The Environmentalists Society

Sudan

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Brief Note on the Environmentalists Society

 

  1. Background
  1. NGO registered in 1986
  2. With 350 members. Women form 52% of total membership.
  3. About 50% of its membership are graduates of the Institute of Environmental Studies with M.Sc. Degrees.
  4. The main office is in Khartoum but has branches in major towns like Atbara, Dongola, Wad Medeni, Sennar etc.

 

  1. Main Objectives of the Society;
  1. Raise environmental awareness.
  2. Design and implement environmentally sustainable development projects where the local communities play a major role in implementation and eventual take over.
  3. Carry out research to improve understanding of the causes of environmental problems.
  4. Advocacy, lobby and training on issues related to human rights, the rights, of citizens to live in healthy environment and raise awareness regarding these rights.

 

  1. Organizational Structure
  2. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body. It elects the executive committee of ten members.
  3. The executive committee is composed of …
    1. Dr. Yagoub Abdalla Mohamed  Chairman
    2. Eng. Abdel Aziz AbdeleMagid   Secretary General
    3. Mr. Izat Mirgheni Taha   Executive Secretary
    4. Ms. Menal Alla Jabbo  Information sec.
    5. Ms. Nagla Mohamed Abdel Rahim    Treasurer
    6. Ms. Zeinab Al Assad Project Secretary
    7. Ms. Alwaiya Jamal Member
    8. Dr. Musa El Khalifa Member
    9. Mr. Tarig Hussein Press and research
    10. Mohamed Awad Sharara Financial Secretary
  1. Sample of Work Conducted:
    1. Several workshops and seminars.
    2. Implemented a project with local communities – e.g. Poverty alleviation of small-scale farmers in Butana area.
    3. Recycling of :
    1. Plastic waste.
    2. Lead and lead oxide waste from buttery industries. (Pending funding)

3- Research on women food venders and designed a project to respond to their needs.

Water harvesting in the dry lands of Sennar – South central Sudan (pending funding)

Environmental impact assessment of Sabaloga Slaughter house.

Short training courses for NGOs on project preparation, PRA methodologist and how to raise local community’s environmental awareness and capacity building.

Lobby and advocacy on various environmental issues.

ICDP+5 on women and health (on going.

Bejin+5 (on going)

Gender net working (on going)

Strategic plan for:

    1. Environmentalist society to be updated.
    2. Women and desertification in Sudan – El Obeid 1997.

 

  1. Links with other NGOs :
  1. Focal point for NGOs involved in desertification control.
  2. Member of NCCD.
  3. Accredited to UN conference on desertification INCD .
  4. Accredited to UNCED.
  5. Member of African Net Work on Environment ANEN.
  6. Member of ELCI – Kenya - Nairobi.
  7. Aungophone Regional Focal Point for Women and Desertification.

 

  1. Address:
  1. ZE 1/1 East Khartoum Street No. 65

P. O. Box 321 Khartoum

Tel: 481836

Fax: 463416 c/o Izat Mirghani

E-mail: environmenta@hotmail.com

 

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