“ESD Okayama Award 2021” Ceremony and Winners’ Presentations on YouTube

Okayama City and ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee are pleased to announce the winners of ESD Okayama Award 2021. 

The winners are
   “Triple-P – Partners for People and Planet” for its project “Wise Wayz Water Care” （Republic of South Africa） and 
  “Streets to Schools” for its project “Ladders to Literacy” (Republic of the Philippines). 

Now you can see the award ceremony and their presentations in English.
  https://youtu.be/jHuXkV-lips別ウィンドウで開く.

This year, 118 applications from 48 countries/regions were accepted.  Through the first round　of selection, 10 applications were selected as finalists, and two projects were selected as winners through the final selection. 

For more detailed information about the winners, please visit the web site of Okayama City:
https://www.city.okayama.jp/kurashi/0000032939.html

ESD Okayama Award 2021 Ceremony was taken place as a part of the hybrid event “Okayama ESD Forum 2021” on November 20, 2021.  
In Okayama city, the local high school and university students and representatives from ESD related organizations participated, and representatives from organizations all over the world including the Philippines, South Africa, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Kingdom of Spain, Republic of Indonesia, and Republic of Malawi also participated online. 

The mayor of Okayama city, Mr. Masao Omori, delivered the congratulatory speech, and the Chairperson of the ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee (Chairperson of the Okayama ESD Promotion Commission), Mr. Hiroshi Abe, explained the factors that each project won the award. 

Ms. Ntswaki Ditlhale, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of “Triple-P – Partners for People and Planet” and Mr. Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Z. Mariano, the founder of “Streets to Schools” made presentations about their projects.

The award rewards outstanding practices on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in local communities around the world.  The aims of the award are to support the organizations carrying out ESD activities and to promote ESD to the communities globally through showcasing their initiatives.  The award has been presented annually since 2015. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at the office of ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee (esdokayamaaward@city.okayama.lg.jp).