Essay Writing Competition on Education for Sustainable Development
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Announcement:
Essay Writing Competition on Education for Sustainable Development

How much you know about Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)?
1. This is information about ESD
ESD fundamentally requires people to address about values, with respect for others, including those of present and future generation, for difference and diversity, for the environment, for the resources of the planet we inhabit. It aims to move us to adopting behaviours and practices that enable all to live a full life without being deprived of basics.
ESD independently contributes to the MDGs agenda which are an overarching framework for development and for cooperation from the perspective of learning. It provides a meaningful itinerary on the way to achieve the MDGs by showing diverse dimensions and interpretations and reflecting locally relevant and culturally appropriate visions for a world in which development “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Please write an Essay to provide more information about ESD in practice at your school or your community according to your experience and as you want to do it in the future, to make this world as a better place to live in.

2. The three major dimensions of ESD
Education for Sustainable Development takes into consideration three major dimensions of sustainable development: :the environment, society and economy, as well as an underlying dimension which is culture.

3. In writing your essay you can choose of one of  the following topics  from these three themes of ESD as your article:

Social Sector
1.  Human rights
2.  Peace and equity
3.  Cultural diversity
4.  Health (HIV,malaria)
5.  Learning for local and indigenous knowledge, integrating traditional and modern technologies
6.  Gender equality
7.  Literacy

Environmental Sector
1.  Natural resources
2.  Renewable Energy
3.  Climate change
4.  Biodiversity
5.  Management of Waste
6.  Sustainable food production
7.  Sustainable village/city
8.  Prevention and reduction of disasters
9.  Sustainable transportation
10. Sustainable Urbanization

Economic Sector
1.  Sustainable production and consumption
2.  Poverty Reduction
3.  Narrowing the gap between the rich and poor

4. Participants
Students aged from 13-18 years through out Indonesia .

5. Guidelines

Write a 500 word article in English  on one of the topics  as mentioned above in arial font with 1.5 space.

6.  Criteria for selection of Essay Writing:
The Essay is original
It is written in Good English
It is connected to ESD and choose one of the above mentioned topics

7. Prize Winners:

First Prize : 2 students receiving each Rp 3000.000
Second Prize :3 students receiving each Rp 2000.000
Third Prize : 4 students receiving each Rp 1500.000
Honorable mentioned prize: 6 students receiving each Rp 1000.000
All winners will also receive the certificate of participation.  

8. Submission of Essay Writing
Date of Submission: 10 December 2009 at the latest
Dra. Haj. Hasnah Gasim
National Coordinator of ASPnet
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Drs. Irfan Amalee: Peace Generation
Email :  irfanamalee@gmail .com

Widad Said, S.Psi
Coordinator of the Competition
Email address: widadsaid @yahoo.com
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