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On August 25-28th, Sandwatch held
with the assistance of the UNESCO Office Dakar, Senegal and
the Cape Verde UNESCO National Commission, a `train-the-trainers
workshop` on Santiago Island, in Cape Verde`s capital city Praia.
Educators from several Cape Verde
Islands, as well as from Senegal, Guinea Bissau, The Gambia and
Mauritania flew in from around West Africa to learn about
Sandwatch. Over the course of four (4) days, the delegates learned
not only Sandwatchs tests and methods, but also several other technical
skills, such as testing water samples for contaminants, how to edit
simple videos, how to use Google Earth as a teaching tool, how to edit
photographs and how to use several types of online resources and
utilities.
Teachers also go the chance to learn
about each others community projects and even had the opportunity to see
some the sights around Cape Verde.
The following pages contain details
and lots of photos of the workshop and the activities we conducted.
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Paul and Pascale meet with Ms. Duarte Lobo de Pina,
The Cape Verde`s Minister of Education, and give her copies of The
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