Establishment of ecological culture among children and other society groups (The main goal of the project is attraction of the public attention to the region's transboundary water problems, activization of the local community in the sphere of improvement of ecological situation )
Establishment of ecological culture among children and other society groups (The main goal of the project is attraction of the public attention to the region's transboundary water problems, activization of the local community in the sphere of improvement of ecological situation )
The project is based on the territory where a serious problem takes place: pollution of the river Ishim by agricultural waste and household dust; low educational level of the local community in environmental issues.

Within the project framework it's planned to study flora and fauna of the river, implement a number of nature protection measures, establish control mechanism over springs and coasts, form positive attitude of the population to environmental problems. Besides, realization of a special program named "Revival" including lessons and out-of-class actions on ecology at schools. Also trainings for schoolchildren are planned; a regional meeting of children's public associations with attraction of 17 public associations of area are arranged; a series of lecturers and seminars with the purpose to attract local community's attention to the problem are carried out. Nature protection actions with participation of volunteers from Vjacheslavka, Volgodonskoye, Mikhailovka, Izhevsk and Arshaly villages are taking place. The results of the project will be highlited in the newspaper "Glamour", regional newspaper "Forward" and in the electronic issue "Ecological bulletin".

The following results are going to be reached: attitude of the local community members to environmental problems of the Ishim river basin is positively changed; control mechanism over the springs feeding the river is established; communy participation in the river pollution protection measures is strengthened.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
The Akbota NGO
Country:
Kazakhstan
Area Of Work:
International Waters
Grant Amount:
US$ 2,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 14,308.00
Project Number:
KAZ/04/08
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Meetings will be held with the local community, leaflets & booklets will be disseminated, articles will be placed in the newspapers, seminars will be held, a number of environmental actions will be organized.
Capacity - Building Component
The project will improve capacity of the local NGO and community to undertake eco-projects in the future. Active involvement of the local community, schoolchildren, authorities, into the project activities at sites along the river banks such as clean-ups, and the planting of willow trees along the river sides will promote cooperation between the different public groups and encourage understanding of global environmental issues.
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