Empowering youth to speak up – and act
Adolescents and young adults are also stepping up. In a high school in Rabat, 17-year-old Omar is preparing to interview a municipal official for a video report on plastic pollution at the nearby beach. Equipped with his microphone and camera, he is participating in the Young Reporters for the Environment competition. “I never imagined that at my age I could investigate and publish an article read by local decisionmakers. Now I know that young voices can carry far,” he confides. Since its launch in 2002, the YRE programme encourages middle school, high school, and university students to produce written, photographic, or video reports on environmental issues.
More than 45,000 young people have been supported to date, mentored by a network of 15,000 educators trained. Their collective efforts have paid off: Moroccan young reporters have won 304 national awards and 33 international distinctions, standing out in competitions alongside their peers from around the world.
Through the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for 2030 framework and roadmap), UNESCO urges and supports Member States to develop multi-stakeholder ESD country initiatives to strengthen and mainstream ESD in their education systems to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNESCO supports our Member States and partners in these initiatives through technical guidance, capacity building and trainings, and knowledge sharing and awareness. These ESD spotlight stories highlight the efforts from our Member States and partners to bring their ESD country initiatives to life and to contextualize the concepts of ESD through concrete, tangible and human stories.
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