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Project Plan & Supporting Materials, Spring 2006 (from Chair Emmanual Roberts)

Update, 7 March 2005 (Chair Emmanuel Roberts)

EEIU Freetown has been engaged in identification of our target groups and sensitization of disadvantaged communities in the East Region (Kailahun and Kenema District) of Sierra Leone.

We are about to finalize our strategic action plan for mass sensitization of youth groups, educational institutions and women's empowerment organisations.

It has been difficult to recruit volunteers and mobilize resources at the local level to set up our secretariat. However, we have managed to acquire two used Pentium computers and a desk to be located in an office space in the National Stadium that is presently under negotiation.

Some members have pledged to contribute money that can be used to establish a Bank Account for EEIU Freetown. It has been difficult to task members due to the fact that all services rendered are voluntary and some member are unemployed.

Moreover, we have identified the need for institutional capacity building to enable us to engage in awareness raising and training of target beneficiaries in June 2005. A detailed action plan will be made available to EEIU Headquarters in Germany by the end of March 2005.

We would appreciate your support to mobilize resources (used computers, printers, photo copiers, stationery, and some seed money to afford training materials and a 2KVA generator) for effective documentation and training of target beneficiaries.

Furthermore, we request a Certificate of Accreditation or a Memorandum of Understanding from EEIU Headquarters in Germany to enable us to establish linkages with other organisations and mobilize resources.

Your suggestions, criticism and recommendations will be of great value to the members of EEIU Freetown.

Report, 24 June 2004 (Chair Emmanuel Roberts)

Background
This is an opportunity for us to introduce EEIU Freetown/Sierra Leone, established with a vision to mobilize individuals and communities to promote a campaign on environmental education and the conservation of our natural resources.

Mission Statement
EEIU Freetown/Sierra Leone seeks to create a safe and enabling environment for every individual based on the fundamental principles of human rights, peace building and environmental protection in highly devastated communities in Sierra Leone.

Aims and Objectives
The overall aims of EEIU Freetown/Sierra Leone is to create a safe environment for mankind by the year 2020.

Specific Objectives

• Initiate, develop and implement a sound environmental programme in highly devastated war-torn communities in Sierra Leone
• Organize and participate in seminars, training workshops and conferences on the fundamental principles of human rights, peace-building and environmental protection
• Enhance policies and formulation of strategies on environmental ethics in collaboration with EEIU Headquarters in Germany
• Build on the capacity of community groups to promote eco-tourism, land reclamation and waste management
• Organize awareness raising and advocacy programmes at national and international levels

• Consultative meetings with EEIU Headquarters on environmental ethics and the fundamental principles of human rights
• Initiate appropriate intervention with community groups (children, women and youth) in order to ensure collective action and sustainable environmental protection
• Identify stakeholders and NGOs active in environmental programmes at the community level
• Conduct a participatory needs assessment in four communities in Sierra Leone (Freetown, Port Loko, Makeni and Kono District)
• Develop a strategic action plan for environmental protection and eco-tourism with active participation of community groups as direct beneficiaries and co-implementing partner
• Conduct training workshops, seminars and conferences for target beneficiaries in order to build their capacity for sustainability and successful programme implementation
• Establish a network with government line ministries and NGOs to share expertise in environmental ethics and community mobilization
• Facilitate the establishment of an advocacy group and provide moral support to local initiatives
• Monitor and evaluate activities initiated by local groups; identify gaps and build on the capacities of target beneficiaries
• Review existing environmental policies and advise stakeholders on sound environmental ethics
• Submit regular feedback to EEIU Headquarters on initiatives and activities implemented by EEIU Freetown/Sierra Leone

• Graduates in environmental sciences from recognized universities in Sierra Leone and abroad
• 1 Project Coordinator for strategic planning and project cycle implementation
• Practitioners in human rights and peace-building at the community level
• 1 Finance and Administrative Officer
• Programme Management Team

Letter, 10 June 2004

From: Emmanuel Roberts, Chair, EEIU Freetown
To: Mary Batson, Coordinator, EEIU Headquarters
Subject: Feedback from EEIU Freetown

Dear Mary Batson,

On behalf of the members of EEIU Freetown, I want to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for my appointment as Chair of the Chapter. This is a very big opportunity given to us to mobilize communities and young people within and outside Sierra Leone to promote campaigns on environmental protection and conservation.

On behalf of the members of EEIU Freetown, I want to assure the entire management of EEIU Headquarters that we are fully prepared and willing to uphold the aims and objectives of EEIU Headquarters in Germany and across the world. We have received and downloaded all attachments in relation to formation and coordination of an EEIU local chapter; thanks for your wonderful support.

We have informed and invited all members of EEIU Freetown to a meeting to discuss issues in relation to member recruitment and to develop a strategic action plan to facilitate the implementation of programmes and the establishment of a coordinating centre. In the coming weeks, members will be involved in designing programmes that will be implemented at the local level, as well as identifying stakeholders and environmental agencies with similar areas of operation to avoid duplication of effort. Detailed information on the proposed activities will be forwarded to EEIU Headquarters for further discussion and technical support.

At the moment, we look forward to your moral and technical support in helping us establish a dynamic Charpter. We look forward to working in partnership with you and EEIU Headquarters in Germany.

Best regards,

Emmanuel J. Roberts
Chairman EEIU Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Response, 15 June 2004

Dear Mr. Roberts,

Many thanks for your email of the 10th. Glad to hear that all is up and running well with the new Chapter!

Yes, this is a big opportunity — and with your great circles of influence, due to your additional activities as noted in your submitted materials, you hold the possibility to reach many. This offers both opportunity and — in an ethical sense — responsibility. You are to be commended for taking this responsibility so seriously.

I am eager to hear about the results of your upcoming meeting and the development of your strategic plan — how exciting! Your plans on stakeholder identification and other efforts to avoid duplication of effort sound promising. With such a key and time-pressing issue as eco-ethics, it is imperative that we ensure our efforts are as effective as possible. Taking the time to do so at the outset is a great start!

Looking forward to working with you and the members of EEIU Freetown on behalf of eco-ethics,

Best regards,

Mary Batson

This page was last updated on 20 April 2006.