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New publication of PROSOWO II project on indigenous and innovative social work practice in Africa

As part of the APPEAR project PROSOWO II (Professional Social Work in East Africa), which has been in its second phase since 2016, extensive empirical research has been carried out into culturally specific and innovative social work practices. The latest publication presents some of these approaches from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya.

1 min read · 28. January 2019
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activities of scholarship holders

“Taking cooperation to the digital age” - High-Level Forum Africa-Europe 2018

APPEAR scholarship holders Anne Birundu and Vincent-Paul Sanon participated at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe, that took place on 18th of December in Vienna within the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

2 min read · 24. January 2019
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Genetic improvement of local cattle breeds in Burkina Faso

LoCaBreed partners attended the regional workshop for the introduction of animal genetic resources management tools by the Ministry of Livestock and Fishery Resources in Gaoua, Burkina Faso.

2 min read · 24. January 2019
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Developing new models of sustainable community cooperation in mountain regions of Georgia

APPEAR scholar Lela Khartishvili from Georgia conducted the first research on community based tourism in Georgia and Armenia. The study reveals the role of tourism in community mobilization and sustainable development. It also revealed the challenges and constrains hampering community tourism development in both countries. The research is based on document analysis, qualitative interviews with different stakeholders and the project experiences.

2 min read · 24. January 2019
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Paper presentation at a conference for sustainable development in dryland environments

APPEAR scholarship holder Sonnia Musyoka as part of her doctoral work, presented a paper at the Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Dryland Environments, that was held at Umma University, in Kenya between 19thand 23rd November 2018. The conference provided an excellent platform for the academia from around the world to engage with the industry, innovators, policy makers, value chain developers, farmers, and service providers among others so that higher education in Africa contributes to solving the problems of natural resources governance in the era of climate change.

2 min read · 24. January 2019
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Transdisciplinarity for sustainable tourism development in Georgia

In Tsagveri community, the first case study course in the framework of the APPEAR project Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caucasus Region | CaucaSusT took place in July 2018.

2 min read · 15. January 2019
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Final event of ROOTDEVPAL project in Vienna

The ROOTDEVPAL team is organising this final event / lecture with the title "Development and/as Resistance: Experiences of an APPEAR-project on Palestine", taking place on Wednesday, 16th of January 2019, 4.15-5.45 pm.

1 min read · 15. January 2019
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Selecting the best young bulls in a participatory manner

Community-based breeding programmes, as implemented in the LoCaBreed project in Burkina Faso, involve all local stakeholders from designing and planning to the implementation. The aim is to improve local cattle breeds, without inclusion of “exotic” genetic material.

3 min read · 14. January 2019
© Tamara Mitrofanenko

Development Research Higher Education

Transdisciplinarity for sustainable tourism development in Armenia

In Meghradsor community, the first case study course in the framework of the APPEAR project Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caucasus Region | CaucaSusT took place in June 2018.

1 min read · 10. January 2019
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Higher Education Partnerships Development Research

Article on inclusive education in oead.news 107/2018

Article in German only! "Inklusive Bildung als Leitziel der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit" ist der Titel des Artikels von Prof. Gottfried Biewer von der Universität Wien, der die circa 10jährige Kooperation der Universität Wien mit äthiopischen Hochschulen im Bereich Inklusion in der Bildung kurz portraitiert.

1 min read · 08. January 2019
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Alumni Development Research Researcher

Former North-South Dialogue scholarship holder Basanta Raj Adhikari received Young Affiliates Award

On 29th November, 2018 Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari has received the "Young Affiliates Award" of the World Academy of Sciences - TWAS in Trieste, Italy. He received this prestigious award for his outstanding contribution in the field of natural science. Basanta Raj Adhikari is an assistant professor and researcher at the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

2 min read · 02. January 2019
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PhD Research on aquaculture systems in Kenya

APPEAR scholarship holder Zipporah Gichana, as part of her doctoral work, presented a paper entitled “Effect of Different Biofilters on Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a Small-Scale Recirculating Aquaculture System” at the 6th Conference of the Pan African Fish and Fisheries Association, held from 24th to 28th of September 2018 in Malawi. The conference theme was “African fish and fisheries: diversity, conservation, sustainable management and development”.

3 min read · 02. January 2019

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