RCE KwaZulu Natal-2017

a) Criteria/ indicators used to assess aspects of RCE work/ project: Character count 300 words: 
- collaborative partnerships
- throughput of participants at uMngeni Valley
- participation on mini-SASS Website
- Innovative concepts
- Implementing the SDGs in programmes and making them real and relevant
- Current research processes to better understand and enhance our work
b) Successes of the RCE and lessons learned: Character count 300 words: 
- Embracing and developing e-STEAM as a framework for ESD
- Teamwork and collaboration amongst the partnerships within the RCE
- The effectiveness of a google plane to register and record living data
- The importance of informing practice with grounded research
- How global partnerships, e.g. Jönköping University, strengthen our RCE.
- Strengthening connections through global contacts and engaging with them. e.g. RCE in New South Wales, Australia, Makana (Eastern Cape)
c) Challenges experiences: Character count 300 words: 
- Marketing and profiling the potential of our RCE
- Clarifying relationships with partners and ensuring that work done is mutually beneficial to all
- Accessing funding for capital investments that can turn into sustainable projects