Green education : International Youth Day ! Green Skills for Youth !

International Youth Day

credits:  © UNESCO-UNEVOC/Matthew Curling

https://www.un.org/

"Humanity depends on the boundless energy, ideas and contributions of youth everywhere. Today and every day, let’s support and stand with young people in shaping a just and sustainable world, for people and planet. "

UN Secretary-general António Guterres

via Google Images

Every year, International Youth Day celebrates the determination, ideas and leadership of young people as we pursue a better world.

The first International Youth Day was observed on 12 August, 2000 after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1999.

• Theme 2023:

"Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World."

Green skills are “knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society”.

This year’s theme reminds us of the importance of ensuring young people gain and apply skills in the burgeoning green economy. From innovative sustainable technologies and renewable energy, to revolutions in transportation systems and industrial activity, young people must be equipped with skills and knowledge to shape a cleaner, greener, more climate resilient future.

Successful transition towards a greener world will depend on the development of green skills in the population. Green skills are “knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society”.

• Did you know:
• Half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger, and this is expected to reach 57% by the end of 2030.
• Survey shows that 67% of people believe in a better future, with 15 to 17 year-olds being the most optimistic about this.
• The majority of people agree that the age balance in politics is wrong. More than two thirds (69%) of people across all age groups agree that more opportunities for younger people to have a say in policy development/change would make political systems better.
• Globally, only 2.6% of parliamentarians are under 30 years old, and less than 1% of these young MPs are women.
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https://social.desa.un.org/

This is Your Day !

• Think about what you can do in you community and how you can effectively spread the message. Make it fun and relatable and use all your channels to spread the message. Think Instagram Twitter, TikTok, schooll. college, local radios or newspapers.
• Educational radio show. Contact popular local/national radio stations to request a slot to have a discussion with distinguished individuals and youth.
• Organize a (virtual) public meeting or debate to discuss young people’s contributions to global issues.
• Initiate round table discussions among adults (parents, teachers) and young people (friends, classmates from other school or college) to promote intergenerational understanding.
• Organize a youth forum to exchange ideas and discuss cultural backgrounds in order to help young people accept others and popularize a culture of non-violence.
• Organize a (virtual) concert to promote International Youth Day and the launch of the Year. Invite local young musicians and combine it with a panel discussion or invite a politician, the maire, to hold the keynote speech.
• Create an “info point” about youth-related issues in the center of your town/village, at high schools, or at university campus.
• Organize an exhibition. Get permission to use a public space for an arts exhibit, which showcases the challenges of young people today or how young people are contributing to development. Try to involve young people in the domains of culture, arts and music, to raise awareness on youth-related issues.
• Write to your Minister of Youth to inform him or her about the challenges young people face in their daily lives and to suggest solutions. 
• A variety of informational material, such as the logo for the International Year of Youth, will be made available on the International Youth Day Trello board, which will be made public ahead of International Youth Day. 
• Note: If you would like to use the logo for your event, read the guidelines for the logo and fill out the liability waiver form, which will also be made available for download

https://www.un.org/

• Celebrating Ways #YouthLead

Follow along at @UNYouthEnvoy on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. 

Creating your own #YouthLead content and sharing some of our key messages - which are all available in the campaign communications toolkit.

Please visit the UN Youth Envoy website to learn more about the campaign.

• Resources: Campaign Materials

Infographic 5 Things to Know about Green Skills for Youth

credits: UN

• International Youth Day 2023 Infographic: 5 Things To Know About Green Skills For Youth. Download PDF version here.
• For those interested in organizing activities to celebrate 2023 IYD, logos in all 6 UN languages, both with and without the United Nations name are available here.
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Illustration: UN Women/Poompat Watanasirikul

• Some important issues:

Today, the world is embarking on a green transition. The shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly world is critical not only for responding to the global climate crisis but also for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

A successful transition towards a greener world will depend on the development of green skills in the population. Green skills are “knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society”.

By the way, I'm here to share with you as well the Review of July.

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And now here the post of July 2023: 

June in Review & Back To The Future : Yes !! Let's go back 38 years !

Some of my usual readers are on Summer holiday. However in some states of the United States, teachers and students are already back to school tomorrow 13 August.

Wherever you are back to school or still on holidays like the most of European countries, I hope that you're having a wonderful and safe time. 

I'll be back posting the normal roundup next week.

G-Souto

12.08.2023

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November in Review & World Aids Day : resources

credits: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

https://www.un.org/

Throwback to 2001, when UN Headquarters in NYC was lit up with the AIDS ribbon, signifying our commitment to ending HIV.

On 1st December, World AIDS Day, join UNAIDS in calling for greater efforts to address inequalities and ensure access to affordable, quality health care to save lives.

credits. UNESCO

https://en.unesco.org/

Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.

This World AIDS Day, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to end the inequalities that drive AIDS and other pandemics around the world.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the connections between education, health, and equality. It has also reminded us that accurate information is one of our most powerful public health tools. The education sector has a transformative role to play in promoting the health and well-being of all learners and ending inequalities, stigma and discrimination."

 Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO

credits: WHO

https://www.who.int/campaigns/

Without bold action against inequalities, the world risks missing the targets to end AIDS by 2030, as well as a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and a spiralling social and economic crisis.

While considerable progress has been made towards ending AIDS as a public health threat, the HIV epidemic is not over and young people remain disproportionately at risk. In 2020 alone, 410,000 young people between the ages of 10 to 24 were newly infected with HIV, of whom 150,000 were adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19. Moreover, comprehensive knowledge of HIV among young people remains far too low, with only one in three demonstrating accurate knowledge.

Teachers can help students to prevent by educating the students. Information about risks and tools to protect them from HIV is an important competence for their life.

credits: UNICEF

https://www.unicef.org/

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is essential for young people to be able to protect themselves from HIV. It also helps young people avoid unintended pregnancy and other sexually transmitted infections, encourages them to seek out health-related information and services, promotes values of tolerance, mutual respect and non-violence in relationships, and supports a safe transition into adulthood.

Education: 

"Transformative education involves  the  teaching  and  learning   geared   to   motivate   and   empower   learners   to   take   informed  decisions  and  actions  at  the  individual,  community  and  global   levels."

UNESCO

The education sector has a key role to play in closing the gap by preventing new infections among young people, supporting testing, treatment and care, and reducing stigma and discrimination within the school environment. 

Whatever students individual situation may be, adolescents need access to the tools to protect them from HIV. Prevention is a pedagogic aim to observe in schools.

Risks and challenges change as students go through life, highlighting the need to adapt HIV prevention and treatment strategies from birth to older age.

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/

Resources:

In today’s changing world, growing up isn’t always easy. The education sector, teachers and schools, both formal and informal, has a key role to play in supporting learners living with HIV to fulfil their right to education in a safe, supportive, inclusive and enabling learning environment. Read more

The education sector, both formal and informal, has a key role to play in supporting learners living with HIV to fulfil their right to education in a safe, supportive, inclusive and enabling learning environment, through the followi

The education sector, both formal and informal, has a key role to play in supporting learners living with HIV to fulfil their right to education in a safe, supportive, inclusive and enabling learning environment, through the followi

Teachers can help students to prevent by educating the students. Information about risks and tools to protect them from HIV is an important competence for their life.

And now, here my posts of November...

International Day Against Violence & Bullying at School including Cyberbullying : Resources

Schools : Let's read Mark Twain " The Adventures of Tom Sawyer " ! Resources

Schools : World Children's Day : A Better Future for Every Child ! Resources

Wherever you are I hope that you're having a safe time at school or on remote learning. Christmas is near, despite Covid-9 measures. Not so good as we expected.

Take care.  Enjoy your life and profession. We are teachers for better and for worst. Students need teachers and now they do love the school time after so many lockdowns.

I'll be back posting the normal roundup next week.

G-Souto

1.12.2021
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Schools : Let's talk : World Cancer Day ! Resources & Activities !

World Cancer Day

https://www.worldcancerday.org/

A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer.

It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action.

We Can. I Can.

https://www.worldcancerday.org/

• Theme 2018: "We can. I can."

Taking place under the tagline ‘We can. I can.’, World Cancer Day will explore how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer.

Theme 2022-2024

Close the care gap

https://communitymedicine4all.com/

• Theme 2022-2024 : "Close the Care Gap”. 

Close the Care Gap, in 2024 the theme is still "Close the Care Gap". The campaign is all about understanding and recognising the inequities in cancer care around the globe. 

This World Cancer Day, we recognise the power of working together.

Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways, all people have the power to take various actions to reduce the impact that cancer has on individuals, families and communities.

WCD/ Inspire Action, Take Action

https://www.worldcancerday.org/

World Cancer Day is a chance to reflect on what you can do, make a pledge and take action. Whatever you choose to do ‘We can. I can.’ make a difference to the fight against cancer. 

World Cancer Day is a truly global event. In order to achieve our objective of reaching as much of the world’s population as possible, your help is needed.

@WHO

Why World Cancer Day is important?

• Currently, 8.8 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30 to 69 years)
• World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people’s minds and in the world’s media

Young Lives vs. Cancer

@WCDLondon

Education:

Schools can be champions of healthy behaviours among children, staff, parents, families and the wider community by cultivating an environment that supports good nutrition and physical activity.

"Every school can foster a culture of healthy choices and habits by providing nutritious food and drink choices, as well as time for recreation and sport, and putting practical education about food and physical activity on the school curriculum."

Providing healthy choices in school canteensand cafeterias to ensure children have access to lower energy density meals and snacks, and to water as an alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages, can have a considerable influence on the development of positive attitudes towards food and promote healthy behaviour.

We Can. I Can.

https://www.worldcancerday.org/

Schools can also holding special programmes to educate students and teachers about how survival rates increases through early detection.

I think it would be important to include cancer awareness into every school curriculum, not only in sciences curriculum. 

Schools must involve young students in cross-curricular projects to raise awareness about cancer to prevent cancer.

Healthy food at school

via Google Images Archive

Activities:

“Education helps students and teachers not only protect their families, but also their own lives.” 

• Schools can participate in programmes on food growing, harvesting, cooking and eating. 

Michelle Obama at White House kitchen garden

credits: HuffPost

https://www.greenprophet.com/

For example, kitchen garden projects  to bring pleasurable food education and cooking skills to life, and aim to change the way children think about food through fun and hands-on learning. 

Remember Michelle Obama at White House kitchen gardening with school students? 

Physical education in school

credit: Drazen Zigic / Shutterstock

• Inclusive, quality physical education should also be part of the school curriculum. 

Physical education programmes provide instruction and skill-learning opportunities that contribute to the development of physical literacy, which is linked to a greater likelihood of life-long participation, as well as positive attitudes and behaviours.

Regular participation in quality physical education can also improve a child’s attention span, enhance their cognitive control and processing.

Campaign Toolkit

https://www.uicc.org/

• Resources & useful links:

WHO appreciates that everyone supporting the Day has different needs and priorities, so there are a wide variety of ways to get involved. 

World Health Organization Campaign (information & resources)

WHO listed some ideas

Improve the childhood cancer cure rate

https://www.who.int/activities/improving-childhood-cancer-cure-rate

Close the Care Gap

https://www.worldcancerday.org/about/2022-2024-world-cancer-day-campaign

https://www.worldcancerday.org/about/2016-2018-world-cancer-day-campaign

UN/ Cancer

https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/news/item/01-02-2024-global-cancer-burden-growing--amidst-mounting-need-for-services

Materials:

https://www.worldcancerday.org/materials

@WCDLondon

Whether you do something as large as running your own World Cancer Day campaign, in school with your students, or as simple as sharing our template messages amongst your networks, every action has an impact. 

As World Cancer Day is on Sunday this year, think in some lessons during next week to involve your students on the campaign.

Show the world that we can, I can… get involved in the fight against cancer. Add  your school activities on the Map of Impact.

G-Souto

04-02.2018

update : 04.02.2024

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