Lake Tanganyika Day 2011

The 2011 topic : "The Lake Tanganyika is not a dustbin: Let's protect the Lake and its Basin"

Course of activities

THURSDAY 21/07: Bujumbura-Bugarama-Bujumbura visit:

Topics of the day:

Afforestation

Sustainable Agriculture

Pollution Control

Lands exploitation Control

Respect of the protected zones

Sites to visit

-      ¦Site1¦ - Woodlot (ACVE project)

-      ¦Site2¦ - Bare Peak

-      ¦Site3¦ - Source of a river

-      ¦Site4¦ - Sustainable agriculture (farms on the slopes)

-      ¦Site5¦ - Exploitation of building material

-      ¦Site6¦ - Pollution of the Lake Tanganyika

-      ¦Site7¦ - Protected zones on rivers and on Lake Tanganyika

Detailed program:

-      8. 30: Departure from Bujumbura in vans, jeep and the vehicles of the involved organizations

Meeting point: FIDODIDO

-      9. 30: Arrival at Bugarama, site of ACVE- IUCN project

-      9. 30 - 10. 30: Detailed visit of the timbering + explanation by an expert + exchanges

-      11. 00: Arrival on the site - bear peak (to be determined/   pre - visit of identification)

-      11. 00 -12.00: Detailed visit of the site + explanations by an expert + exchanges

-      12. 00 - 13.00: Lunch Break

-      13. 30: Arrival on the site - source of a river (to be determined/   pre - visit of identification)

-      13h 30 - 14.30: Detailed visit of the site + explanations by an expert + exchanges

-      15. 00: Arrival on site - Exploitation of building materials (to be determined/   pre - visit of identification)

-      15. 00 - 15.30: Detailed visit of the site + explanations by an expert + exchanges

-      16. 00: Arrival on site - Pollution of the lake (to be determined/   pre - visit of identification)

-      16. 00 - 16.30: Detailed visit of the site + explanations by an expert + exchanges

-      17. 00: Arrival on the site - protected zones (Shore of the Lake; Ntahangwa River mouth)

-      17. 00 - 17.30: Detailed visit of the site + explanations by an expert + exchanges

-      17. 00: End

FRIDAY 22/07:

-      8. 30-9.30: Welcome and settling of the guest

-      9. 00 - 10.10: Statements of authorities (animation between statements)

-      10. 10 - 11. 30: Competition of environment clubs + poems on the Lake Tanganyika

-      11. 30 - 12. 30: Stroll at the shore of the Lake and in the reserve

-      12. 30 - 14. 30: Lunch break + animation by young people (Burundi harp, jokes…)

-      15. 15 - 16. 00: Ceremonies of handing-over of the prizes to environment competition winners

-      16. 00 - 17.00: Ceremony of handing-over of MWEZI GISABO prize to the 2 prize winners 2011 + presentation of MWEZI GISABO prize+ presentation of prize winners and their projects

-      17. 00 - 18.30: Animations (music + film)

-      18. 00: Departure of the parade of paddlers with lanterns towards SAGA PLAGE

-      18. 00 - 19.00: Cocktail at SAGA PLAGE (Welcome statement of the SAGA PLAGE Manager + animation)

-      19 H: A thank-you word and end of ceremonies

SATURDAY 23/07: DAY OF COMMUNITY WORKS

Activities of the day:

• Cleaning of the beach
• Uprooting of the fresh water hyacinth
• Gift of normalized nets to fishermen in exchange of the prohibited nets

Detailed program:

-      8h00: Arrival of young people and associations to the port beach

-      8h00 - 10h30: Community works

-     10h30 - 12h00: Ceremonies of nets handing over