• Participating Institutions:
  • Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry (FCC)
    Middledrift, Eastern Cape Province.
  • Oregon State University (OSU)
    Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
  • University of Fort Hare (UFH)
    Alice, Eastern Cape Province.
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal (UNP)
    Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province.
  
  
• Project Co-Directors:
  • Dr. Badege Bishaw, Forest Science Department, Oregon State University.
  • Prof. Jan Raats, Executive Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Fort Hare.
  • Prof. Frits Rijkenberg, Director, Centre for Rural Development Systems, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
  • Mr. Awonke Sonandi, Principal, Fort Cox College.
  
  
• Principal Investigators:
  • Mr. Takalani Masutha, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UFH (Project Coordinator RSA)
  • Mr. David Dauncey, Maintenance Manager, FCC
  • Mr. Grey de Villiers, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UFH
  • Dr. Terry Everson, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UNP
  • Mr. Henry Fredericks, Social Forestry Dept., FCC
  • Ms. Thembisa Gcaza, Social Forestry Dept., FCC
  • Mr. Jeffry Hino, Forestry Media Center, OSU
  • Dr. Phil Humphrey, Wood Science & Engineering Department, OSU
  • Ms. Marion McNamara, International Programs, OSU
  • Mr. Norman Mkhize, member, Centre for Rural Development Systems, UNP
  • Mr. Craig Morris, Range and Forage Institute, UNP
  • Mr. Mark Reed, Forestry Media Center, OSU
  • Dr. Robin Rose, Forest Science Dept., OSU
  • Dr. John Sessions, Forest Engineering Dept., OSU
  • Mr. Mike Underwood, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UNP
  
  
• Funding:
  • Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development (ALO).
  • Education for Development and Democracy Initiative (EDDI), United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
  
  
• Project Goals:
  • Develop higher education, research, and outreach programs in agroforestry and community forestry;
  • Improve nursery and greenhouse facilities at South African institutions;
  • Investigate options for affordable housing using wood products;
  • Integrate media technology into resident instruction and outreach efforts;
  • Contribute to the internationalization of students, faculty, and curricula through student and faculty exchanges and collaborative research and educational opportunities among partner institutions; and
  • Explore the needs and possibilities for additional (postgraduate) education at OSU for faculty members from South African institutions.
  • Work with rural villages to promote tree planting and entrepreneurship.
  
  
• A 19-minute video about our project was awarded First Place at the ALO "Moving Images" Film Competition. The video may be viewed over the Internet using Windows Media Player. Click here to view the video if you have a high-speed connection; click here to view the video if you are using a dial-up connection.

• Project Report, November 2003 (PDF file)

• Take a virtual tour of:
  • Fort Cox College
  • University of Fort Hare
  • Eastern Cape environs
  • University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg
  
  
• More information on South African forestry and natural resources: (this link will open in a new window)
  • Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland

For more information on this project:
Badege Bishaw, PhD.
Director of International Programs
College of Forestry
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Tel: (541) 737-9495
Fax: (541) 737-1393


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