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Nile Basin Initiative

Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project
Environmental Education & Awareness Component
P. O. Box2891, Khartoum, SADAN

Al-Jamhurya Street, Plot # 15 Hse # 2
Tel +249 (183) 784206/18/26
Fax 249 (183) 784248

The NBI countries include Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia,
http://www.nileteap.org
Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda


*Eritrea currently participates as an observer and stated her intention to
December 2005
participate ful y soon.

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The Environmental Education
Facilitate regional briefs for media editors and

Facilitate the development of a university-level
Component
journalists and organise exchange of environmental
course on one or more Nile transboundary
The Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project is one of
journalists between the Nile riparian countries.
environmental issues.
the eight projects under the Nile Basin Initiative Shared Vision

Program (NBI-SVP).
A variety of delivery mechanisms will be used including;
nature clubs, schools, universities, churches, mosques, etc and
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE
The Environmental Education and awareness component
media ­ Television, Radio, Newspapers and Web pages.
within the Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project is
2. Secondary Schools
Every person has a role to play in influencing behavioural
funded by GEF/UNDP. This five years program became
change.
operational in March 2004.
As an NGO, Civil society, Youth/women group, churches,
The Objective
mosques, scout movements, etc.
The component will focus on creating awareness on the River
Nile environmental threats, while stimulating behavioural

Join a National Environmental Education and
change at three levels; the general public, the schools and
awareness working group in your country.
tertiary institutions of learning.


Apply for a grant (Micro-grant) to enable you to
carry out environmental education activities within
The Main activities
your area.
The component is aimed at enhancing awareness on the
nature of environmental inter-relatedness within the Nile basin
A teacher, student or parent
and effects on communities. It wil focus on developing or
strengthening transboundary partnerships and networks of

Inform us on the willingness to have your school
environmental education and awareness practitioners. This
networked.
Source: schoolsonline.org
wil be achieved through; building practitioners' capacities,
introduction and building transboundary cooperation and

Initiate environmental clubs within schools and
This subcomponent will:-
start a school demonstration site.
demonstration (through pilot activities) the feasibility of
developing and delivering a variety of environmental
A professor, researcher or university student

Establish an electronic network of selected schools
education and awareness programs at basin-wide level. To
within the basin.
achieve this, the component intends to intervene at three

Inform us about your research, training module or
curriculum on Nile issues.
main levels:-

Teachers' trainings including exchange tours.

Doing research work on Environmental Education
1. Public information and awareness (outreach)

Support transboundary environmental projects
within schools.
on Nile issues as a partial fulfilment of a degree
program, let us hear from you.
The outreach sub-component will:-

Organise Nile Transboundary Environmental


Support the development and delivery of
Education award scheme.
transboundary environmental awareness
3. Universities and other research institutions

campaigns in each Nile riparian country.
This subcomponent will support exchanges of university-level
For further Information
Facilitate regional training for EE & A practitioners on
environmental education professors, other researchers and
http://www.nileteap.org
the development and delivery of programs and
students between the Nile riparian countries. Main activities
mkidundo@nilebasin.org
materials.
include:-
Develop transboundary EE & A materials in various

Facilitate faculty and student exchanges among
languages.
basin universities

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