A diversegroup of environmentalists attend a one-day NGO Capacity Building workshop held at Friends of The Environment in Marsh Harbour, Abaco on Friday, April 15. The workshop was facilitated by Dawn Crosby (front row, second from right) from the U.S. Department of State’s International Speaker Program. U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Erica Thibault (front row left) is standing next to Terry Miller, President of Civil Society Bahamas.
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To mark Earth Day, the U.S.
Embassy in partnership with Civil Society Bahamas sponsored a special NGO
capacity building workshop on April 15 for environmental leaders throughout
Abaco. The Bahamas National Trust and Friends of the Environment hosted the
Marsh Harbour session facilitated by American NGO technical expert, Dawn Crosby. The workshop was part of U.S. Ambassador Nicole Avant’s ongoing
commitment to support the efforts of local environmental organizations working
to protecting and preserving The Bahamas’ land and marine habitats.
During the session American
presenter, Dawn Crosby, provided Abaco’s environmental leaders with concrete
tools in identifying ways to align the resources, abilities and activities of
their organizations with the external environment in order to achieve the
organization’s mission. Deon Stewart, the National Coordinator of the United
Nations Development Small Grants Program Global Environmental Facility
(UNDPGEF), also gave a presentation during the seminar and encouraged
environmental organizations throughout The Bahamas to apply for the
small-grants. Details on UNDP’s Small
Grants Program for environmental groups can be found on www.sgpbahamas.org.