2020 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects on Education for Sustainable Development

2020 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

The RCE Awards celebrate projects and programmes on ESD within the Global RCE Network, honouring RCEs who have made outstanding contributions to address local sustainable development challenges in their regions.

The Award recognises projects and programmes that bridge local and global perspectives on sustainable development, those that engage with transformative learning and research, and initiatives that contribute to community engagement, research & development and capacity development of stakeholders and partners.  

The winners of the 2020 RCE Awards covered projects across a spectrum of the SDGs and themes, including curriculum development, disaster risk reduction, waste, traditional knowledge, ecotourism, and quality education. Recipients were awarded across three categories: (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.

Take a look at the video announcing this year's winners, and see the full list below, including links to each project. Congratulations to all of the winners!

OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PROJECT

RCE Greater Gombak – Change the World
Thematic Category: SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

RCE Georgetown – Sustainable Organization Training: Public Services Leadership in Georgetown County 
Thematic Category: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

RCE Greater Atlanta – RCE Greater Atlanta Youth Network SDG Training Modules 
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Greater Burlington – Burlington City & Lake Semester: A Place-Based Approach to Education for Sustainability 
Thematic Category: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

RCE Greater Gombak – Whole Community Transformation Through 'Feed to Educate'
Thematic Category: SDG 1 – No Poverty

RCE Severn – Live Smart
Thematic Category: SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

RCE Galicia – The Droplet and Wagtail Puppet Show (on the impacts of mining) 
Thematic Category: SDG 15 – Life on Land

RCE Inje – Inje Cheolli-Trail for Peace and Life
Thematic Category: SDG 15 – Life on Land

RCE Srinagar – Empowering Community for Combating COVID-19 Pandemic
Thematic Category: SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

 

ACKNOWLEDGED FLAGSHIP PROJECT

RCE Greater Gombak – Mainstreaming SDGs- Society as Agent of Changes (Parliamentary-based Capacity Building Project)
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE British Columbia – Growing Potential: Environmental Learning in Botanical Gardens
Thematic Category: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

RCE Greater Portland – Virtual Bridge to the International Climate Process
Thematic Category: SDG 13 – Climate Action

RCE Greater Gombak – Living in Fortuitous Era (LIFE)
Thematic Category: SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

RCE Greater Atlanta – RCE GA Mentorship Program
Thematic Category: SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

RCE Saskatchewan – RCE Saskatchewan Virtual ESD Recognition Event May 2020
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Saskatchewan – Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Centre (HCEARC)
Thematic Category: SDG 15 – Life on Land

RCE Greater Portland – Virtual Sustainability Symposium Series
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Greater Gombak – Greater Gombak Animal Shelter Project
Thematic Category: SDG 15 – Life on Land

RCE Greater Nairobi – Wote Technical Training Institute UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Greater Dhaka – Rural Home Centered Aggregated Farming is a Social Farming Model for Food and Nutrient Security, Recycling, Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Thematic Category: SDG 2 – Zero Hunger

RCE Greater Western Sydney, RCE Srinagar, RCE East Kalimantan – Engaging Our Region: The Asia-Pacific RCE Webinar Series
Thematic Category: SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

RCE Sundarbans – Intergenerational Transfer of Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Practices
Thematic Category: SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

RCE Central Semenanjung – DIY Made Simple Competition: An Experiential Learning for Student Development
Thematic Category: SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

RCE Hangzhou – Comprehensive Program on "Integrating socio-economic Aspects into ESD Teaching and Curricula by Emphasizing the Labor Market Relevance"
Thematic Category: SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

RCE Greater Gombak – Jalinan Siswa Bersama Masyarakat Asli Club (JASA) Mentoring Enviro-Camp
Thematic Category: SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

RCE North Texas – Upper Trinity River Water Quality Report Card
Thematic Category: SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

RCE Greater Gombak – IIUM Mental Health and Psychosocial Care Team (IMPaCT)
Thematic Category: SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being

RCE Greater Yenagoa – Improving Access to Post Graduate Education for the People of Gbarain Clan and Gbarantoru Community in the Gbarain/Ekpetiama Gmou Cluster Development Area through Scholarship Awards
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Greater Yenagoa – Community Education Programme Implementation in Gbarain/Ekpetiama Gmou Cluster Development Communities
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE North Rift – Clean Water and Sanitation
Thematic Category: SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

RCE Ogun – EMA Smart Kids Project
Thematic Category: SDG 4 – Quality Education

RCE Greater Gombak – Capacity Building for Islam, Peace and Civilizational Development: Engaging Extremism, Terrorism and Conflict through Education for Sustainability (2019 – 2020): #2Lead4Peace
Thematic Category: SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

RCE Penang – Empowering Teachers and Students Leadership on SDG 2 and SDG 6 via Integrated Green Garden
Thematic Category: SDG 2 – Zero Hunger

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