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The U.S. Embassy marks Earth Day by training environmental leaders on Abaco
By Elizabeth A Moxey
Apr 18, 2011 - 9:41:22 PM

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.

Marsh Harbour, Abaco  - 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.

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