RCE North Rift - 2022

ROLE OF REGIONAL CENTER OF EXPERTISE IN FOSTERING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Case study of the North Rift RCE.
CSV
Basic Information
Title of project : 
ROLE OF REGIONAL CENTER OF EXPERTISE IN FOSTERING EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Case study of the North Rift RCE.
Submitting RCE: 
RCE North Rift
Contributing organization(s) : 
RCE North Rift.
University of Eldoret
Planetary Health Eastern Africa Hub
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Agan Leonard
Organizational Affiliation: 
University of Eldoret
E-mail: 
leonardagan95@gmail.com
Format of project: 
PowerPoint
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Update
Web link: 
https://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/node/add/rce-projects
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
No
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Africa and Middle East
Country: 
Kenya
Location(s): 
ELDORET
Address of focal point institution for project: 
University of Eldoret,
Eldoret-Ziwa Road.
p. o. box 1125-30100 Eldoret
Ecosystem(s):
Forest, Fresh water, Wetlands
Target Audience:
Community, Higher, Primary, Secondary, TVET
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
business, residential build ups, harvesting of natural resources for economic benefit, sand harvesting, car washing, irrigative agriculture along the wetlands.
green vegetative forests and wetlands.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
unsustainable utilization of wetland resources.
pollution from agricultural activities to water resources.
discriminative harvesting of forest resources.
encroachment.
political infuence.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
February, 2019 to February, 2023
Rationale: 
better understanding by the community, ensuring internalization of information by the student body, to lobby support from the local authorities.
Objectives: 
- ensuring sustainable utilization of natural resources. Ensuring the education for sustainable development is domesticated in every institution and to the community in a formal and informal arrangement.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
informal education through workshops.
Engagements with the local authorities.
printed papers and video aids.
Size of academic audience: 
300
Results: 
ongoing engagements, with reports
Lessons learned: 
Need for fostering education for sustainable development, both formally and informally.
Need to get to the grass rout with the education
Key messages: 
Sustainable Development.
Sustainable Utilization of Resources.
creativity.
formal education and informal education.
students engagement

Pictures:

File Name Caption for picture Photo Credit
Image icon RCE' engagement with the herbalists..jpg (4.46 MB) resource conservation for herbal medicines Agan L.
Image icon RCE, car washing.jpg (129.79 KB) Activities along the wetland, sources of biodiversity threats. Agan L
References and reference materials: 
PDF icon ROLE OF RCE'S IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMETAL EDUCATION_ AGAN LEONARD (1).pdf
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Indirect
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
Theme
Ecotourism 
Direct
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Waste 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
Yes
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes