to attend a management meetings at Pretoria and
  Sea world Ushaka.

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2007 - Future

• 2008
• Management Committee to visit UWEC-Uganda.
• September - Conference at Congo Wildlife Ranch
• Reciprocal Rights with ICZ.
• Development of short training courses with PAZAAB
• 2009
• Conference at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre

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Challenge
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A Suggestion Solution
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Thank You