Applications for the International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) Environmental Education Program 2021/2022 are now open. The Environmental Education Program (EEP) employs a co-creation approach to empower African youth to leverage the high enthusiasm, technology savvy, resilience, and exploratory spirit of the youth in conceptualising and implementing innovative local environmental solutions in Africa.
Through the program, ISNAD-Africa empowers secondary school students in African nations:
- To identify environmental challenges and needs in their locality to enable green growth.
- Develop solutions to the identified problems and needs through critical thinking and the application of previously acquired knowledge from subjects in secondary school, gain hands-on experience in implementing their ideas, as hands-on projects, supported through mentorship by international experts, peer learning through group projects.
- Share their projects with secondary school students, experts from across the globe, partnering organizations among other stakeholders across the globe.
- Initiate and run student-led environmental sustainability clubs, “EcoHeroes
Offered Benefits
Each selected team will receive:
- Support from international and local experts as technical advisors to refine and help with the implementation of the project through quality mentorship and advisory.
- Capacity development through critical thinking, hands-on project implementation, online webinar presentation and training.
- Up to USD $500 funding for the implementation of your project idea for all selected teams. The ideas will be innovative projects that connect nature conservation with other themes of development and livelihood including outdoor activities are strongly encouraged. Please, note that the implementation of the projects should be between 3-6 months.
- Certificate of participation.
- Opportunity to share their projects with other secondary school students across the globe.
- Leverage on the global visibility and publicity of ISNAD-Africa, and World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF).
- At the completion of the projects, monetary awards will be awarded to the three “EcoHeroes” Clubs with the most innovative and impactful to support the operation of their club after the completion of their projects sponsored within EEP.
Application Process
Letter of support: A letter from the school’s management expressing its support for school’s team participation in the program, and the commitment of the school to the operation and sustainability of the club, “EcoHeroes” after the completion of project funded within EEP. The letter should also indicate that the school has/will provide electricity access and internet access as well as a projector and camera for quality and short video recordings.
