2024 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 2024 RCE Awards include projects across the SDGs covering various themes. A separate category for youth-led projects was also included to recognize the initiatives of young people. Recipients were awarded across three categories: (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.
See the full list of awardees below. Congratulations to all of the winners!
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OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PROJECT (NON-YOUTH LED) |
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RCE Dobong-gu - Creation of ESD Textbooks and Operation of Dobong e-Wiki (Dobong ESD Wiki) RCE Gwangmyeong - RCE Gwangmyeong Carbon Neutrality Education and Civic Action Initiative RCE Penang - Erasmus+ ICT-Enabled In-Service Training of Teachers to Address Education for Sustainability RCE Okayama - SDGs Project on Marine Environment: Let's Save the Sea and the Rivers RCE Scotland - Supporting climate action by young people: ‘The Schools’ Climate Negotiation Simulation’ RCE Greater Atlanta - Urban Gardening Workshop RCE Chandigarh - Green Schools Programme in Punjab |
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OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PROJECT (YOUTH-LED) |
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RCE Yogyakarta - The Application of an Integrated Farming System as a Medium for Emotional and Behavioral Therapy as well as Entrepreneurship for Special Needs Children at the Indonesian Special Children Ainul Yakin Foundation in Sumber Wungu, Tepus, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia RCE Greater Gombak - AQUAGREEN (Aquatic-based Urban Agriculture for Growth and Resource Efficiency through Environmental Stewardship) RCE Detroit-Windsor - Reducing Food Waste and Promoting Environmental Action Through Youth Leadership |
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ACKNOWLEDGED FLAGSHIP PROJECT (NON-YOUTH LED) |
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RCE Greater Western Sydney - Innovation Pedagogies and Partnership for Teacher Professional Development: The 2024 Environmental and Zoo Education Centres (EZEC) Conference RCE North Texas - The Culled Produce Recovery Project RCE Ruhr - Sevengardens RCE Greater Gombak - Empower Perlis: Sustainable Growth for Asnaf Families *(Description of Asnaf: Individuals who either lack sufficient resources to meet their basic needs or have some resources but still struggle to fulfill their essential needs) RCE Yogyakarta - Integrating Digital Technological Innovations and Local Excellence: Enhancing Smart Field Learning Centre to Drive Pro Climate Agricultural - Educational (Agro-Edu) Tourism RCE Inje - Inje County Regional Innovation Leader Training RCE Scotland - Bringing the STEM Curriculum to life: learning for a sustainable world RCE Greater Atlanta - Quarterly Meetings |
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RCE Southern Vietnam - Green Summer School Toward Sustainable City: Game-based learning on sustainable urban development unlocking interdisciplinary education for the youth RCE Greater Gombak - WikiKata - A Collaborative Journey in Preserving Indigenous Languages |
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RCE Penang - Ameliorating SDG Acumen Among Youth: Engaging RCE Sejahtéra Youth, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Members, Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK), and SMAN Negeri 10 School Students, including Primary School Students in Penang, Malaysia RCE Galicia - ReNatur_Outes: Community-based Renaturalization of the River Tins RCE Scotland - Advocating for Learning for Sustainability in Scotland RCE Greater Atlanta - Sustainable Development Research Seminar RCE Penang - Embracing The Heart of Community Care and Engagement Among Youth: A Collaboration on Reflective Small Scale Study Between Universiti Gadjah Mada (RCE Yogyakarta) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (RCE Penang) RCE Yogyakarta - Kampus Mengajar RCE Georgetown - Healthy and Resilient Communities RCE East Midlands - Small-Scale Research Collaborations for Civic Climate Action RCE Saskatchewan - Municipal solid waste recycling and disposal behaviors in a mid-sized Canadian city during a global pandemic RCE Helsinki Metropolitan - International Teachers' Climate Change Forum (TCCF) |
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RCE Lucknow - From Awareness to Action: Empowering Youth to Lead Plastic Pollution Solutions RCE Hyogo-Kobe - "ESD Platform WILL" for Empowerment of Youth with Diverse Values RCE Suzhou - MagiStone Solution Hub - Talents 4 Circular Economy |
