PROJECTS

Capacity Building

Terrestrial

Marine

Education & Awareness

Women's Environmental Education & Empowerment

Aim

To raise Omani women's awareness of environmental issues and empower them to identify local environmental problems, To promote Omani women's participation in the environmental decision-making process

Date

2010 to date

Location

Muscat, Salalah, Nizwa, Sur, Sohar, Ibri, Yanqul, Khasab

Elements

	Prepare and deliver talks on environmental education in collaboration with the Omani Women's Associations in the regions, promoting discussions and the opportunity to share.
	Groups of women in 4 regions in Oman to receive training in communication skills.
	Teams of women in 4 regions in Oman to write short essays identifying local environmental problems and specifying actions t be taken by individuals as well as government institutions to address these problems.
	Essays to be reviewed and one of the best essay from each region to be chosen.
	The winners from each region to share the subject with their Shura Council representative to be discussed at the Shura Councel level.
	The winning team in each region to visit a nearby town to encourage the members of the neighbouring community to promote environmental awareness.
	Materialisation of the suggested mitigation measures and potential solutions put forward in the research

Project Sponsors

Petroleum Development of Oman

Project Partners

Oman Women's Association

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Hotel Donation Program

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