EASTERN AFRICA

The Heinrich Boell Foundation is supporting the Eastern African Civil Society Process through facilitating and funding, mostly on the regional level, but also on national levels (e.g. in Kenya). Below you find information on regional and national processes.

A Focus on the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)

Africa 

Conference: April 26 - 29, 2002 -- Naiobi, Kenya: The Heinrich Boell Foundation convened its African Forum for Envisioning Africa: Focus on NEPAD. The Forum critically examined the New Partnership for African Development, Africas main strategic contribution for the WSSD. Papers presented at the Forum are now available for download. MORE

Earth Summit 2002: GAP Campaign

East Africa 

The GAP Campaign towards the Earth Summit 2002 aims to broaden the public awareness about the overlapping issues of environment, poverty and health. Three pillars make up the GAP Campaign: the Green Agenda for preserving the environment and keeping human impact within the Earth's capacities, the AIDS Agenda as sustainable development in Africa cannot be achieved without addressing HIV/AIDS that is taking heavy toll on the most productive groups of African society, and the People's Agenda that addresses the need to fight the underlying causes of poverty, e.g. missing access to opportunities and resoruces, the negative effects of globalisation and consumption patterns of the North. The campaign is an initiative of the Mazingira Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, and the Heinrich Boell Foundation Nairobi Office. MORE

Strengthening the Kenyan NGOs Consultative Process

Kenya 

With an emphasis on domesticating Agenda 21 and the Earth Summit process, and on citizen participation in these processes. A facilitating committee has been established and a secretariat formed to work on Kenyan NGOs and CBOs participation at the Earth Summit 2002. The goal is to ensure inclusiveness at the grassroots levels, and of marginalised groups along gender and inter-generational balance. The key activities are: creating awareness on Agenda 21 and the Rio+10, process; evaluating the involvement and impact of NGOs, CBOs, government and other stakeholders in the implementation of Agenda 21 in Kenya; strengthening the capacity of NGOs, CBOs and media to effectively participate at the Summit and beyond; and developing a common Kenyan civil society recommendation and position to positively influence decisions at the Summit. MORE

Enhancing the Earth Summit 2002 process in Ethiopia

Ethiopia 

The regional office of HBF, in collaboration with the government, a Coalition of NGOs, individuals and scholars has initiated monthly debates on the Rio+10 process. Documentation of cultural biodiversity and the strengthening of environmental journalist’s capacity to cover the Summit are key areas of the project. The primary issues being tackled are: combating poverty through Sustainable Development, education and public awareness for Sustainable Development; status of biodiversity in Ethiopia; sustainable mountain development; water as a key resource for sustainable development, promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development; managing fragile ecosystems; and developing environmentally sound waste management. MORE

Facilitating the preparatory process for the Earth Summit 2002 in Sudan

Sudan 

A committee comprising of representatives from the government, national/international NGOs, research institutions, women and youth groups, and civil society has been established. The committee is reviewing progress since Rio on the Environment and related issues such as Urban decay, private sector, governance, poverty, civil strife and the position of Sudanese women before and after Rio. MORE

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