ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING
In collaboration with other projects, doners, national and international NGOs Al-Thuraya conducts studies, training and capacity building to:
Training the trainers of environmental awareness should be a quality-targeted training that will enable those trainers to convey the message in an easily, understood and acceptable manner to the potential trainees.
Identifying training needs of (1) both trainers and trainees, and then assess measures required to meet those needs, including a periodic review of progress in this field; (2) needs for training required by people in remote areas, to enable them to participate in more sustainable work practices and lifestyles.
Raising Public Awareness:
► Stress the role of the media and the press.
► Air programmes to inform the Yemeni public on current environmental issues.
► Publish booklets and brochures that focus on environmental issues.
Training the trainers of environmental awareness should be a quality-targeted training that will enable those trainers to convey the message in an easily, understood and acceptable manner to the potential trainees. High communicational and participatory skills are essential to mobilize the recipients so that they view the environment differently. Starting this process as soon as possible is imperative for fulfilling Yemen’s environmental and development objectives. The Government of Yemen with the private sector, NGOs and international assistance has to establish a program that aims to:
1. Establish technical training programs, which meet the needs of environment and development, and make them available to all, sensitive to social status, age, gender, race or religion.
2. Promote a flexible, informed workforce equipped with the tools that meet the challenges arising from the transition to a sustainable society.
3. Strengthen the capacities of Government employers to meet environmental and development challenges to facilitate the transfer of new environmentally sound and appropriate technology.
4. Assert on the integrated relationship between environmental issues and the concerns of the local environments.This to be done at the administrative levels that encompass various jobs, such as production, marketing and financing.