Annual report - Tropical Biology Association

Annual report 2007Specialist trainingThe Specialist Training Programmeis developing the capacity of Africaninstitutions through tailor made coursesin specific skills. Individuals who take partin the programme are equipped with thenecessary resources and expertise to becometrainers themselves back at their homeinstitutions. To date, there have been a totalof 61 workshop trainees from Tanzania,Kenya, Uganda and Ghana.Specialist Skills workshop 2006in Uganda: scientific writing andfundraisingThe third in the series of specialistworkshops was held at Makerere Universityin partnership with the Faculty of Forestryand Nature Conservation. It taught practicalskills in writing scientific papers andgrant proposals and giving effectivepresentations. The 19 participants wereconservation scientists and park ecologistsworking for governmental and nongovernmentalorganisations throughoutUganda.“Such workshops should continue. I am going to starthelping friends and my institution to review their reportsand proposals, and intend to publish my work too.”Ugandan STP participant7