Month: April 2023

Thank you to the management of Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande, and in particular to Ms Saadia Guetta, for supporting arboRise’s activities!

On 10 January 2023, we had the pleasure of presenting arboRise’s activities and the Guinean context to more than 50 pupils aged 10 to 14 from Ecole Nouvelle, all of whom were attentive, curious and very respectful. The teachers were able to continue the discussion with their classes, sometimes focusing on geography, or exploring botanical aspects in greater depth, or even on the theme of “The Man Who Planted Trees“, the short story by Jean Giono that inspired the arboRise project. Above all, the pupils then made and sold tasty pastries, with the proceeds going to the arboRise foundation.

Thank you all for this welcome help, which will contribute directly to the fight against global warming and to mitigating its effects on the populations most affected.

The results of stakeholder consultations (1, 2, 3) are sent to all parties in the Stakeholder Feedback Round. In this way, everyone who took part in the meetings can check that what they said has been heard by the project and that arboRise will take it into account.

In each village, the results are communicated by means of a poster, which will be displayed for all to see. The village authorities also receive a detailed report to share with the villagers.

This closes the circle: knowing the results of the consultation strengthens understanding and mutual trust. The Stakeholder Feedback Round is an essential part of the Gold Standard certification process.

For the second year running, arboRise is providing two days of training as part of the Joint Master in Global Economic Governance & Public Affairs (GEGPA), organised by the Centre International de Formation Européenne and the Luiss School of Government.

On the topic of political perspectives on reforestation, we present the arboRise project, the social, economic and environmental context and the governance issues facing such a project in the Global South. This is an opportunity for rich exchanges with the students, for example on gender issues or climate justice.

This year, we had the opportunity to take part in the discussion forum organised by the Berlin Global Village, with Michael Küppers-Adebisi (Officer for Diversity & Community Development), Christan Manahl (former EU ambassador to Africa) and Selina Diaby (SYSTEMwandel: Genug für alle! beim BundJugend), on the theme of decolonisation, moderated by Carlotta During from the European Academy Berlin.

Our thanks go to Arnaud Leconte, Director of CIFE and GEGPA, for this opportunity to share ideas. We wish the students every success in their future careers.