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Africa Continental Discussions. 8 th Global RCE Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 27 November 2013. African RCE network has Expanded. Since the last Global RCE Conference seven new RCEs have been acknowledged: RCE Lusaka (Zambia) RCE Mutare (Zimbabwe) RCE Greater Pwani (Kenya)
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Africa Continental Discussions 8th Global RCE Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 27 November 2013
African RCE network has Expanded • Since the last Global RCE Conference sevennew RCEs have been acknowledged: • RCE Lusaka (Zambia) • RCE Mutare (Zimbabwe) • RCE Greater Pwani (Kenya) • RCE Nyanza (Kenya) • RCE Greater Eastern Uganda • RCE Greater Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) • RCE Buea (Cameroon)
African RCE network still Expanding • Four RCE Candidates in 2013: • RCE Central Kenya • RCE Harare (Zimbabwe) • RCE Mount Kenya East (Kenya) • RCE Greater Kampala (Uganda)
Visibility of African RCEs Enhanced • RCEs showcased their ESD activities through workshops, events and regional conferences, e.g.: • Kakamega Workshop – attended by RCEs from East Africa • 3rd African RCE continental meeting – attended by 14 RCEs • Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa Conference in Malawi – attended by RCEs from southern Africa • Increased interaction with policy makers, e.g. participation of Governor of Niger State in the 3rd African RCE meeting
Capacities to Deliver ESD Strengthened • Implementation of the Capacity Development Programme for African RCEs in 2013 focused on: • Improving transformative learning processes • Strengthening governance and coordination mechanisms with reference to Ubuntu philosophy • Sharing community-engaged research case studies. • Contribution to ESD series publication to be launched later – the e-book will supplement capacity development programme.
Online Discussions • Ways of consolidating collaborative efforts in ESD research • Mobilizing adequate resources to implement ESD Project • Ways to actively engage policy makers in RCE activities • Model plan for propagating indigenous knowledge • Position paper
Online Discussions • Issues around literacy • Tackling conflicts • Consider collaborative activities that cover wider thematic issues • Engagement of policy makers • Engagement of youth
Agenda • Highlights for 2013 • What were your successes? • Which issues are you working on and how are they contributing to your local community development and Africa's development at large • Which other RCEs did you collaborate with? • What challenges did you encounter and how did you address them? • What are your plans for 2014? • Elections