By Teetee Zwane
THE Swaziland Environmental Justice Agenda (SEJA) will tomorrow launch a School of Environment, a programme aimed at invigorating environmental education programmes in the country.
The programme would focus on capacity building for all people handling environmental issues at their local level, said Training Coordinator Seth Maphalala. He said this programme follows the organisation’s first advance course in environmental management, which was launched last year. This programme entails environmental research, law, audit and assessment, management systems and sociology. “This launch coincides with the start of this year’s tutorials for both the Certificate Course in Environmental Education and Advance Course in Environmental Education,” said Maphalala.
Imperatives
He said the school has been necessitated by the imperatives of the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) for Swaziland, which require mainstreaming of sustainable development into education programmes in the country. “As one of the leading players in the field of environmental education, SEJA has taken the initiative to educate the public and to promote awareness on the DESD and its implementation in Swaziland,” added the training coordinator. He invited all those interested in being part of the change for sustainable development in Swaziland to be part of the programme and take part in the subsequent capacity building activities starting with the courses.
Maphalala said expression of interest can be registered by email to sejaadmin@gmail.com or by calling 613 2235, 603 7711, 607 5632 or 605 2225.
SEJA is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on promoting knowledge and improved decision making on issues relating to the environment at local level. It has been actively involved in the carrying out of environmental education activities since its inception in 1998.Some of the organisation’s activities include the holding hosting empowerment workshops for on-the-job personnel on how to handle work related environmental issues and decisions. It has spearheaded an internationally renowned course on environmental education and has provided capacity building opportunities for the rest of SADC where the same course has also been adopted in Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe and others.
THE Swaziland Environmental Justice Agenda (SEJA) will tomorrow launch a School of Environment, a programme aimed at invigorating environmental education programmes in the country.
The programme would focus on capacity building for all people handling environmental issues at their local level, said Training Coordinator Seth Maphalala. He said this programme follows the organisation’s first advance course in environmental management, which was launched last year. This programme entails environmental research, law, audit and assessment, management systems and sociology. “This launch coincides with the start of this year’s tutorials for both the Certificate Course in Environmental Education and Advance Course in Environmental Education,” said Maphalala.
Imperatives
He said the school has been necessitated by the imperatives of the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) for Swaziland, which require mainstreaming of sustainable development into education programmes in the country. “As one of the leading players in the field of environmental education, SEJA has taken the initiative to educate the public and to promote awareness on the DESD and its implementation in Swaziland,” added the training coordinator. He invited all those interested in being part of the change for sustainable development in Swaziland to be part of the programme and take part in the subsequent capacity building activities starting with the courses.
Maphalala said expression of interest can be registered by email to sejaadmin@gmail.com or by calling 613 2235, 603 7711, 607 5632 or 605 2225.
SEJA is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on promoting knowledge and improved decision making on issues relating to the environment at local level. It has been actively involved in the carrying out of environmental education activities since its inception in 1998.Some of the organisation’s activities include the holding hosting empowerment workshops for on-the-job personnel on how to handle work related environmental issues and decisions. It has spearheaded an internationally renowned course on environmental education and has provided capacity building opportunities for the rest of SADC where the same course has also been adopted in Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe and others.
[Source:Swazi Observer, http://www.observer.org.sz, February 26, 2009]
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