The College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM) hosted colleagues from the South African Wildlife College (SAWC) and ERAIFT in Mweka, Tanzania, from September 18 to 24. This cooperation between the 3 institutions is funded by GIZ SADC and aims to develop joint courses for the 3 institutions based on their experiences and the strengths of their curricula.

The week was very fruitful, and enabled the joint prospects for course formulation to be worked out. Representatives of CAWM and SAWC will be hosted by ERAIFT in the DRC in November 2023.

Note that as part of the EU-funded project "Capacity building of biodiversity practitioners, scientists and policy makers for the sustainable management of protected areas and forest ecosystems in Africa", implemented by AGRINATURA and ERAIFT, 8 ERAIFT students completed their Master's degree at SAWC in June 2023, and 7 new students will leave ERAIFT for SAWC in October 2023.

ERAIFT thanks CAWM for its warm and efficient welcome, SAWC for its logistical support and GIZ SADC for financing this South-South cooperation.