GEN's activities at UN level in 2004:
SARD Initiative:
In March 2004 GEN sent delegates to Italy and provided updated information on the Major Group focal points to be included in SARD’s powerpoint and multi-media presentations during the International Forum on Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Our contribution was a “Sustainable Rural Development and Ecovillage Training Program” in partnership with the EcoEarth Alliance. Our SARD-related objectives included training 24 women eco-volunteers in the project area of IIRD in Aurangabad District in Marathwada region in India; training 200 NGOs working in the field of rural development in different parts of India in order to build their capacity for implementing programs based on sustainable livelihoods and multi-functional rural development; training government officials from the Asian Region and NGOs from around the world in an integrated, multi-sectoral approach to sustainable rural community based development; establishing a resource centre for NGOs working in sustainable livelihoods; and supporting local and national advocacy and educational activities in India. GEN’s project is now one of about 15 or 20 that is being included as an indicative project or success story.
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