A training event was the final major activity conducted under the Fostering Marine Conservation in Indonesia grant. The course was implemented in March 2003 and attended by 27 participants (8 female and 19 male) from all over the country with an emphasis on North Sulawesi, East Kalimantan and other locations in Eastern Indonesia. A number of program managers working with the Asia Development Bank (ADB)-funded MCRMP under the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries also attended this workshop. In cases where participants came from government agencies and were affiliated with external donor-supported projects, they were required to cost share for the workshop. This made more funds available to support participants from local non-governmental organizations. The course utilized the community-based marine sanctuaries guide as the basis of the curriculum and included several in-class sessions and field visits to several community-based marine protected area demonstration sites in North Sulawesi.