| West African School for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT) |
Programme Outline
Important Notes:
Arrival/Settlement: Saturday-Sunday, 20th -21st July 2021
Lectures: Daily Lectures from 9.00 am –12.00 noon and 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Daily Break Time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm each day
First Lecture- Starts Thursday, 22nd July 2021
| Week 1 | Introduction to sustainable development and rural development | Lead Person(s) | |
| Day1 | Morning: Registration, Opening Ceremony & logistics | 22.07.21 | Dr. Elias Kuusaana/Evan Samwini |
| Day1 | Afternoon: Introduction to Sustainable Transformation | 22.07.21 | Prof. Emmanuel K Derbile |
| Day 2: | Holiday – Prayers, Excursion around Wa Municipality/Market | 23.07.21 | Gladys Aapagr & Evans Samwini |
| Day 3 | Weekend and self-studies | 24.07.21 | Students |
| Day 4 | Weekend and self-studies | 25.07.21 | Students |
| Day 5 | Dimensions/Practice of Sustainable Development | 26.07.21 | Prof. Emmanuel K Derbile |
| Day 6 | Introduction to Sustainable Rural Development/Approaches | 27.07.21 | Dr. Kwabena Badu-Yeboah |
| Day 7 | Lecture from a Development Practitioner: Sustainable/Rural Development Experience – An NGO Perspective | 28.07.21 | Mr. Daniel Banuoko, CIKOD |
| Week 2 | Socio-political dimensions and rural development | Lead Person(s) | |
| Day 8 | Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Rural Development | 29.07.21 | Prof. David Millar |
| Day 9 | Governance, Decentralization and Rural Development | 30.07.21 | Prof. Mohammed Sulemana |
| Day 10 | Weekend and self-studies | 31.07.21 | Students |
| Day 11 | Weekend and self-studies | 01.08.21 | Students |
| Day 12 | Strategic Planning and Sustainable Rural Development | 02.08.21 | Dr. Bernard Akanbang |
| Day 13 | Visit to the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) & Wa Municipal Assembly
– Presentation on the RCC and its role in decentralization/local governance – Presentation on the Wa Municipal Assembly& its Planning and development functions in rural development.
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03.08.21 | Dr. Elias Kuusaana & Evans Samwini |
| Day 14 | Excursion to Jirapa Municipal Visit to Jirapa Municipal Assembly
– Visit to Wulli Mushroom rocks – Pool site ‘Music Party’ at Royal Cosy-Hills Hotel (Jirapa Dubai)
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04.08.21 | Dr. Elias Kuusaana & Evans Samwini |
| Week 3 | Agriculture and sustainable rural transformation and development | Lead Person(s) | |
| Day 15 | Resource Economics and Rural Development | 05.08.21 | University for Development Studies |
| Day 16 | Agriculture commercialization and value chains | 06.08.21 | University for Development Studies |
| Day 17 | Weekend and self-studies | 07.08.21 | Students |
| Day 18 | Weekend and self-studies | 08.08.21 | Students |
| Day 19 | Lecture from a Development Practitioner – Agriculture technology and innovations for Sustainable food security | 09.08.21 | Executive Director of ProNet North, Mr. Martin Dery
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| Day 20 | Climate Change and Climate Change Response (Mitigation & Adaptation) for Sustainable Rural Transformation
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10.08.21 | University of Abdou Moumouni |
| Day 21 | Multiple dynamics of Farmer – Herder Conflicts and Sustainable Agriculture Development
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11.08.21 | Dr. Elias Kuusaana |
| Day 22 | ICT for Sustainable Rural Transformation & Development | 12.08.21 | Mr. Ophelius Yinyeh, Director ICT |
| Day 23 | Renewable Energy, Rural Transformation & Development | 13.08.21 | University of Abdou Moumouni |
| Week 4 | Environment and sustainable rural development/professional training | Lead Person(s) | |
| Day 24 | Weekend and self-studies | 14.08.21 | Students |
| Day 25 | Weekend and self-studies | 15.08.21 | Students |
| Day 26 | Proposal & Academic Writing | 16.08.21 | Dr. Wolfram Laube |
| Day 27 | Economic and Sociological perspectives of rural transformation | 17.08.21 | Dr. Wolfram Laube & Michael Ayamga
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| Day 28 | Preparations for Closing Ceremony | 18.08.21 | All students & Coordinators |
| Day 29 | Closing Ceremony | 19.08.21 | All participants & Guests |
| Day 30 | Excursion to Mole National Park – Natural Resource Conservation & Management/Departure | 20.08.21 | All students & Coordinators |