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Project News

2009-02-25

Environmental Education C/P Participates in Training Course in Japan (part 2)

We will continue with the report from the previous Project News on the training that Ms. Ednadeliz, the counterpart in the environmental education component, is receiving in Japan.

During the third week of February, in the town of Shibakawa-cho, Fujinomiya-shi of Shizuoka Prefecture, the staff of Whole Earth Nature School gave lectures to the trainees who learned the designs of various environmental education programs and the importance of collaborating with local communities in ecotourism.

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(Photo 1: left) Outdoor activities: "making a jigsaw puzzle using lumber from thinning." Ms. Ednadeliz said this was the first time she sawed a tree trunk. (February 19, 2009)
(Photo 2: right) Trainees discuss among themselves as they practice designing an environmental education program. (February 19, 2009)

For many years, the residents of Yuno region of Shibakawa-cho have been carrying out activities to develop their town by their own initiative. The trainees listened to the experiences of the Sano couple that pioneered those activities.  They were deeply impressed to hear the successful story of regional development, which basically consists of making a long-term commitment and using creative ideas for creating funds.  Later, there was an animated exchange of opinions.

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(Photo 3: left) Trainees learned the role that women played in the town's development. Here they experience a noodle making class and listen to the explanation of the "expert" leader. (February 20, 2009)
(Photo 4: right) Singing songs with the local elementary school children.

Before returning to their respective countries, the trainees made and presented their own Action Plan, which they will implement once they return to their work place.  In the case of Ms. Ednadeliz, the Project's team of Japanese experts plans to support her so that her Plan can be applied not only to our Project, but also much more widely to the activities of ANAM.

(Mr. Taku Mori, Environmental Education / Farmland Use Plan)

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