Outreach

Throughout the programme we have assembled groups of external and internal experts – architects, anthropologists, archaeologists, heritage experts and historians. Together we share best practice, discuss methodologies and approaches in searches for sites – as well as make real progress in finding oral histories and delivering community collaborations.

Left Behind Animation

Left Behind is a 2 minute short, animated sequence made in partnership with recent graduates from the Central St Martin's Graphic Communication Design programme and design students at The Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi.

Our shared aim was simple – to help young people understand the often-untold stories of the 1 million African people who became porters, labourers and soldiers for the British and imperial forces ahead of the First World War. The creative team worked with our historians, experts and the wider CWGC Non-Commemoration Programme team to co-create a piece of content to help build messaging around the global nature of the First World War.

Find out more about our Non-Commemoration Project

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Public Engagement

Colour Serjeant Maxmos Ketulo and family, interviewed by our field workers in Kenya.

Our public engagement programmes ensure the entire context of the World Wars are carefully explained and told to all generations, at our site tours, in schools, clubs, and voluntary organisations. The education materials at all our sites in countries affected by non-commemoration offer young people the chance to understand the historical inequalities that took place.

A community meeting with CWGC outreach workers at Sendugu, Sierra Leone.

Our education resources enable your students to learn about the history of our sites, explore the scale of the 'World Wars' and the stories of those who came from across the globe to serve.

Access our school visit resources See all of our Education Resources.

Students visiting Nairobi War Cemetery as part of our tours programme.