10/01/2012
The Minia exchange visit was conducted from 20 -24 October 2011 to allow participant from the Eastern Nile countries to get to know each other more through focusing on the culture, social and economic aspects. The five days interaction among the participants had resulted in producing an action plan with the following outputs:
• NBD youth Nile messengers network established
• EN common culture identified and promoted
• NB dialogue and common understanding of scientific information enhanced
• Role of NBD on evidence based information is enhanced
• EN cooperation is promoted
Objective
The objective of the Nile messengers is to promote Nile Basin cooperation through raising the public awareness on the existing common aspects among the Nile basin countries that will support identification of a concrete benefit sharing mechanism.
Nile messengers mandate
The Nile messengers are expected to fulfill the following tasks:
• Highlight the importance of Nile cooperation among their peers at the national level
• Promote for ethical, cultural and social integration among the Nile basin countries
• Exchange relevant information on strengthening the Nile basin countries relationship at the bilateral, sub regional and regional level
• Participate in the different Nile basin events that will be held in Nile basin countries
• Collect myths, songs and Folklores on the importance of the Nile in their respective countries
• Communicate on a day to day basis with other Nile messengers selced in other nile Basin countries as to strengthen the Nile messengers network