Last date : April 30, 2016
The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development honours outstanding projects by individuals, institutions and organizations related to ESD.
The prize, which is funded by the Government of Japan, consists of three annual awards of USD 50,000 for each recipient. It was awarded for the first time by the DIrector-General of UNESCO in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 5 November 2015 .
The three laureates of 2015 are: Asociación SERES from Guatemala/El Salvador; Jayagiri Centre from Indonesia; and rootAbility from Germany. They were selected for outstanding projects inspiring and empowering youth to take action to create more sustainable lifestyles through individual and collective activities and commitment.
The Prize and award winners recognize the role of education in connecting the social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. The Global Action Programme on ESD (GAP) calls for scaling up of ESD action at all levels as a means of implementing all the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Prize was established by the Executive Board of UNESCO at its 195th session within the framework of the GAP on Education for Sustainable Development and officially announced at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD (10-12 November 2014, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan).
Objectives
- To reorient education and learning so that everyone has the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that empower them to contribute to sustainable development
- To strengthen education and learning in all agendas, programmes and activities that promote sustainable development
Approach to ESD Action
- Integrating sustainable development into education
- Integrating education into sustainable development
Priority Action Areas of GAP
- Advancing policy;
- Transforming learning and training environments;
- Building capacities of educators and trainers;
- Empowering and mobilizing youth;
- Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level
Selection Criteria
The project/programme of the nominee are assessed by the Jury on the basis of the following criteria:
- Transformation: The project/programme practices Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as transformative education in support of sustainable development.
- Integration: The project/programme addresses the three dimensions of sustainable development (society, economy, environment) in an integrated way.
- Innovation: The project/programme demonstrates an innovative approach to ESD.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations can be submitted to the Director-General of UNESCO by Governments of Member States via their Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, and by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO.
- Each Permanent Delegation or NGO can make up to three nominations for any edition of the Prize
- Nominations must be submitted in English or French and need to focus on a specific ESD project or programme of the candidate.
- Nominations will be assessed by an independent jury of five international experts on the basis of their potential for transformation, integration and innovation.
- Projects must already be running for at least two years, show evidence of a high impact, be easily replicable and scalable and contribute to one or more of the five Priority Action Areas of the GAP.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
- 27 January 2016: Launch of Call for Nominations
- 30 April 2016: Last date to submit Online Nominations
- 29/30 June 2016: International Jury Meeting
- Mid-September 2016: Announcement of the Prize Winners
- October 2016: Award Ceremony
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