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National Chapter Activities
In 2003, OSSREA adopted a policy of decentralizing some of its activities to the chapter level. As a result of that policy, two OSSREA Research Methodology Trainings were held at the sub-regional level in Kenya (17th – 30th November 2003) and in South Africa (8th – 19th December 2003).
Another most important achievement of OSSREA in 2003 was that the Secretariat embarked on an expansion exercise of Chapter membership. To that effect, a new OSSREA Chapter was established in Mauritius, which is expected to cover operations in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, increasing the total number of OSSREA Chapters to 18.
National workshops provide a forum to discuss topical issues in each country. Researchers, policy makers, and civil society groups in each country attend the national workshops. The Chapters that held their national workshops in 2003 are given in the following table.
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Country |
Year |
Theme |
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Botswana |
Oct. 2003 |
Conducting Social Research into Sensitive Areas |
|
Ethiopia |
June 2003 |
Language, Society, and Development in Ethiopia |
|
Kenya |
July 2003 |
Education, Health and Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Kenya |
|
Lesotho |
Nov. 2003 |
Poverty and Development in Lesotho |
|
Mozambique |
Dec. 2003 |
Mozambique National Peace Initiative |
|
Rwanda |
Nov. 2003 |
Improving Good Governance in Rwanda: The Making of a Nation |
|
South Africa |
Oct. 2003 |
The Quest for Social Change and Development |
|
Swaziland |
Nov. 2003 |
Constitutionalism |
|
Tanzania |
August 2003 |
Rethinking Globalisation: The Stakes and Perspectives for Africa |
|
Uganda |
March 2003 |
Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Uganda: The Way Forward |
|
Zambia |
July 2003 |
Corruption, Poverty and Development in Zambia |
|
Zimbabwe |
July 2003 |
A Review of Zimbabwe’s Current Domestic, Regional and International Situation |
OSSREA Chapters’ National Workshops in 2003