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Norwegian role to scale down environmental degradation commended
2007-08-16 09:24:38
By Guardian Reporter
Norwegian government has been commended for its support towards the fight against environmental degradation and climate change that face most least developed countries, including Tanzania.
The African Representative for Fredskorpset (FK), Exchange Programme and David Matovu said environmental issues are one of the key areas that the Norwegian government has considered a top priority.
Matovu was speaking to former Tanzania’s FK participants yesterday in Dar es Salaam.
He explained that tree planting; forest management, protection of water sources and all initiatives related to rescue the continent from the looming desertification are some of the key issues FK programme will dwell on.
“Our mission is to ensure that the continent achieves sustainable development for a bright future to meet the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015,” he added.
The sectors covered under the FK Exchange Programme are education, health, agriculture and cooperatives. Other sectors are information and communication, arts and culture, technology and human rights.
``Conflict resolution and management is an equally important area under the programme aimed at bringing lasting peace on African soil. The government of Norway believes that peace and tranquility is key to socio-economic prosperity,`` he noted.
Chairperson for Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA) Ichikael Maro revealed during the event that more than 100 Tanzanian youths had benefited from FK youth exchange programme.
She said the programme offers Tanzanian youths a wide range of opportunities according to their professions as they learn different skills and knowledge aimed at improvement of their socio-economic well-being.
FK is a Norwegian government funded programme aimed at exchanging young expertise in Africa, Asia and Latin America established in 1963 by the Norwegian National Assembly with a goal to exchange expertise among the middle aged in the North and South.
The Programme was reviewed in 1999 and began to recruit youths within the South least developed countries.
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