Proceedings of the 2017 SNRD Africa Conference in Pretoria
The SNRD Africa conference beginning of May was a lively, interactive event with about 150 participants from all over Africa and Germany. Find the final report.
The Most Pressing Issue in Rural Development – Hans Schöneberger
Hans Schöneberger thinks that all progress achieved in rural development will be eaten up by population growth. The issue put massive pressure on natural resources and was the source for substantial conflict. (...)
The Most Pressing Issue in Rural Development – Barbara Schweiger
Barbara Schweiger wants more thinking out of the box. Issues such as those related to climate should make SNRD consider more training and social aspects (...)
Looking Ahead From the SNRD Conference – New Collaboration Tools Need to Be Utilised in the Future
As the newly elected speaker of the SNRD Africa, I want to encourage efforts to keep the energetic momentum of the conference and build onto the ideas. Let’s be innovative so that we can implement as much as possible in the coming years. What I want to support (...)
The Most Pressing Issue in Rural Development – Christel Weller-Molongua
Christel Weller-Molongua sees the biggest challenge for rural development in creating jobs for the young. Youngsters wanted new forms of cooperation and since they were active on the social networks (…)
SNRD Africa Goes Digital
We are making big strides with our use of state-of-the-art technology. New website and newsletter format, Youtube channel and livestreaming from the plenaries in Pretoria. Learn more about the concept and what you can do to keep the momentum. (...)
SEWOH CONNECTED Meets SNRD Africa!
SNRD Africa's online community on Global Campus will be moved to the new IT solution called IDA, provided by GIZ. The virtual community SEWOH CONNECTED will be merged into it with regards to its thematic working groups for better technical exchange. (...)
You Can’t Eat Your Payslip
Well-nourished children grow up to become employable youth – why nutrition-sensitive programming leads the way to enhanced youth employment.
Steering Group Member – Learn from Africa and Bring Knowledge to It
Lorenz Petersen feels that SNRD is on a good track with regards to SEWOH's requirements, i.e. in terms of action in (…)
How Did Participants Feel About the Pretoria Conference?
The evaluation of this year’s SNRD meeting in South Africa can be viewed as a good reflection of the overall success of the conference. The feedback the organising team received was exceptionally positive!
