|FAO: How to fish without ruining your marine ecosystem! - From
the needs assessment to action| Page 2 of 14 From the needs
assessment to action Of the total of 35 schools in Senegal and
The Gambia (15 primary and 11 secondary schools in Senegal and 7
primary and 2 secondary schools in The Gambia), which
participated in the needs assessment survey, nine have confirmed
their interest to participate in pilot activities. The
preparations of the pilot activities are in full swing, actively
involving local partners. In Senegal, the Union of Volunteers in
relation to Environment Education (UNI.V.ERE - l’Union des
Volontaires de l’Education Relative à l’Environnement) is an NGO
working on the promotion of environmental issues in the national
curriculum. Two founding members are Gora Kane, retired school
system inspector and president of UNI.V.ERE, and Seydou Sow, the
Director General of “Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Sénégal”.
They have already developed a teaching aid to support teachers'
work on general environ