May
4
2010
I am excited and very pleased to launch the EEEGL website !
The EEEGL project has been implemented for just little more than three years. We were absorbed first in shaping and starting a demanding field and regional project, which involves two partners across three countries, and many other local and national collaborating partners. Most of the work we initiated is at field level, on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes and across the hills surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. That is where our team is meant to spend most of its time and effort.
We faced major challenges in DRC with the conflict that engulfed Kivu in 2008 and led to the suspension of our project there. We are now appraising the resumption of work in DRC. Meanwhile, the project has made strides in Rwanda and Uganda and through its regional level activities.
We thought that the time is now ripe to widen our dialogue and communication about our work. This website has three purposes:
- To document what we do, in plain language;
- To share information about the work we are engaged in with our partners, among concerned stakeholders and others working on similar issues;
- To discuss about the successes and challenges we experience and to identify options and ideas to move forward.
We have chosen to do so through a blog. Members of our team and other partners will share their work and thoughts in their own words through this journal.
We shall gradually post and make available information on past and ongoing work and future events.
We shall welcome contributions, dialogue and feedback from all interested parties !
