CURE is a recognised and credible apex NGO for environmental issues and initiatives in Malawi. It maintains strong ties with both the local and international NGO community, and collaborates with various Government departments in the fields of Environment and natural Resource Management. CURE has cultivated a number of linkages with regional and international networks like IUCN, SADC/ ELCMS and The Forest Action Network. Combined, this networking makes CURE an effective environmental focal point for information flow, capacity building and training in various participatory development aproaches to community-based natural resource management.
More than ever before it is becoming apparent that the sound stewardship of Malawi’s environment and natural resources necessitates increased cooperation and collaboration between the government, Non-Governmental Organisations, and more importantly the communities. To this end CURE’s primary objective is to facilitate and promote the flow of information on sustainable community based natural resources management and integrated rural development.
The Environmental Learning and Resource Centre (ELRC) is a place for development practitioners, decision-makers and the general public. It is a place to get together, network, and learn about the environment and natural resource issues. The resources and information available in the ELRC help and encourage partners in development to adopt holistic approaches to natural resource management and environmental rehabilitation activities. The centre is also actively involved in raising environmental awareness amongst the civil society in Malawi.
The ELRC houses a wide range of books, materials, reports, videos and other forms of information on:
- Contemporary environmental issues in Malawi, the region and the whole world;
- Community mobilisation and strategies for enhancing popular participation in projects and programmes;
- Intergration of gender concerns into environmental projects of all kinds.
- Most of the centre’s books, magazines, periodicals, manuals, training guides and visual aids are available on a temporary loan basis to members of the centre. Non members are allowed to use the resources on an in-house basis only.
- Besides the library, CURE staff assists you in a variety of other ways. They can help you find information on a specific environmental topic, give you the right direction and put you in touch with the appropriate co-partners; they can also help you organize and facilitate your special workshops on specific environmental topics.
