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Kenya  Summer  Ins-tute    July  23  -­‐  August  17,  2012  

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Kenya  Summer  Ins-tute    Nairobi  2012  

•  "Sustainable  Tourism  in  Africa:  A  Pathway  to  Development?"  – Dates:  23  July  to  3  August,  2012    

•  "Fleeing  from  Famine  –  The  Management  of  Forced  MigraJon"  – Dates:  6  August  to  17  August,  2012    

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Instructors  •  Dr.  William  Bertrand  

•  Dr.  Elke  de  Buhr  •  Dr.  Dauphine  Sloan  

Bill’s  house  

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An  Introduc-on  to  Nairobi,    Kenya  

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Course  #1:  Sustainable  Tourism  in  Africa:  A  Pathway  to  Development?  

•  IntroducJon  to  applied  field  and  operaJons  research  in  the  African  context  

•  Focus  on  sustainable  development  from  an  eco-­‐  and  edu-­‐tourism  perspecJve,  using  the  Kenyan  tourist  sector  as  an  example    

•  Field  trips  include  visits  to  UN  Agencies  (including  UNEP),  and  internaJonal  and  local  NGOs  working  in  sustainable  development  in  Kenya  

•  Visits  to  eco-­‐tourism  sites  such  as  Nairobi  NaJonal  Park,  the  Langata  Giraffe  Centre  operated  by  the  African  Fund  for  Endangered  Wildlife  (AFEW),  and  Lake  Naivasha    

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Course  #2:  Fleeing  from  Famine  –  The  Management  of  Forced  Migra-on  

•  Examines  migraJon,  including  forced  migraJon,  in  Kenya  and  the  broader  East  African  region  

•  Kenya  is  hosJng  more  than  350,000  refugees,  many  of  them  originaJng  from  Somalia  and  the  country  remains  a  hub  for  both  human  trafficking  and  smuggling  (IOM)    

•  Urban  refugees  in  Nairobi  include  Somali,  Sudanese  and  Ethiopian  populaJons  

Dadaab  refugee  camp  

•  Field  visits:  InternaJonal  organizaJons  (including  IOM)  and  local  and  internaJonal  NGOs  involved  in  supporJng  migrants  in  Kenya  

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Field  Research  

•  Course  #1:  Sustainable  Tourism  –  Students  will  carry  out  needs  assessment  examining  a  research  

problem  in  the  area  of  sustainable  tourism  –  Based  on  the  collected  data,  the  students  will  propose  a  

development  strategy  and  implementaJon  framework  using  the  logical  framework  approach  

•  Course  #2:  Forced  Migra-on  –  Based  on  materials  developed  by  the  Sphere  Project  (minimum  

standards  in  core  areas  of  humanitarian  assistance),    students  will  work  in  groups  on  case  studies  looking  at  the  management  of  urban  refugees  in  Nairobi  and/or  the  management  of  refugees  in  Kenya’s  border  areas  

–  This  pracJcal  exercise  will  involve  the  collecJon  of  interview  and  other  field  data    

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Local  Partners  

•  AMREF  (African  Medical  and  Research  FoundaJon)  

•  Daystar  University  

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Field    Trips  

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Lake  Navaisha,  Great  RiO  Valley  

56  miles    NW  of  Nairobi  AlJtude:  6,200  f  Area:  54  sq  miles  Average  Depth:  20  f  

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Crescent    Island  

Crater  Lake  Hell’s  Gate  

Elsamere  Conserva-on  Center  

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Course  Logis-cs  

•  Teaching:  –  Lectures,  incl.  guest  speakers  (mostly  in  the  mornings)    –  Site  visits/field  trips,  and  group  work  (mostly  afernoons,  someJmes  all  day)  

•  Housing  and  Meals:    –  Shared  rooms  (2  students  per  room)  –  Included  meals:  Breakfast,  lunch,  and  two  coffee  breaks  

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