GBM Kenya: Pan-African Training Workshops

The environmental problems that GBM Kenya addresses are not unique to Kenya. They can be found among communities in numerous countries. There is therefore a need for a systematic approach to the deforestation challenge. In recognition of this need, Dr. Mostafa Tolba (then Executive Director, United Nations Environmental Program- UNEP) challenged GBM Kenya to share its methodologies and approach with development workers and stakeholders in Africa and beyond. In 1997, GBM Kenya established a Pan-African Green Network to share the GBM approach through two-week training workshops. The overall goal of the program was to share the approach while raising awareness on the importance of conserving local biodiversity. Since 1998, 3 Pan-African workshops have been held during which 55 persons from 36 organizations of 15 African countries have participated.