An increasing number of chemical substances are being released into our environment. Developing countries are particular affected with high contamination but often have inadequate control mechanisms and insufficient resources for risk assessment and management. Our courses focus on various environmental issues, are always interactive and provide case studies from Africa to equip you with hands on examples. We also tailor our courses for the need of the different stakeholders (including researchers, policy makers, NGO, industry and general public).

Update on previous courses

We just came back from a 3-day workshop at the Tropical Pesticide Research Institute (TPRI) in Arusha. It was a huge success, we had attendants from TPRI, University of Dar es Salaam, Nelson Mandela University, and from big farms. 

Ecotoxicology & Risk Assessment

This course will increase the capacity of environmental scientists and managers to perform environmental risk assessments in order to inform environmental management decision-making processes, including registration of pesticides, set up of monitoring programs and filling research gaps. 

Chemical management

This course empowers communities by creating awareness about the dangers of chemicals towards environment and health when used extensively or in the wrong way. People will learn about effects of chemicals like pesticides and about mitigating these effects. On request these courses can be performed on stage (theatre, drama, music) or on DVD.

Sustainable use of pesticides

This training course is an introductory chemical safety programme which assist in managing risks associated with chemical use. Topics covered include pest control, chemical labels, transport and storage, personal protective equipment, application equipment and process, clean up. An important addition to already existing courses is the education about  environmental and human health effects especially how to identify pesticide poisoning and how to mitigate it.