PEACE CORPS ROMANIA

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PEACE CORPS ROMANIA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION PROJECT
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Background
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Uncontrolled and extensive industrialization
under the previous regime
Lack of appropriate environmental education
Low level of public awareness, poor experience in
environmental management
Weak non-governmental sector.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
The Project
Started in 1998
Volunteers AA 145, AA104
Project Purpose, Goals
Counterpart organizations
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Trend of the sector/Project niche
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Enhanced capacity of managing the task of
implementing the environmental protection
requirements

• Work with newly created stakeholders, at local,
  regional and national level

Foster cooperation between stakeholders for
empowering public participation
Create a sound environmental education system in
Romania
Develop strategic planning skills and abilities.
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New Project Plan
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Project Purpose
Project Goal 1
Project Goal 2
Obj 2
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Obj 1
Obj 2
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
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Project Purpose
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

• The Purpose of the Environmental Management and
  Education project is to assist and support the
  community development efforts in Romania by
  raising the level of awareness and education
  concerning environmental issues and by improving
  the environmental protection practices, with
  positive impact upon peoples living standards.

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Project Goal 1
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

• Community members in Romania will enhance their
  knowledge about environmental protection issues,
  thus being ready to involve themselves in actions
  for addressing the environmental problems of
  their communities.

Objective 1 By September 2010, PCVs and their
counterpart organizations will have improved
awareness about environmental issues among people
of 20 communities. Activities will include, but
are not limited to summer camps (GLOW and TOBE
camps), environmental and English clubs,
environmental celebrations (Earth Day, Danube
Day, Day Without Cars), public meetings.
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Project Goal 1
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Objective 2 By September 2010, PCVs and their
counterpart organizations will have developed and
implemented environmental classes, trainings and
courses for people (including students and
teachers) in 25 communities. Activities will
include the development of curricula and
educational materials, the training of
trainers/teachers, the delivery of formal and
informal environmental education, seminars, and
presentations, among other activities.
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Project Goal 2
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

• Through a strengthened capacity to promote and
  implement sound environmental management
  practices, both governmental and non-governmental
  community organizations in Romania will be able
  to provide better environmental services and
  information to people in 20 communities and will
  be able to foster the overall development of
  their communities.

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Project Goal 2
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

• Objective 1
• By September 2010, PCVs and their counterpart
  organizations will have improved the knowledge of
  people and organizations in 25 communities in
  areas such as identification, planning and
  prioritization of community environmental action.
  Activities will include the following
  environmental and strategic planning,
  biodiversity, nature conservation, development of
  eco-tourism, green policies, sustainable
  development, networking, lobby and advocacy.

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Project Goal 2
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

• Objective 2
• By September 2010, PCVs and their counterpart
  organizations will have developed and enhanced
  the abilities of identifying, preparing,
  financing and managing project proposals in 20
  communities. Activities will include, among
  others, trainings and presentations on
  grant-writing and fundraising, support in
  identifying financial resources, and support for
  project management and reporting.

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Success stories
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Green Vaslui Project Charles Clouse Group 16
Public Participation in Local Environmental
Action Plan Sam Leblanc Group 16.
White Stork Census 2004 Ning Xu, Group 17

• Kindergarten Environmental Education Jeanna
  Wersebe Group 16

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
PET Bottle Recycling Project Al Childers
Group 18
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
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