Title of your Project Coping with Drought and Climate Change Name of organisation United Nations Development Programme (Coordinates) Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe (Implements with the assistance of a full time Project Management Unit) Location of project Community: Chiredzi district Province: Masvingo Province Country: Zimbabwe Project duration Project started: February 2008 Project finished (if applicable):…
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Reflections from Roz “Arriving in Cluj Napoca from the air you could see arable strips of land, unfenced. They looked like a giant runrig system. Not many hedges or trees there. A lapwing landed alongside us in the airport. Monica and Martin gave us a warm welcome. Driving to Aiud there were groups of sheep,…
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Reflections from Julie “On Thursday the 8th May we met with the Secretary of the Hunters & Fishing Association Alba, Bogdan Dragomir, at the offices of the Association in Alba Iulia. In Alba County there are 20 Associations with this being the largest one. In Romania they have Hunting & Fishing Associations to which people…
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Reflections from Chris “Due to its wealth of woodland and forest and the usefulness of wood as a resource, wood was used for a huge variety of products and purposes in Romania including: Construction of buidlings, cladding, shingles Fences Furniture Baskets Utensils – spoons, bowls, plates, buckets etc. Crafts Musical Instruments Heating – house and…
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“Such a contrast to here in Assynt where humans seem to be competing for every bit of gain from the land, competing with other humans, competing with deer, sheep, rabbits, crofters, non-crofters, locals, landowners, visitors, trees, bogs, heather, sand, ragwort, thistles, snails, midges: you name it. What can we take from what we have seen?…
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Visiting Gambia with Dr. Nick The visit began with a rdv which nearly wasn’t, Nick and I were due to take the same plane from Barcelona to Banjul but as I boarded he wasn’t in evidence, so I decided that there would surely be somebody at the other end because I had no contacts. After…
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In the Gambia… The winner is a group of young men who have decided to set up a business making mango and cashnew nut jam. It was felt by the judges that they had demonstrated a passion and commitment and had carefully thought through the opportunities and threats, the marketing requirements etc. This group has…
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Why The Gambia? I arrived in Banjul, The Gambia on June 16th 2009, to collaborate with Concern Universal, a local NGO, with regards to the feasibility of implementing a Jatropha development project with a number of local communities in rural areas of the country. To date, no Jatropha has been cultivated in The Gambia, but…
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As well as dramatically increasing the validity of my thesis and the degree to which I was able to support Concern Universal in their work, this trip presented me with the opportunity to gain an extraordinary insight into the communities and lives of rural Gambian people and the challenges they face in their everyday lives….
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Seminar on Menstruation Management in the Contemporary Context Whilst FGAE were visiting Jatan, a seminar was hosted by Jatan and Vikalpdesign for all the participants to attend as well as local people. This was part of an ongoing initiative lead by Jatan and Vikalpdesign called Sukarshit Mahwari Abhiyan or “Safe Menstruation Campaign”. This is a…
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