Recent Trainings

STAKEHOLDERS TRAINING ON BAMBOO PROPAGATION TECHNOLOGY, FARM MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION FOR NAIROBI METROPOLITAN REGION – (3 DAYS TRAINING) DATE-MAY 26TH-28TH, 2014 VENUE: SACDEP- CONFERENCE AND TRAINING INSTITUTION, THIKA TOWN

It covered the following topics

  • Bamboo plant science
  • Climatic, soil and other environmental requirements of Bamboo growth
  • Types of Bamboo and Plantations
  • Raising of Planting Materials
  • Nursery Layout Techniques and Management
  • Field Planting and Establishment
  • Farm/ Plantation Maintenance
  • Quality Control in Bamboo Farming
  • Current and Potential Economic, Industrial and Environmental Uses of Bamboo
  • Market Outlets
  • Field Visits/ Demonstrations and Exhibition

Approach and Methodology

The training was facilitated by professionals with hands on skills and great wealth of experience using a suitable combination of the following methods for effective delivery of the content

  • Lectures/presentations/ Discussions
  • Field visits and demonstrations

Those who gained for the Training

County Government Ministries in charge of Environment, Water, Natural Resources, Energy, Industry, Agriculture, Trade/ Commerce, Youth, Women Empowerment, Cooperatives and Housing will be the major beneficiaries due to bamboo’s diversified 2000 plus uses. Policy officers in the above line Ministries, private aspiring bamboo growers and users, architects, youths, women, rural extension workers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, environmental specialists and all other stakeholders interested in Bamboo growing and processing.

 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Date-May 14-16th, 2014 (3 Days)

Venue: FAIRVIEW HOTEL, NAIROBI

The training covered the following topics among others:

  • Introduction and definitions
  • Solid waste generation/ composition analysis/ planning a sustainable ISWM System
  • Waste storage methods/ Selection of Storage Facilities
  • Waste collection methods/ Planning Collection Routes Waste transportation system/ Selection of Waste Collections Vehicles
  • Integrated Solid Waste Management (waste minimization/ waste reduction, Recycling /
  • Composting Technologies, Combustion for Energy and Sanitary Landfilling)
  • Public-Private Partnerships in ISWM- Types, Legal Procedures and Opportunities
  • Field visits (to a Dumping site, Case Studies of Recycling Industries)

Approach and Methodology

The training was facilitated by professionals with hands on skills and great wealth of experience using a suitable combination of the following methods for effective delivery of the content:

  • Lectures/presentations/ Discussions
  • Exhibitions of Bamboo products
  • Field visits and demonstrations

Those who gained for the Training

Technical and Policy staff in the Ministries in Charge of Environment, Industrialization, Energy,

Trade/ Commerce, Finance and Procurement, Energy, Youth and Women affairs (County/City

Managers, Chairman of Environment Committee), Private Waste Collection Companies, NGOs,

Donor Agencies, Consultants and any other person interested in acquiring skills in the provision of integrated solid waste management services.

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