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Environmental Education Assistant
| Statut : | Comblé |
|---|---|
| Organisation : | One Sky - Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living |
| Acronyme : | One Sky |
| Type : | Organisme non gouvernemental |
| Mandat : | One Sky's purpose is to promote sustainable living globally. In working toward an environmentally sustainable and socially just world, One Sky seeks to make a significant difference in the next five years by: - Developing capacity of effective change agents - Playing an inspiring role and promoting solutions to the world's overwhelming challenges - Radicalizing Canadian perspectives and shifting worldviews - Providing practical solutions where human security and the environment interface - Effectively networking within and across sectors - Working in areas with ecological integrity |
| Adresse : | Box 3352 Smithers, British Columbia, V0J 2N0 FAX: (250) 877-6040 |
| Veuillez visiter le site Internet de l'organisation offrant ce stage pour connaître ses exigences avant de lui envoyer votre curriculum vitae. | |
| Personne ressource : | Kristin Patten |
| Courriel : | info@onesky.ca |
| Site Web en français : | |
| Site Web en anglais : | www.onesky.ca |
| Pays : | Sierra Leone |
| Ville : | Kono |
| Secteur : | Destination plurisectorielle ou transversale |
| Description du stage : |
CSSL has a mandate to educate people in Kono regarding environmental
issues. The Environmental Education department at CSSL implements a number of
activities including outreach through a weekly radio program, educational
activities during wildlife week and other international days, promoting
education through the Takugama primate sanctuary and through the support of
Conservation Clubs in primary and secondary schools throughout the Lakka
penninsula. CSSL is also a key member of ENFORAC - Environmental Forum for
Action - a network of environmental NGOs in Sierra Leone which seeks to address
nine key issues in the Western Area Peninsula including forestry, energy and
gender issues. In Canada While in Canada, the intern will work on a Global Classroom Initiative project entitled "West Africa Alive!". The intern will assist One Sky and the educators implementing the GCI project to design materials for teachers and students on a simulation of an environment-oriented development project in West Africa for grade six students. The intern will also design outreach materials for the project and assist in organizing a schools tour. The intern will also promote sustainable living solutions through a booth at the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair, promotion of One Sky's environmental resource centre and will work with other interns to coordinate the annual One Sky fundraising and outreach event. Overseas While in Sierra Leone, the intern will be based in Kono with the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone. Working with environmental education staff, the intern will continue to develop the very successful 'murals project' initiated by a former One Sky intern - engaging local artists, fundraising for supplies and space for the murals and designing environmental messaging. The intern will participate in designing and implementing weekly radio shows on the environment; provide support to local Conservation Clubs by visiting schools, providing materials and encouraging and supporting environmental projects by students; and will continue to develop the CSSL resource centre to make it 'user friendly' such as posting environmental articles about Sierra Leone, current projects and potential volunteer opportunities. The intern might also help develop education and outreach materials for the "Growing at the Grassroots" project in Kono. The intern will also represent One Sky and participate in current ENFORAC activities, particularly those related to environmental education and outreach. |
| Organisation d'accueil : | Conservation Society of Sierra Leone |
| Détails au sujet de l'organisation d'accueil : | The mission of the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone is to promote conservation (wise use) and management of natural resources for sustainable development in Sierra Leone. Key Activities include public awareness and environmental education campaigns; resource centre/sharing information/networking on conservation and the environment; advocacy and support for sustainable development; research/survey and management interventions to protect species, sites, habitats and people particularly in forest and wetlands; and collaboration/networking with other conservation environmental organisations and agencies. CSSL cooperates directly or is a part of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Birdlife, World Society for the Protection of Animals, World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International and Wetlands International. It is supported by DFID, BHC, ISTS, GTZ, the International Primate Protection League and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). |
