UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development

Chanuka Express, Kenya

With the motto, Learning for sustainable living, this pro-active youth-to-youth advocacy program is offering practical learning and training outreach services. Learning practical skills and how to use them empowers young people to embrace positive attitudes to improve health, protect themselves and the environment, creating their own more peaceful and productive lives. Operating from a fuel-supplied, sound-equipped and donated bus, the trained Chanuka Express team provides hands-on training by building on the practical knowledge and skills contents of the innovative Young African Express educational newspaper. Reinforced by their receiving monthly issues of this newspaper this training extension program prepares teenagers and young adults to become positive players in promoting peace, improving health and protecting the environment. Uniquely, the interactive approach inspires young people to heighten their self-reliance, entrepreneurship and social responsibility in building productive sustainable lives within households and communities, contributing toward a more secure and prosperous nation.

The San Development Programme - an integrated approach to education; in combination with Sustainable living in an arid country - practical evidence from two innovative projects, Namibia and international

The San Development Programme
San are the most marginalized people in Namibia and southern Africa and do not commonly enjoy access to schools, health facilities. The integrated approach to education for San children was developed to address both the educational and social needs of the San children. The main goal of the project is to provide quality early childhood education and development for San children and to enable them to access to primary education to successfully complete primary and secondary education. A feeding programme was established as well as other amenities such as basic clothing and facilitating access to health facilities for the San children. The programme also offers leadership vocational skills training for underprivileged youth in the Ohangwena region, including the San youth. In partnership with national stakeholders and international partners the project also aims to assist in reducing poverty through capacity building and provision of vocational skills for adult San members to enable them to develop income generating activities.

Habitat Research and Development Centre (HRDC)
The HRDC is the focal point for Research and Development in the promotion of sustainable human settlements, through the promotion and demonstration of alternative building materials, design, infrastructure (water, sanitation, energy), community support, policy support, and education and information dissemination. Capacity building is achieved through supporting formal education at various educational institutions, experimental learning at the HRDC, informal education in community based activities. This involves lecturing at tertiary institutions, and involvement in projects or educational activities of schools, civil society, decision-makers, and communities in urban and rural areas. On site facilities offered include training workshops, conference halls, or educational tours through the Centre.

Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET): Educating for Sustainable Living
Located in the Namib Desert, NaDEET aims to empower and educate Namibians for a sustainable future. Our main focus is conducting environmental education programmes at NaDEET Centre. As a model in sustainable living, NaDEET Centre’s activities and provision of living needs are joined to create a truly environmental education experience. Our Environmental Literacy Project, the Bush Telegraph magazine, aims to encourage lifelong learning and investigation in local environmental issues. It is distributed biannually to over 13 500 readers.