Testez votre compréhension : identifies des histoires ayant des éléments stratégiques
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Below, we offer you real life stories of projects which won the Equator prize. To test your understanding of the strategic elements which you can use to design effective stories, read each story and answer the quiz question at the end.
Changing habits
“I am Anwar Kamal. I feel proud to be the Vice President of the Chunoti Co-Management Committee from Bangladesh. I have loved the Chunoti forest all my life. This wonderful forest lies South of Chittagong city. It used to be green all year round with tropical trees and areas of sungrass, which were used for many purposes. The forest is the home of many animals, birds, and rare plants. Even elephants ….Read more Example of quiz question Strategic elements
At the end of each story, you can answer a quiz question to test your understanding. As an example, here is the quiz question for the story ‘Changing habits’. Of course you first need to read the whole story to know the correct answer!
Small steps towards the larger goal
“My name is Silio Lalaqila and I am the Treasurer of the Sisi Initiative. I am from the Island of Vanua Levu that is situated in the North of Fiji. The mountainous peninsula of Natewa Tunuloa on the island is rich of forests. At sunrise you can hear the songs of many birds. One of them is the Sisi, the rare Fijian silktail bird, that we are all proud of. In the days my grandparents the people in our small indigenous communities were….Read moreListening leads to the right intervention
The hot beautiful Zambia Luanga River Valley has an amazing diversity of wildlife, especially elephants, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, wildebeest and other large animals. It has been so for ages. But as time goes by and with a growing population the pressures on nature and wildlife increases. The areas became rife with poachers that threatened….Read moreRespect as a basis for help
“It is important to understand that those who have lived with the forest for centuries and preserved the forest for centuries are the best how to conserve it, use it and take care of it.” In her colorful sari, Ms Kusum Karnik -a strong local NGO leader with an academic background- tells about the ancient culture, the traditions and tribal life in rural Maharashtra, India…..Read moreHealth motivates positive action
“My name is Fernanda. I am from a Nahua family in the village of Oxtoyahualco in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. I am a mother of four. I cannot read or write. I have been a farmer all my life. My main concern has always been the well being of my family. I love the land where we live. In my great grandmother’s time, it used to be full of beautiful forested valleys. There were many ….Read moreInvesting in resilience or in consumer model?
“People in the West mostly have a picture of the idyllic life on our Micronesian Islands. They think of palm trees, white beaches, an abundance of fruits and happy people.” Clarence Luther, the impressive Mayor of Namdrik Atoll, Marshall Islands smiles and continues: “That may have been so in the faraway past. When I was a boy over 50 years ago, we indeed ate our own fish and grew our own food. We couldn’t…..Read more Buddhist values as basis for change
The deep and wild jungles of North West Cambodia used to be full of many different wild animals, huge trees and wonderful plants. The few small villages close to the forest were engaged in rice farming and collected from the forest what they needed. Civil war, population growth, refugees and poverty changed village life and caused more and more….Read moreTo change others you have to change yourself
“My name is Shaban Luono, Government Forest District Officer in Miombo in the South West of Tanzania. Twenty five years ago there were not many people here. This was an area of dry forest with many different species. Masai used totrek each year through the forest with their cattle. They used the fruits of the trees and took care of the forest as unofficial custodians….Read more