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institute for social ecology

'Managing the environmental footprint of socio-economic development'
 

The Institute of Social Ecology (ISE) was established in 1999 to provide structural support for community based education /development programmes. The Institute is a consultancy service that promotes and/or provides appropriate, community based, socio-economic activity in the alleviation of poverty, with special reference to environmentally sound development, environmental management and the promotion of ecotourism. The organisation has a section known as GROW (Generating Resources for Our World) which produces resource materials of particular relevance to the transformational needs of people in the deep rural areas.
 

capability profile
Through its work the ISE is of assistance to all centres of learning; community workers, non-profit organisations and businesses working with communities. It favours in particular working with:
Community educators (colleges, universities and other facilities) and school teachers, with special reference to programme design and management relevant to Curriculum 2005
In-service teacher education - Geography teaching : Grades 11 and 12
State employees; community leaders and managers of non-government organisations; church leaders : interested in issues of sustainable development
Community people, especially those involved with leadership at any level.
Post-school students (eg students who have left school before matriculating), who are working in, or who are seeking to work in, the field of community management and/or development.
Undergraduate as well as post-graduate/ post-certificate students studying in the fields of development and/or environmental management.
 

what we offer

In engaging with priority teaching issues, ISE pays particular attention to:
The origination, design and/or management of accredited certificate study courses for teachers at all grade levels, as well as for community leaders.
The production and distribution of, appropriate resource materials for learning programmes.
Co-operative work with appropriate state agencies such as the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, the Education Department and the Department of Health.
Co-operative work with appropriate non-profit organisations (NPO’s) in designing and/or presenting study programmes.
Effective evaluation techniques that will help to improve its programmes
The ISE will provide back up and support services in all programmes in which it is working in fields of community development.
 

priority programmes

The ISE gives priority attention to learning programmes that develop the capacity of :

Educational practitioners : for participation in community based development and environmental education. (School and adult education.)

Community leaders : for participation in the development and management of socio-economic programmes, with specific regard to issues of environmental management and long term sustainability.

 

courses available

for more information please contact Dr Lynn Hurry directly


overview

OUR VISION is to work effectively in promoting community involvement in sustainable development rooted in sound environmental management practices.

OUR MISSION is to promote community based activities that are both economically sound and environmentally sustainable.

OUR AIM is to contribute to sustainable development in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Northern Province by providing and/or managing appropriate training and education programmes at all levels of participation within regional human resource development programmes..

FIELD OF FOCUS : Community leaders, especially in deep rural areas. Teachers and learners in all grades of education, with special emphasis on programmes for Curriculum 2005 and on in-service support for matric Geography teachers.

COURSE VENUES : Courses are conducted at suitable venues in the Lowveld, for example the Lowveld Centre for Life Long Learning, in White River, Mpumalanga. Where logistically viable the ISE is prepared to run courses at other venues chosen by the participants.

 

'The development of management capacity amongst educators and rural leaders in the deep rural parts of Mpumalanga must be a priority in the development of human resources in Mpumalanga.'