Sustainability Weeks in 8Rwandan Secondary Schools

by WE DO GREEN ORGANIZATION
Sustainability Weeks in 8Rwandan Secondary Schools

Summary

Sustainability Week program transforms the lives of 9800+ secondary students into becoming sustainability role models. this program targets rural schools with little to no knowledge about sustainability and awards top students, 70% being girls from impoverished communities scholarships to pursue their STEM and environmental studies. Your donation serves toward key logistics including education materials(envir.&STEM), tuition fees, etc,..for 8 schools in 4 provinces of Rda.

$299
total raised
4
donors
0
monthly donors
3
years

Challenge

Education is the cornerstone of sustainable development yet there are currently 1.8 billion young people (aged 10-24) worldwide and over half of this population will not have the skills necessary to participate in the emerging global workforce. the current society is living on the costs of future generations, problems such as climate change and unemployment are alarmingly emergent. very few girls in Rwandan rural communities can only make it to STEM and environment-related courses.

Solution

The major raise in awareness into a sustainable lifestyle can be well done during education, Sustainability week program inspires children in secondary schools of 4 provinces of Rwanda into becoming sustainability role models that our society needs. this program teaches children everything around sustainability best practices and furthermore prepares and enables them to pursue STEM and environmental studies of their choices.

Long-Term Impact

This program more explicitly addresses the challenges of quality and equity in education. enables for more stewards of climate actions and shape children in a way that they will be able to handle complex issues of our time and in the future, alleviating their families from extreme poverty and contributing to a climate-resilient and sustainable future of our society overall.

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Organization Information

WE DO GREEN ORGANIZATION

Location: Kigali - Rwanda
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Twitter: @WedogreenOrg
WE DO GREEN ORGANIZATION
Emmanuel Sindikubwabo
Project Leader:
Emmanuel Sindikubwabo
Kigali , Rwanda

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