About the program
The Sustainability Education program strives to educate students about Climate Change, Solar Energy, SDGs, love and connect with nature, and foster future generations’ consciousness of the environment.
COMMUNITY REALITY
Sustainability and Climate change are topics that can only be learned about through social media and rumors. Sustainability and climate change are not taught to the population in third-world countries because they are not recognized as a problem, even though they are the most affected.
Young people need to be given priority in climate change education because the earth is their future home, and they are most at risk of experiencing the effects of current climate change. This should be done while they are still young so that they can grow up understanding the need to enforce the climate change migration measures and even pass this on to their children. When they are still in school, when their minds are primed to learn, is when learning is most effective.
This program is structured around three key elements/projects.
- Green Education
This an annual Education for Sustainability Curriculum that focuses on teaching the students about climate change, its effects to humankind, and how we can work towards combating it. And the promotion of hands-on experiences such as fruit tree planting.
Project Goal: To empower students to become proactive environmental stewards, fostering eco-consciousness, mitigating climate change, and preserving natural resources.
- Solar Educate
The organisation conducts a yearly solar literacy curriculum and activities in schools. The curriculum involves solar literacy, discussions, solar initiatives, and field trips and solar awareness campaigns.
Project Goal: To empower students with the knowledge and skills to understand, harness, and advocate for solar energy as a crucial component in addressing environmental challenges.
- SDG Awareness
This aims to raise a generation of socially and environmentally conscious youth and young leaders. Through this project, we aim to empower students to actively contribute towards a more sustainable and equitable world, aligning with the global commitment to achieve the SDGs.
Project Goal: To cultivate a generation of socially and environmentally conscious individuals who are equipped with the knowledge and skills to address global challenges.
WHY SCHOOL-GOING CHILDREN?
In a survey conducted in the US, which asked parents and teachers about their students’ attitudes toward climate change, it was found that very few parents and teachers were educating their students about the issue. The survey found that 86% of parents and 80% of teachers supported teaching about climate change in schools because they believe this generation will be the one most affected by it.
It is vital to educate the next generation about climate change and provide them the tools they need to address it so they can stop this catastrophe. However, environmental education should begin at home, where parents can instill in their kids a respect for the environment by making them aware that everything they do, no matter how small, has an impact on our one and only home planet.
We can defeat the greatest threat to our home (the earth)—climate change—by educating the next generation about the need of environmental conservation and sustainability.
WHY FRUITS TREES?
In order to engage youngsters in the fight against climate change and its repercussions, CTY looked at the most practical mitigation strategy, which was tree planting.
Trees improve the quality of the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they take up damaging pollutants and release pure oxygen for people to breathe.
Their sophisticated root systems function as filters, eliminating impurities and reducing the rate at which water is absorbed by the soil. A mature evergreen tree can capture more than 15,000 liters of water annually, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Association.
Numerous species can live on a single tree.
Trees that produce food offer fruit, nuts, berries, and leaves for consumption by both people and animals, as well as a potent array of nutrients.
Trees are essential for absorbing rainwater and lowering the likelihood of natural disasters like landslides and floods. This procedure lessens the possibility of floods and dangerous waterslide erosion.
