project outline

By applying the dialogical approach and using the micro and mezza methods, there are three stages in this project. The first stage of the project is to build environmental action groups. There are two activities in this stage: establishing a relationship with local community. While establishing relationship with community and building groups, the project worker will organize informal meetings/workshops about environmental protection and living environments surrounding the communities in café shops. The objectives of these activities is to create a space in which every person can come and share their thoughts about the cities environmental issues, connecting people who have the same concerns about environmental issues. In terms of building groups, the project workers will link the people who have the same stories and interests and then, build specific groups based on their desire and concerns. There are about seven meetings and workshops during this stage. The meetings/workshops will let people share their concerns and connect with people who have the same issues. The final workshop is to build groups, vote group leaders and secretaries. The expected results/outcome of this stage is a list of participants for each group

The second stage of the project is about providing short training courses on environmental protection issues for environmental action groups. In this stage, the project workers will provide some short training courses for members of each group. The project workers will also  partner with Faculty of Environment and Ecology, at The University of Science-Hue University to provide these training courses. The project also invites the representatives of Hue Resource and Environment Department to participate in these training. There are three training courses for three groups. The objectives of this activity are to build capacity for participants such as basic knowledge about collecting rubbish and sewage processing, develop skills and knowledge to negotiate with other stakeholders; assist groups to work out their action plan to deal with the specific problems that concerns them. The expected outcomes of this stage are that each group can work out and hold an action plan to deal with the problems.

The third stage of the project is to deal with the problems. In this stage, each group will actively work in partnership with other stakeholders such as Hue Environment and Urban Work Company and Hue Environment and Resource Department to devise a strategy as to how to solve the problems more effective. These include how to collect the rubbish at trade centres, the processing of sewage and reordering advertisement boards. Methods and approaches to improve and address the problems more effectively are based on an agreement between each group and the stakeholders, especially local government and Hue Work and Sanity Urban Company. During this the time, the project workers will work alongside each group and help them if needed, providing advice to facilitate the project. The expected outcomes of this stage are that the rubbish and sewages are removed, and the advertisement boards are reordered, and streets become cleaner.