By Kingsley Jeremiah, Abuja 21 December 2022 | 8:33 am Green Growth Africa Sustainability Network (GreenGrowthAfrica) has emerged winner of the Okayama award for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Pratt & Whitney E-STEM award. The development makes the organisation the first in Nigeria and West Africa and the third in Africa to win the prestigious Okayama ESD award, which is given to a… Many wind turbines and a large solar panel array in a desert valley, mountains in the distance and blue sky above. Palm Springs, California, USA Green Growth Africa Sustainability Network (GreenGrowthAfrica) has emerged winner of the Okayama award for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Pratt & Whitney E-STEM award. The development makes the organisation the first in Nigeria and West Africa and the third in Africa to win the prestigious Okayama ESD award, which is given to a maximum of two organisations from across the globe yearly. The organisation won the awards in the same month for its giant strides in promoting environmental education across Africa and in extension the global community. Bestowed based on global competition and evaluations by globally-reputed organisations, the awards came on the backdrop of the organisation’s initiatives, which educate and empower youth with hands-on environmental education in African secondary schools. Executive Director of the organisation, Dr. Adedoyin Adeleke, stated: “So far, our Environmental Education Programme has impacted more than 3,000 students, 44 teachers and 156 families in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda, including outreaches to schools in United States of America and Italy.” Launched in 2015, the ESD Okayama Award was initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Learning City, Okayama in Japan, to recognise and showcase ESD initiatives from across the globe based on vision, collaboration, integration, empowerment, future strategy and creativity. Latest 2 mins ago The Ambassador At Large to African Region, International Human Rights Commission Amb. (Dr) Malami Shehu Ma’aji has mourned with President Muhammadu Buhari, and the Sultan of Sokoto His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar over the death of Sarkin Sudan of Wurno, Amb. Alhaji Shehu Malami. 4 mins ago All Progressive Congress (APC) National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, has charged youths and Zamfara people to retain the party in the state and at the central in 2023 for continued progress in the war against terrorism and better economy. He spoke yesterday while addressing a one million march in Gusau to drum up support… 11 mins ago Elon Musk said Tuesday he would resign as chief executive of Twitter once he finds a replacement, in an apparent response to a poll he launched that suggested users wanted him to step down. 12 mins ago The Lagos State government has stressed the need to shape the ideology of millennials on electoral processes and participation, while tasking youths on re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for continuity. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this yesterday, at the official launch of Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu Youth Professionals Support Group (BOSYOPS), in the… 18 mins ago In the last four years, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far recorded 50 attacks on its facilities across 15 states. According to reliable data, Imo State had the highest number of attacks on INEC facilities with eleven incidents followed by Osun, Akwa-Ibom, Enugu, Ebonyi, Cross River, Abia, Anambra, Taraba, Borno, Ogun, Lagos, Bayelsa,…
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