RCE AWARDS 2023

2023 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Established in 2012, the RCE Award celebrates 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 2023 RCE Awards, covered projects across the SDGs and themes including Curriculum Development, Plants & Animals, Waste, Arts, Traditional Knowledge, Disaster Risk Reduction, Forests & Trees, Ecotourism, and Agriculture. Recipients were awarded across three categories: (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.

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

 

 

OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PROJECT

RCE Greater Western Sydney - Building a Community Voice for the River: Connection, Conservation and Education
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; Thematic Category: Plants & Animals

RCE Okayama - The Whole-Community Approach of ESD in Minan Area of Okayama City
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Scotland - How Do We Know It’s Working? Monitoring and Evaluating Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Greater Gombak - Kembara Sihat - Health Visits to Empower Sustainable Life in Rural Communities
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Greater Gombak - Edu-Action for Zero Waste Community: Turning Trash to Treasure
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Waste

RCE Iskandar - Iskandar Puteri Rendah Karbon
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Scotland - Supporting Educators and Their Professional Practice: Scotland's 'Learning for Sustainability Hub'
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Greater Gombak - Sinar Chow Kids – A New Chapter in Educating the Stateless Children
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE North Texas - Watergoats-Public-Private Partnership to Combat Floatable Litter
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; Thematic Category: Waste

RCE Yogyakarta - Smart Integrated Education System of Agrotourism Community Services
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; Thematic Category: Ecotourism

 

ACKNOWLEDGED FLAGSHIP PROJECT

RCE Penang - Empowering Students' Knowledge of Palm Oil Sustainability Via Intergenerational Online Program and Tik Tok Video Competition
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; Thematic Category: Agriculture

RCE Suzhou - Bugs 4 Oceans
SDG 14: Life Below Water; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Hangzhou - Fostering Sustainability and Culture through Art-Driven Education
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Arts

RCE Greater Atlanta - SDG Futures Fellowship
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Greater Atlanta - RCE Greater Atlanta’s Multi-Institutional Network Coordination Team
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals; Thematic Category: Traditional Knowledge

RCE Galicia - 15/15\15 Magazine for a New Civilization
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Arts

RCE Galicia - See You in the Forest! (“Vemo-Nos No Monte!”) Educating for Prevention, Control and Eradication of Invasive Species
SDG 15: Life on Land; Thematic Category: Forests & Trees

RCE Southern Vietnam - Education for Sustainable Development among Youth through Innovation Activities
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE South Rift - Habitat Rehabilitation through Tree Growing, Environmental Education, Community Engagement, and Advocacy in South Rift, Kenya
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Plants & Animals

RCE Mishmi Hills - Conservation of the Mishmi Hoolock Gibbon in the Human Dominated Fragmented Habitats in Lower Dibang Valley District
SDG 15: Life on Land; Thematic Category: Traditional Knowledge

RCE Yogyakarta - Education Model of SANTUN: Pharmacist Home Care Innovation through Supervision of Adherence, New Techniques Utilization, and Networking Elderly Medication with Chronic Disease Therapy
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

 

HONOURABLE MENTION

RCE Chandigarh - Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Livestock Farmers & Youth Entrepreneurs in Changing Climate Scenario
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Plants & Animals

RCE Munich - GMIN2T Flächenprojekt
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Plants & Animals

RCE Dobong-gu - (2023) Global ESD Youth Project Neuru Season 3
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Arts

RCE Czechia - Localising SDGs - Special Collection of Articles on the Role of RCEs in Education on Regional Level
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Penang - Empowering Preschool Teachers Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Systems Thinking
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Suzhou - 15 Ways in 15 Weeks 2.0 Carbon Reduction Initiative at IBSS
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Waste

RCE Greater Yenagoa - Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development in Gbarain/Ekpetiama,Okordia/Zarama and Kolo Creek Clusters as Component of Diversified Development Intervention Mix
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Disaster Risk Reduction

RCE North Texas - Campus Rainworks Design Challenge
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Disaster Risk Reduction

RCE North Texas and RCE Greater Atlanta - Localizing the UN SDGs through Education, Training, and Collaboration
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Tongyeong - ESD Free Semester 'Sustainable Me and World'
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Chandigarh - Environment Education Programme
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development

RCE Kano - Rural Home Gardens for Improved Nutrition, Livelihoods and Environmental Conservation in Nigeria
SDG 1: No Poverty; Thematic Category: Agriculture

RCE Greater Dhaka - Annual Sustainability Fest for a Sustainability Olympiad
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Disaster Risk Reduction

RCE Gwangmyeong - The Gwangmyeong Autonomy College
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development