Practical Action definition

Practical Action means Practical Action South Asia Regional Office, that was established in and incorporated under the laws of London, England (Registered UK charity, no. 247257), with the purpose of enabling poor communities to build on their skills and knowledge to produce sustainable and practical solutions - transforming their lives forever and protecting the world around them;
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Examples of Practical Action in a sentence

  • In Gulariya, Nepal, Practical Action worked through the Municipal Government to implement CLTS in a peri-urban context.

  • In Nakuru, Kenya, Practical Action trained artisans on making toilets after having previously trained them in building houses.

  • Therefore Practical Action facilitated a participatory technology design process to achieve latrine designs that were acceptable to community members, affordable by landlords, and met minimum standards for public health.

  • In Nakuru Umande Trust and Practical Action built a public bio-sanitary centre, a public toilet which generates bio-gas from the faecal waste.

  • In an earlier project, Practical Action had trained artisans to make biosand filters for water treatment.

  • UNICEF in Mauritania and Practical Action in Nakuru have also provided training and equipment service provision for FSM workers.

  • Practical Action and Umande Trust mapped existing institutions and local partners through surveys, initially with key stakeholders: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Culture, the National Environmental Management Authority, active INGOs, private operators, etc.

  • The Practical Action shall require its agents, including, but not limited to, the Practical Action’s attorneys, accountants or other advisers, to reasonably cooperate with any inspections, post-payment audits or investigations carried out by UNDP hereunder.

  • Within two months of the completion of the Project or of the termination of the present Agreement, the Practical Action shall submit a final report on the Project activities and include a final financial report on the use of UNDP funds, as well as an inventory of supplies and equipment.

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Related to Practical Action

  • Political action committee or “PAC” means an organization whose purpose is to solicit and make Political Contributions.

  • Environmental Action means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.

  • Response Action means the investigation, cleanup, removal, remediation, containment, control, abatement, monitoring of or any other response action to the presence of Regulated Substances or Contamination in, on, at, under or emanating from the Stadium Site, including the correction or abatement of any violation required pursuant to Environmental Laws or by a Governmental Authority.

  • Remediation Period has the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a);

  • Punitive action means any action which may lead to