Good practices in ESD are initiatives closely related to education for sustainable development that demonstrate good practice, generate ideas and contribute to policy development. ESD good practices:
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Focus on the educational and learning dimensions of sustainable development
 Offer new and creative solutions to common problems
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Make a difference and demonstrate a positive and tangible impact
 Contribute to sustained improvement of living conditions
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Can be used as models to generate policies and initiatives elsewhere
 Can be evaluated for innovation, success and sustainability by experts and users
A. TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE CONSIDERED AS A GOOD PRACTICE 1 (6 to 10 words; use an attractive title in order to highlight the initiative or one specific aspect of the initiative; avoid internally used titles, such as “Saint Vincent natural disasters risks prevention Programme”)
RESPONSIBLE COUNTRY/ORGANIZATION:
Name
Mailing address:
Country:
Telephone:
E-mail:
CONTACT PERSON (name and title) :
B. INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION:
Fax:
Internet:
Major issues of the initiative - presentation of the major characteristics of the initiative to be highlighted: for example, innovation, community participation or impact, etc. (150 words or 15 lines max, including sub-title)
Who (instigators, beneficiaries, stakeholders, donors), what, why, when, where, which funding? (100 words max or 10 lines, including sub-title)
W HO ?
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Type of organization managing the initiative:
Governmental
International
Non-governmental
Local authority
Private sector
Academia
Other (please specify)
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Partners/stakeholders involved (if any) :
Government (State/provincial/district)
Local authorities
Pre-school institutions
Schools
Vocational education institutions
Non-governmental organizations
Community organizations
Higher education institutions
Research institutions
Private sector
Media
Intergovernmental, international institutions
other (please specify)
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Please name key stakeholders and describe their involvement in this initiative and the kind of relationship you have with them:
 Who do you consider to be the learners in this initiative (number of persons involved) :
W HAT ?
 Educational / learning setting and level:
Formal:
Early childhood
Further and higher education
Other (please specify)
Non-formal
Please specify: ____________________
Informal
Please specify: ____________________
Primary education
Teacher education
Secondary education
Professional education
W HY ?
General focus of the initiative (check one or more boxes) :
Policy, regulation, governance
Learning for sustainability in formal, non-formal and informal settings
Education of educators
Tools and materials
Research and development
Regional/international cooperation
Indigenous knowledge
Themes (check one or more boxes) :
Overcoming poverty
Gender equality
Health promotion
HIV and AIDS
Ethics
Intercultural understanding
Cultural diversity
Citizenship
Peace, human rights and security
Environment
Climate change
Water
Biodiversity
Natural resource management
Disaster reduction
Democracy
Governance
Justice
Corporate responsibility
Economy
Sustainable production and consumption
Sustainable urbanization
Sustainable tourism
Rural development
Responsibility in local and global contexts
Other (please specify)
W HEN ?
 Starting year and duration:
___________________________________________________________________________________________
W HERE ?
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Geographical setting:
Local
Please specify: ____________________
Regional
Please specify: ____________________
Subnational
Please specify: ______________
International
Please specify: ______________
National
Please specify: __________________
Other (please specify)
Please specify: __________________
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Budget and funding sources:
Detailed and argued presentation of the innovative aspects of the initiative , and its contribution to promoting local culture and knowledge or regional/international cooperation, with quotes from key stakeholders (200 words max or 20 lines, including sub-title)
C. MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE INITIATIVE (provide brief description -150 words max or 15 lines, including sub-title):
 How does this initiative relate to your country’s national priorities?
D. METHODOLOGY: 150 words max or 15 lines, including sub-title
H OW ?
 Methods/approaches used for this initiative (list key background materials used on a separate sheet; if necessary) :
 Working language(s):
E. RESULTS AND EVALUATION OF THE INITIATIVE:
Important!: This subsection is the most valuable in terms of learning from your initiative. Please share details as fully as possible.
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Presentation of effects, results or impact of the initiative (250 words max or 25 lines, including sub-title)
Detailed and argued presentation of the effects, results or impact of the initiative, with quotes from key stakeholders, data, evaluation results, etc.
 Results:
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Has your initiative been evaluated? (if yes, please provide a short description) :
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Analysis of success factors (200 words max or 20 lines, including sub-title)
Brief analysis of major factors of success and their interactions, with quotes from key stakeholders
 Strengths:
 Weaknesses and risks:
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Constraints (200 words max or 20 lines, including sub-title)
Analysis of the constraints and solutions to overcome these constraints
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Problems encountered: (if applicable) :
 Unresolved issues (if applicable) :
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Perspectives (100 words max or 10 lines, including sub-title)
Conclusion : future evolution and/or challenges
 Conditions for successful replication (if applicable) :
 Why do you consider this a good practice?
Please attach one relevant picture as a separate file (maximum of 1024 x 768 pixels /72 dpi / jpg-format 80% quality / up to 300 KB)
Please submit your Good practice in ESD (if you submit more than one good practice, please indicate the priority 1, 2 or 3) electronically by e-mail to: esddecade@unesco.org
. In addition, you are invited to send us any relevant information you might think useful, including references to documents, publications and/or articles describing the initiative, as well as relevant links to websites.
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1. OBJECTIVES
The publication of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) good practices seeks to:
- Disseminate successful ESD experiences.
- Encourage exchanges of experiences in order to improve the quality of ESD programmes.
- And in the long run, create a source of ESD information.
2. DEFINITION OF GOOD PRACTICES
For this publication series, the definition of ESD good practices is the following: an innovative project/programme/teaching and learning process implemented to support sustainable development and which has met or is in the process of meeting its objectives.
3. SELECTION CRITERIA FOR GOOD PRACTICES
The selection criteria for publication 2 of ESD good practices are the following:
- Objectives are consistent with those of the DESD,
- ESD vision in harmony with that of the DESD,
- Innovative ESD project or programme/teaching and learning process compared to previous project or programme/ teaching and learning process (will to bring significant changes, breaking away from previous projects/programmes/teaching and learning process, new and creative solutions to community problems),
- ESD project or programme/teaching and learning process implemented at local, national or international level,
- ESD project or programme/ teaching and learning process promoting local culture and knowledge,
- ESD project or programme/ teaching and learning process fostering links with community,
- evidence of impact or obvious first results (maybe an evaluation or review is available, evaluation in terms of innovation, success or sustainability).
4. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
- Text length: 4 A4 pages maximum, Arial size 9, single line spacing, 2 cm margins, maximum 2000 words.
- Sub-titles to facilitate reading.
- Attach a photograph of the programme/ project or activity.
- Style: attractive, journalistic, avoiding report writing style.
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: Abdoulaye Anne, Assistant de recherche, Bureau International d’Education de l’UNESCO, Conceptualisation et dissémination des “bonnes pratiques” en éducation: essai d’une approche internationale à partir d’enseignements tires d’un projet , Genève, 2003, &
Demonstration Activity in Education for Sustainable Development , www.unesco.org/education/desd.
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