"Young ESD Voices from around the World"

© Manuel Willmanns

One day before the opening of the World Conference, a workshop with 25 young people from around the world with demonstrated engagement in Education for Sustainable Development was held in Bonn, Germany. Participants of the workshop also took part in the World Conference. Workshop results were presented at the Opening Plenary of the Conference.

Download Speech at Opening Plenary

Video produced by the Young ESD Voices during the World Conference

Young ESD Voices presenting their network at the 35th UNESCO GeneralConference

Young people between 18 and 35 years of age were invited to submit applications for participating in the workshop "Young ESD Voices from around the World" and in the World Conference itself by 9 February 2009. Among 550 applicants the 25 participants from all world regions have been selected in mid-February.

Working language of the workshop: English

Dates and venues

  • March 2009: Email consultations, preparing the workshop and the contribution to the World Conference
    Download Results of Email Consultations
  • 30 March 2009: Workshop “Young ESD Voices from around the World” in Bonn, Germany
  • 31 March - 2 April 2009: World Conference Education for Sustainable Development in Bonn, Germany
    Download Speech at Opening Plenary
  • April / May 2009: Evaluation of the workshop and the World Conference via Email consultation and follow-up