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Reporting and publishing

  • responsible team members coordinated the review and writing of reports and articles for submission to publishers 

March 2023

Project Wrap up workshop – Carcross. Yukon 

  • representatives of Canadian partners, the Tanzania project coordinator, other interested groups and resource people attended the closing project workshop hosted by Carcross / Tagish First Nation in Carcross, Yukon
  • the project team reviewed the results of the research and identified a plan for reporting and publishing of results
  • discussions included building of partnerships and concepts for the subsequent proposal and third stage of SSHRC funding

January 2023

Research Analysis Workshop

  • community researchers, local Tanzania partner representatives met in Elerai to review and consolidate research results from Year 2
  • prepared analysis summaries for subsequent review by the whole project team members at a subsequent workshop in Canada

September 2022

Community-based Research

  • implemented the Year 2 research program focusing on the following themes:
  • work was carried out by community researchers from each of the villages in both study areas
  • team members, Erik Val (community mapping – water and climate change themes) and Kate Herchak (youth theme) stayed behind after the tour to assist in the initial stages of the research

August 2022

Project Team Tour in Tanzania

  • representatives from all Canadian and local Tanzania partners participated
  • Canadian participants: C. Tremblay, K. Herchak (UVic); B. Downie, E. Val (Kesho Trust); S. McDougall, J. Davies, N. Davies, T. Camilleri, S. Johns (C/TFN)
  • Tanzania participants: E. Kileli (EMAYO); T. Tutayo (EFT)
  • itinerary included community engagement in Engaresero (an alternative to Enguserosambu due to security issues in the area) and in Elerai as well as travel through Serengeti / Ngorongoro between the two study areas

July 2022

Preparations for the Project Team tour in Tanzania 

  • developed alternative itineraries that necessarily avoided the Loliondo area which remained unstable due to the land use conflict and violence which erupted in June

Preparatory Meetings in Elerai

  • held meetings with the Elerai Village Council and elders of the community to review the results of the Year 1 research and to introduce and plan for the upcoming tour of the project team

Base Map Preparations for Water Research

  • Erik Val and Brian Lewis prepared the base maps for the water use and management theme of the Year 2 research program in Elerai and Enguserosambu

June / July 2022

Visits to Study Area Communities to Plan Study Tour

  • local Tanzania partner representatives visited Elerai to discuss planned activities and follow up research program
  • visiting Enguserosambu was not possible due to instability and security issues in the area

April 2022

UVic Workshop

  • representatives of Canadian partners, other interested groups and resource people attended a workshop at UVic to review research results from Year 1

March 2022

Analysis Workshop

  • community researchers, local Tanzania partner representatives met in Arusha to review and consolidate research results from Year 1
  • prepared analysis summaries for subsequent review by the Canadian team members

November 2021 to March 2022

Community-based Research

  • implemented the Year 1 research program including an extensive household survey, focus group discussions and key informant interviews
  • themes of the Year 1 research program include livelihood profiles, cultural integrity and knowledge in resource management, climate change impacts and migration
  • work was carried out by community researchers from each of the villages in both study areas

November 2021

Training workshop for community researchers

  • community researchers met in Arusha for training on the content and methods defined by the research plan
  • local Tanzania partner representatives and the KT coordinator led the training

October 2021

Graduate Student support (Tanzania)

  • Julius Daniel was selected to undertake a graduate studies program at the University of Dar es Salaam with the support of the IKG project
  • Julius began studies in GIS which would focus on mapping efforts in the Elerai study area of the project

September 2021

Graduate student engagement

  • Katelynne Herchak was selected to undertake a graduate studies program at UVic with the support of the IKG project
  • Kate began her MA coursework in September with an intended focus on youth engagement and outlook in the local economy

April 2021

Year 1 Activities Modified

  • the Covid pandemic restricted international travel and so activities that had been originally planned for Year 1 of the project had to be modified and/or rescheduled
  • specifically a project team study tour in Tanzania and the UVic / Kesho Trust Tanzania Field School had to be cancelled 

Project awarded

  • the project award was announced by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in a letter to Dr. Crystal Tremblay, Principal Investigator

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