action plans that outline their commitment to integrating PHE in their own programs andor local policies. These plans will help the BALANCED Project tailor specific
technical assistance follow-up to the exchange visit participants. The concept paper and program of activities for the exchange were prepared in close
collaboration with the BALANCED Project’s USAID Technical Advisor see attached Annex 1: Concept paper for SSE-PHE.
A list of potential participants from three BALANCED focus countries was developed and submitted to USAID in September.
However, many of the proposed candidates were not deemed appropriate and the October SSE-PHE was postponed until February 2010.
In coordination with USAID PHE Technical Advisor, BALANCED continued to develop and revise the list of potential SSE-PHE candidates by talking to the PHE community,
PHE Fellows, BALANCED Advisory Committee, Policy and Practice Meeting members, local PHE networks in Ethiopia, USAID Missions and with organizations involved in the
USAID-supported Coral Triangle Initiative CTI. A new list of candidates was developed that included representatives from key government agencies and NGOs who would be
instrumental in supporting and expanding the implementation of PHE in four BALANCED focus countries Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana and the Coral Triangle CT region. In
December, USAID approved the list of priority participants and invitations were sent. Results from Activity 1.3 include:
• 8 representatives from NGOs andor government officials identified and invited to
the SSE-PHE in February 2010
1.4 Build capacity of NGOs from CT countries on PHE Program Design
The BALANCED Project builds on lessons learned and best practices from previous PHE projects and existing institutions such as the PHE networks to scale-up and work with new
and emerging organizations and groups, and to engage in opportunities to promote wider use of PHE in the CT region. To this end, BALANCED provided planning, financial, and
organizational support to the Philippines PHE Network SIGUE as it worked with them to incorporate PHE Program Design training in their upcoming Fourth PHE Conference to be
held in Mindanao in early 2010. Due to recent election-related unrest in Mindanao, the final dates and venue for this conference were changed and are still being finalized.
BALANCED also worked to integrate andor scale-up PHE Program Design training into institutions responsible for building the capacity of organizations working in the CT
region. PFPI initiated discussions with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA about the potential to integrate PHE dimensions into the agency’s
coastal resources management CRM training curriculum and activities in the CT region. Anne Walton from NOAA was receptive to the idea, but possible funding with USAID
Indonesia was still to be decided. BALANCED staff also approached the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA Indonesia about possible funding to support a PHE Program
Design workshop for Indonesian conservation organizations that will apply the PHE training materials developed by CDM International e.g., Designing and Implementing
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Integrated Approaches to PHE: Workshop for Planner and Managers- Training Guide. UNFPA Indonesia encouraged BALANCED to identify a local NGO partner to conduct
the training. PFPI approached the Summit Institute for Development SID, who agreed and proceeded to process its NGO registration with UNFPA Indonesia. PFPI helped SID to
prepare a concept paper for the PHE training and is awaiting SID’s response and estimated budget requirements.
1.5 Integrate PHE into TNC-CTC Global Learning Center
