The two-day capacity development workshop was a great opportunity for the participants to share their RCEs’ experiences – both successes and challenges – in regard to governance and coordination of the RCEs as well as transformative learning processes and to discuss how to expand and strengthen the network and collaboration within the region. Prof. Dr. Elizabeth S. B. Abenga, the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology and Mr. Hillary Mibei from the Kakamega County Commissioner opened the workshop with warm welcome and emphasized the significance of this workshop as an opportunity to facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration and networking in addressing various sustainability problems.

Several candidate RCEs were also invited and actively engaged in the group discussion in which thecould gain know-how on successfully initiating the RCEs in the region. Participants made a field trip to Buma Farm where innovative sustainable agricultural practices were demonstrated by a member of RCE Kakamega. The workshop was attended by more than 70 participants from RCE Kakamega, RCE Greater Nairobi and RCE Greater Pwani, RCE Greater Eastern Uganda, candidate RCEs, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and UNU-IAS.

Materials presented at the workshop will be made available here as they become available.

Conceptualization and Development of the RCE Network
Presenter: UNU-IAS
Download here: Kakamega workshop_contextulization and development of the RCE metwork_1Aug13.pdf

Promoting Collaboration for Sustainability in Research and Development
Presenter: RCE Kakamega-Western
Download here: RCE kakamega.pdf

RCE-Greater Pwani Contribution to Research and Innovation through Community Engagement
Presenter: RCE Greater Pwani
Download here: RCE-Greater Pwani RCEs Meeting Presentation.pdf