SMALL
ISLANDS VOICE AT THE COMMUNITY VILAJ
Freeport Exhibition Centre,
Mauritius
9 - 13TH January 2005
Sunday
9th January, 2.00-3.30 pm, Learning from the past - Island Memories
Project
Ms.
Nancy Kareroa and Ms. Melinda Pierre, Cook Islands
In
the Cook Islands, Small Islands Voice is focusing on a project called
'Island Memories'. This involves recording on videotape the
legends, stories and ways of doing things in the past. Ms Nancy
Kareroa and Ms. Melinda Pierre, two young people from Cook Islands,
will describe the project, which has started in one of the outer
islands, Mauke, and will show excerpts from the video that has been
prepared. There will then be a discussion session.
Monday
10th January, 2.00-3.30 pm, Connecting islands via the
internet
Presented
by: Mr. Herman Belmar, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Student
representatives from Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Sixth Form College and
Gujadhur Raycoomar State Secondary School, Mauritius; Mr. Alain De
Comarmond, Seychelles; Ms. Tiare Holm, Palau
The
internet has been used successfully to promote discussion on various
sustainable development issues between islands in different regions.
Since 2002, students from 40 schools in the Caribbean, AIMS and
Pacific regions have been discussing everything from hydroponic
agriculture to unemployment. The session will involve an
interactive display of the Youth Internet forum, and students from
schools in Mauritius and Seychelles will be present to share
experiences. Other partners from the Caribbean and Pacific
regions will also be present. The session will close with a
description of a second internet forum - Small Islands Voice Global
Forum - which involves the general public in discussion of issues
relating to sustainable development.
Tuesday
11th January, 2.00-3.30 pm, Eco-friendly practices for sustainable
living in small islands
Presented
by: Professor K. Koshy, Fiji; Mr. Alain De Comarmond, Seychelles; Mr.
Herman Belmar and Ms. Nekeshar Gordon, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines; Mr. Andy Paul, Trinidad and Tobago; Ms. Nancy Kareroa and
Ms. Melinda Pierre, Cook Islands
Small
Islands Voice will conduct an interactive session focusing on how
communities are taking action, particularly in the area of waste
disposal, recycling and public awareness. Various project
activities in Seychelles, Maldives, Fiji, Cook Islands, and St.
Vincent and the Grenadines will be described by island
representatives, after which there will be a question and discussion
period
Tuesday
11th January, 6.15-7.45 pm, Communities in action - overview of Small
Islands Voice activities
Presented
by Small Islands Voice partners from Cook Islands, Fiji, Maldives,
Mauritius, Palau, Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago
Small
Islands Voice, an initiative focusing on community action and
inter-regional sharing and networking will be presented by the Cook
Islands, Fiji, Maldives, Mauritius, Palau, Seychelles, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
Thursday
13th January, 10.00-11.30 am, Community visioning in small
islands
Presented
by: Ms. Tiare Holm, Palau; Mr. Pynee Chellapermal, Mauritius
Westernised
methods do not always fit small island communities and it is vital to
incorporate traditional methods into future development.
Representatives from Palau will describe an ongoing initiative,
Community Visioning, and how it incorporates traditional and cultural
practices. This will be followed by a description of
related activities in Mauritius, after which there will be a
discussion.
Thursday
13th January, 4.30-6.00 pm, Youth Visioning for Island
Living
Presented
by youth representatives from Small Island Developing
States
Participants
from the Youth Visioning initiative will present their declaration
and plan of action and there will be an inter-regional panel of youth
ready to discuss their perspectives on sustainable development.
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