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Events

This page lists upcoming and past events. Upcoming and past events are listed in order of events which are closest to today's date.

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

Agrarian Reform Workshop

Friday, July 17, 2009 (All day) – Saturday, July 18, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
location To Be Determined

Co-hosted by ComMark, the South Africa  Office of the Presidency and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The workshop will facilitate new thinking on issues of rural development, land reform and agrarian change.

ATLAS Africa Conference 2009 Tourism for Development: Environmental Sustainability, Poverty Reduction and Empowering Communities

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (All day) – Friday, July 3, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Gaborone, Botswana

ComMark Tourism Sector Specialist, Wouter Schalken, will present the paper, 'Making cultural tourism resources work for the poor.'

WBHO/ComMark official launch: Umzimvubu Red Meat Project’s Custom Feeding Programme

Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:00
Event location: 
WBHO-ComMark Feedlot, Lugangeni (near Mount Frere), Eastern Cape Province

The Umzimvubu livestock farming community, WBHO Construction and the ComMark Trust invites you to the official opening of the Umzimvubu Red Meat Project’s Custom Feeding Programme.

The official opening will be followed by the award of prizes to the owners of best performing animals in the feedlot and a celebratory lunch. A detailed programme will be forwarded shortly.

The event briefing document can be downloaded below.

Field Assessment: Community Participation in Tourism Development

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 (All day) – Friday, June 26, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Mozambique, Inhambane and surrounds

Fields assessment to design a programme for community participation in tourism development around Inhambane.

Pro-poor Development: Measuring Results Workshop

Thursday, June 11, 2009 (All day) – Friday, June 12, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Protea Hotel Balalaika, Johannesburg, South Africa

ComMark is a regional pro-poor development organisation established in 2003 and supported by the UK's Department for International Development (DFID). ComMark works to reduce poverty in Southern Africa by: 

Tourism Investment Procedures

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Maputo

ComMark staff will meet with Hon. Minister of Tourism and INATUR to present the ComMark Study on Tourism Investment Procedures in Mozambique.

Fort Cox College CFP Initiation Programme

Monday, May 25, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Fort Cox College Farm

Co-hosted by the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture, Fort Cox College and ComMark.

Employment Policy Workshop

Friday, May 22, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Pretoria, South Africa

Co-hosted by ComMark, Naledi, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).Process is framed around public employment, trade and industrial policy, fiscal and monetary policy, rural development and education, skills development and labour regulation.

Rural Abattoir Indaba

Thursday, May 21, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
Dohne Research Institute

ComMark initiative with the Eastern Cape Dept of Agriculture, Veterinary Public Health to promote and (re-) establish rural abattoirs in the province.

Red Meat and Pre-Slaughter Workshop (KwaMasele village)

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (All day)
Event location: 
KwaMasele village

ComMark initiative with Department of Agriculture and local farmers re: nature and potential value of pre-slaughter sale agreements with retail chains; to gauge support to inform negotiations with retailers.

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