The two pilot projects were conducted in Togo and Tanzania respectively.
The specific objectives of the project, achieved by close cooperation between NGOs and DNAs, were:
- to develop a commonly agreed tool and strategy for data collection that is consistent with identifying the problems caused by severely hazardous pesticide formulations under conditions of use in developing countries
- to agree criteria and jointly identify potential communities to carry out the self-surveillance (e.g. areas of high pesticide usage, cropping systems known to be using hazardous pesticides)
- to hold a national workshop/seminar or joint meeting or meetings as appropriate with relevant ministries (health, agriculture, labour) and other relevant national stakeholders to involve them in the initiative
- to consider uses for data collected and possible outcomes (such as awareness raising, national regulatory action, or notification of a severely hazardous pesticide formulation to the PIC secretariat), taking into consideration input and comments from the national workshop/meeting
- to visit the identified community/communities and their local health centres, present the proposed strategy, and prepare for the community training and health monitoring to take place in 2007
- to provide reports based on feedback from the DNA and NGOs and the result of the national seminar/meeting and field visits covering survey strategy, tools of self-surveillance, survey areas, strategies for using survey results, timetable and work plan
- provide a consolidated report in English and proposed approach for implementation in 2007; the report will be made available to selected DNAs in each region to encourage their interest and observations on the approach
Togo
NGO: Association Nationale des Consommateurs et de l’Environnement du Togo (ANCE-TOGO)
DNA: M. Yawa Sèfe Gogovor at the Division Contrôle Phytosanitaire (Agriculture ministry)
Documents
CREFT community Monitoring final report
Annex I
Annex II Togo monitoring tools
Annex III
Annex V. Togo
Annex VI Trade and Utilization of Pesticides in Tanzania
Annex Vii proposal community monitoring Ngarenanyuki
Monitoring tool
National meeting final report
Tanzania
NGO: Chemical Risks Experts Foundation of Tanzania (CREFT)
DNA: Ms Francisca Katagira at the Ministry of Agriculture
