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EEIU Ghana REDEF Projects & Activities
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Reports & Letters, EEIU Ghana REDEF
March 25, 2003
Areas of Emphasis
EEIU Ghana works through participatory processes to make a positive impact on individual and community development through the following activities:
- Environmental Ethics Education & Advocacy
- Improving educational opportunities and facilities in its operational areas
- Building local capacity for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
- Community-based family planning & Reproductive Health programmes
- Enhancing policy dialogue & formulation on Environmental ethics
- Skill Development initiatives for Alternative Livelihoods
- Conducting Environmental Research & Assessments
Challenges
- Enhancing sustainable livelihoods that fall short of natural resource exploitation
- Improving upon motivation and morale through local capacity-building
- Catalysing social change to promote women's role in community development
Ongoing Activities
- Membership drive in four of the ten Regions of Ghana (Eastern, Volta, Central & Greater Accra)
- Development of Eco-Ethics handouts/leaflets
- Publicity & Advocacy on Eco-Ethics Principles:
- Decision-makers
- Civil Society & Media
Forthcoming Activities & Projects
- Launching of EEIU Ghana Chapter & Capacity-building workshop on Environmental Ethics
- Researching aspects of coastal problems for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Central Region of Ghana
- Translation of EEIU Brochure (English version) into a Ghanaian language
- Development of an Environmental Ethics Documentary: Livelihoods and coping mechanisms that influence resource-use conflicts & exploitation in coastal communities
 This page was last updated on 26 March 2003.
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