Upcoming Event

Contact Information

Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE)
Persons in charge: Michael Ochieng Odhiambo & Eva Malel
E-mails of the above: ekmoo@africaonline.co.ke & eva@reconcile-ea.org

Phones Office: +254 51 2211046
Mobile phones: Office +254 722 256 059; Michael +254 722 259 325; Eva +254 723 466 351
Fax: +254 51 2211045
Address: P.O Box 7150- 20110 Nakuru, Kenya

Dates

Symposium on Trends in Forest Ownership, Forest Resources Tenure and Institutional Arrangements in Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 – 21 October 2006 (only for specially invited participants)

Field visit to a project site of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development initiative: 22 October 2006 (all participants in the symposium and the main workshop are invited)

Regional Workshop for Sub-Saharan Africa on Improving Tenure Security of the Rural Poor: 23 – 26 October 2006 (this is the main conference event)

Recommended Travel Dates/Times

For participants arriving /departing by air through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, car transfers to/from Nakuru will be organised by RECONCILE. Since travel after dark is not recommended, participants who arrive in Nairobi after 14:00 hours will be accommodated for the night at the Silver Springs Hotel in Nairobi, and will be transferred to Nakuru on the next morning. It is therefore very important that you register for participation and finalise your itinerary with RECONCILE as soon as possible.

Registration

All participants in the Regional Workshop and/or the Symposium should fill out the registration form and finalise their itinerary in consultation with the organisers from RECONCILE as soon as possible.

Languages

While the working language will be English, simultaneous English – French interpretation service will be available during the workshop and the accompanying events.

Workshop and Accommodation Venue

Merica Hotel, Kenyatta Avenue
P.O. Box 560, Nakuru, Kenya
Tel: +254 51 2214232/2216013
Fax: +254 51 2217009
Email: merica@kenyaweb.com

Costs

There will be no participation fee for the workshop and the accompanying events. The organisers will cover transport, accommodation and subsistence costs of most participants. Those whose costs shall be covered will be so advised in the letters of invitation. In order to have your air tickets bought in advance, please register for participation and finalise your itinerary with us as soon as possible . It may be difficult to process registrations after 25 th September 2006.

Visas

RECONCILE will also provide assistance with the issuance of Kenyan visas, for those who require such assistance. Please establish let us know whether you require a visa, whether you can obtain it in your country; and if not, whether you require assistance in processing it in Nairobi. Nationals of most countries can obtain visas at the immigration counter at the airport, and where necessary, RECONCILE shall establish the requirements and station persons at the airport in Nairobi to assist participants on arrival. Additional information and visa application form are available on the website of Kenya Airways, www.kenya-airways.com

Information about Nakuru

Nakuru Town is a historical place that is sandwiched between Menengai Crater to the North, Lake Nakuru to the South, Prehistoric Hyrax hill to the East and Mau Ridges to the West. It is the provincial headquarters of the vast Rift Valley Province, otherwise known as granary of Kenya. It is this historical town that represents the face of Kenya, with its entire cultural heritage, that is also home to the world famous Flamingoes, besides being the only town in the world with a crater and a lake only about 10 km apart. It is a cosmopolitan town in which the main language is Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya that makes it possible for the diverse ethnic groupings to communicate with ease. Due to its location at the heart of Kenya, Nakuru has witnessed population explosion attributed to the rural urban migration, and is facing major challenges related to urbanisation.

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