RCE Tongyeong-2014
1. Name of RCE :
RCE Tongyeong
2. Continent:
Asia-Pacific
3. Country:
South Korea
5. Project Title:
Clean plate movement- a new wave from the local to tourism (a voluntary basis project by RCE Tongyeong Informal Education Committee)
7.Project Partner Contact Information Provide information about the main contacts for the project. :
Organization:
Seoho traditional market customer support center
Main Contact:
seoulhead@naver.com
9. Project Description Provide a short description of the project including regional challenges it addresses, its aims as well as project activities/strategies Allow text field (character count 500 words):
In Korea custom, the meal serves with many side dishes, and leftover that created food waste is always an issue. The initial of the project started back to 2006, it had been done by campaign, carried out in University, local schools, and Tongyeong City Hall. It is well known by local people and is one the best ESD project of RCE Tongyeong.
The project promoted into the tourist level in 2013. It took place at a local traditional market-Seoho Market. It is one of the main local food restaurant areas where many tourist visit. 5 restaurants in Seoho Market participate. The owner of the restaurant tells costumers take the dishes they want, encourage them return the side dishes they would not eat, and finish all the food.
The project promoted into the tourist level in 2013. It took place at a local traditional market-Seoho Market. It is one of the main local food restaurant areas where many tourist visit. 5 restaurants in Seoho Market participate. The owner of the restaurant tells costumers take the dishes they want, encourage them return the side dishes they would not eat, and finish all the food.
12. Duration of the Project Start Date: End date::
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 to Thursday, October 9, 2014
Describe Coordination and management of the project. Please also reflect how the RCE as a network organization has contributed to the project and the challenges involved, if any. Character count 400 words :
- This project initiated by RCE Tongyeong Informal Education committee (IEC). It set out under one of the IEC vision: sustainable life style
- This project is guided and evaluated by IEC. 6 core members from IEC visit the restaurant once a month to collect the feedback from owner and costumers.
- RCE Tongyeong play the role of coordination, promotion and link up with other partners.
- This project is guided and evaluated by IEC. 6 core members from IEC visit the restaurant once a month to collect the feedback from owner and costumers.
- RCE Tongyeong play the role of coordination, promotion and link up with other partners.
14. What are the current results of the project in terms of outputs (e.g. publications, developed practices, course materials)? Character count 300 words:
Local people talk about the project very often, not only limited at the market, but in office and home, they also practice “clean plate” in their daily lives to reduce food waste.
15. What are the expected/confirmed outcomes (e.g. impact of the project) Character count 400 words:
Costumers (tourist) show positive response, they took photos of all the empty plates and uploaded to internet (SNS), showing they are proud of “clean the plates” with no leftover. The concept of reduce consuming unnecessary that save money and resources has planted in people’s mind.
17. What are the remaining challenges and/or limitations for further development? Character count 300 words.:
There is no publicity material of the project yet, it is all self motivated. Sometime it is hard to persuade costumer to execute. Moreover, tourist is not a regular base visit, how the project can give a strong and immediate impact for costumers always is the challenge. IEC has planned to print out poster, leaflet, and pictures that show positive responses, put up in the restaurants that help to raise the awareness and motivate more costumers to participate.
18. What is the project’s contribution to innovative and transformative educational processes for sustainable development (especially regarding formal and/ non-formal learning/research)? Character count 500 words:
This project implemented by members of participating institutes of IEC. In order to develop Sustainable Tongyeong, they design this project as practical initiatives and RCE Tongyeong secretariat gives supports. It is totally a voluntary participation base and a bottom up process. Participants establish the sense of ownership of the project and vision of sustainable life style. They realized their behavior make changes, and influence other people (local to national). The community has set a good example in SD implementation. IEC network has spread and rooted in general public.
19.How can you scale up and mainstream ESD and SD practices of the project and enable it to contribute to the implementation of the Global Action Programme (GAP) as proposed by UNESCO? (max 300 words):
This project set up a good example of local communities self initiated implements SD practices collaboratively. It gives strong impression for other institutes or partners. The project can be scale up by link up government, private sectors and civil organizations.
20. How does you project contribute institutional and policy reforms as part of sustainability change? Character count 500 words:
By reducing the consumption of the food, running cost of the restaurant reduced. Charge on food waste disposal also reduced, it is an economic benefit for the restaurant. It provides an alternative way for Environment Bureau to consider how to formulate food waste disposal policy.
21. How does your project further improve capacities of various partners and stakeholders on the theme? Character count 500 words.:
There are 3 major traditional markets in Tongyeong. Through this project it helps build up the image of Seoho Market, which plays a role model of running sustainable restaurants. It brings up the value of Seoho Market amount the 3. It expected the number of participants grows. From there, other restaurants in the other 2 markets will follow the same too,
22.What is the significance of this project for developing global linkages in order to strengthen activities in this area? (max 250 words):
“Clean plate movement” is wide understands, also a common practice among different RCEs. It can be done jointly in terms of share common challenges and results. Enhance the ESD project in the area of consumption sustainability.
23. What is novel about the project within the RCE network and what could other RCEs learn from this experience? (Answer only if relevant) Character count 250 words.:
It is not just an environment project but a problem solving skill. People’s mind set being changed by understanding that solves a global problem like poverty or hunger can be done in an individual level. Also can be an easy way that applies in daily life practices.
24. What is the significance of this project for the region? How important are its results for its particular project category? Character count 250 words.:
“Clean plate movement” is a representative ESD project in Tongyeong. General public in all levels know about that. With the implementation in local traditional market, it is significant in promote ECO-tourism of Tongyeong city. It is a collaborative project involving different NGOs, partners and sectors. Also it is a networking bottom up process ESD project implementation.
Region:
Asia-Pacific
