The aim of the project is to expose the pupils and teachers to the concept of sustainable development and how it can be integrated in school education by engaging learners in outdoor and practical learning sessions where they can apply the concepts learned in various subjects in real life situations.

The main activities involved are waste management and farming. The strategies include setting up farming and waste management projects in the school, capacity building for teachers, monitoring of the schools to assess implementation and progress of the projects:

The programme set the following objectives, to:

a)Develop in teachers a self-identity and values reflecting the world view of the teacher as an educator for sustainability;

b)Impart knowledge and information on the current environmental, social and economic issues and the relationship between them;

c)Build in the learners the value of responsibility through enhanced experiential learning

d)Enhance the development of life skills through exposure to creative, participatory and flexible methods of teaching

e)Enhance understanding and practice of interactive approaches to teaching

f)Provide learners with opportunity for exploration and discovery in the environment