The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development is a UNESCO award of USD 150,000 awarded annually to three individuals or organizations for projects in favour of education for sustainable development (ESD). The award was established in 2014 by the Executive Board of UNESCO at the initiative of the government of Japan, as part of the UNESCO Global Action Programme on ESD (GAP). The prize winners are selected by a jury consisting of international members, and the Director-General of UNESCO appoints the jury, which meets annually in Paris, France.
The prize is awarded at a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The first prize was awarded in November 2015 by Director-General Irina Bokova[1]
Nominations for the prize can be submitted by Member States of UNESCO or Non-Governmental Organizations in official partnership for UNESCO each year.
Since October 2019, the prize will be delivered once every two years[2]
Criteria edit
In order to be eligible for the prize, individuals or organizations have to:
The official criteria for assessment are[3]
- Transformation: use education to support sustainable development, leading to individual and social change.
- Integration: address the three dimensions of sustainable development (economy, society, environment).
- Innovation: demonstrate an innovative and imaginative approach to education for sustainable development.
Other mentioned criteria for selection are: contribution to the Global Action Programme on ESD, and impact and replicability of the project[4]
Prize winners edit
The first winners of the prize were announced in September 2015. To date, one laureate comes from Latin America, one from Europe and one from Asia and the Pacific.
2015 edit
- Germany: rootAbility / Green Office Movement[5]
- Guatemala/El Salvador: Asociación SERES[6]
- Indonesia: The Centre for Development of Early Childhood, Non-Formal and Informal Education (Jayagiri Centre)[7]
2016 edit
The three winners of 2016 were:[8]
- Cameroon: Centre for Community Regeneration and Development
- Japan: Okayama ESD Promotion Commission
- United Kingdom: National Union of Students UK
2017 edit
The three winners of 2017 were:[9]
- Jordan: Zikra for Popular Learning
- United Kingdom: Hard Rain Project
- Zimbabwe: Sihlengeni Primary School
2018 edit
The three winners of 2018 were:[10]
- Namibia: Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust
- Indonesia: Kalabia Foundation
- Estonia: Let's Do It! World
2019 edit
The three winners of 2019 were:[11]
References edit
- ^ "Single View News - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org.
- ^ "Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at Its 207th Session" (PDF). UNESCO.
- ^ "UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development" (PDF).
- ^ "Selection Criteria". UNESCO. 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Maastricht Green Office Model wins UNESCO-Japan Prize 2015". Maastricht University. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "UNESCO announces winners – SERES named!". SERES. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Jayagiri Center awarded UNESCO-Japan prize on education for sustainable development". ANTARA News. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD". Archived from the original on 2016-09-30.
- ^ "UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10.
- ^ "UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD". Archived from the original on 2018-09-24.
- ^ "LAUREATES 2019". en.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31.