UniSey to host first national conference on Education for Sustainable Development |30 August 2016

The University of Seychelles (UniSey) will host the country’s first conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) today and tomorrow at its Anse Royale campus.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together stakeholders in ESD and to examine our achievements, the challenges being experienced at present and the way forward, with a special focus on partnerships to link formal and informal education sectors.

The conference is being coordinated by the Environment Education Association of Seychelles (EEAS) in collaboration with other partners.

Involving partners from education institutions, government agencies, civil society and the private sector, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) seeks to empower people and promote action for a more sustainable world. 

The conference will provide an opportunity for Seychellois educators involved in different aspects of ESD, to relate what is happening in Seychelles to Unesco’s Global Action Programme for ESD launched in 2015. 

Delegates will include community and youth leaders, teachers, journalists, faith leaders, non-governmental organisations, human resource specialists, and interested members of the public.

The two-day conference programme includes presentations, hands-on workshops and displays by many local environmental and sustainable development organisations, providing numerous opportunities for networking and sharing among delegates. 

There will be a wide range of educational approaches for audiences of all ages, and the event will encompass topics such as education for peace, human rights, and democracy; biodiversity education; healthy living; waste, energy and water campaigns; youth and community empowerment; and the Blue economy.

This conference has been made possible thanks to funding support from the GEF Small Grants Programme, the contributions of EEAS members, UniSey, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and the Ministry of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy.