Green Paradise Workshop: Published on 18 Jan 2007

We had a workshop in the 'swimming pool'. That's what we call the 'Green Paradise', a conference centre which is used mostly by INGOs for organising their meetings and conferences. Its very rare to have a swimming pool in Banda Aceh, and Green Paradise is having a small pool; that's why it was nicknamed.

WATSAN team is meeting to make their workplans, budgets, material estimates, procurement plan etc for the year 2007. This year we have to install Water Connections to the houses, Sanitation systems, Solid Waste systems and also Rain Water Harvesting systems to all the houses. The budget for materials and supplies came up to 5.2 million USD. Though we have completed most of the calculations, there are many small items need to be calculated.

The Green Paradise is run by a local lady with a PhD. They have several rooms, which senior INGO staff occupy on an yearly basis. The cost is some what around $35 per day. There is a pool side restaurent, a gym and some open space for parking. The whole complex is painted with green, and was named as green paradise.

They also have a nice 'conference hall' wihc can accommodate up to 50 people. They have LCD, Electronic Board, white board and other facilites required for a workshop.

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