Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centers (SAASTEC)
Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centers (SAASTEC) is an association promoting the understanding and use of science and technology through interactive exhibits, displays and programmes. The first NEPAD Ministerial Meeting of Science and Technology held in November 2003 referred to a need to establish national and regional programmes to promote public understanding of science and technology. In line with this quest, SAASTEC was established to bring together science centre communities from all over the region.
The opportunity for the Okatjikona and Namutoni Environmental Education Centres to join this association is seen as an important milestone for environmental education in Namibia. While there is no question about the wealth of knowledge we can gather from this network, there is also a lot that Namibia can share with the rest of the region to further enhance the knowledge, information, materials and capacity of various environmental education centers.
For more information, visit: www.saastec.co.za