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Teens For Climate Action for Peace (Teens4CAP - TBR)
Description/achievement of initiative

The Teens4CAP was developed out of the need for enhancing young adults’ resilience towards extreme climate change. This non-formal education program is offered to teens regardless of their backgrounds. It is based on The Blue Ribbon’s peace education: Peace with own self or Person, People, and Planet or Peace3Ps & Permaculture Ethics Care for People, Care for the Environment and Share Surplus, and principles.

Implementation methodologies

Teens4CAP's first education program on eco-edible urban gardening was birthed in the midst of COVID 19 lockdown. The program came about after The Blue Ribbon Global conceptualized Education for Climate Action for Peace (E4CAP) workshop in December 2020. The latter, however, was designed for adults. Teens4CAP’s flagship programs are (1) Online Workshop ‘Eco-Edible Urban Gardening’ (6 lessons) (2) World Soil Day (3) World Environment Day (4) Teens in Permaculture. The practical is hosted by UCSI Living Lab and TBR's Garden Spring (permaculture site). Its permaculture education component is endorsed by The Blue Mountain Permaculture Institute, Australia. Support on Sustainability Living course came from UCSI SDG Office.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Teens4CAP's participants' capacity development continues to grow as they receive training to train their peers and to produce training materials. The latter are mainly educational videos and PPTs for short workshops. They also get the opportunity to do an internship and Sustainable Living residential programs with TBR's partners. The teens are also involved with eco-edible gardening and Garden to Table projects. Through this, they learned e-commerce, entrepreneurship, managing seed banks, and sharing surplus of crops with those who in need during COVID19 lockdown. TBR's annual award for Teens for World Soil Day catalysts capacity building among teens on care for Mother Nature.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

This program is developed primarily by The Blue Ribbon intergenerational team and its key partners. The delivery of the education and teaching-learning is championed by its teen and young adult members. The participants are mainly 14 to 19 years old teens. This peer training peer non-formal and inclusive education program is run under the mentorship and support from TBR adult members, teachers, and educators of TBR's partners.

Partner(s)

Originator: The Blue Ribbon Global (TBR); Partners: UCSI Living Lab; UCSI Group SDG; Blue Mountain Permaculture Institute; Mon Refugee Organization; Potato Productions; Ruth Education Centre; ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centre, Kachin Learning Centre
Progress reports
Goal 1
1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
Goal 2
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Goal 4
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.7 - By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
Goal 12
12.5 - By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Goal 13
13.1 - Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.3 - Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
02/2021
1For1Seed - Heirloom Seed bank project to enhance climate resilience (24,000 seeds harvested)
06/2020
Eco-edible Urban Gardening Workshop (6 sessions) every 2-3 months (6 batches since launching)
07/2021
Climate Action Incubator Program (3 Month) Zoom + remote practical (launched July 2021)
09/2020
Co-organized Vocational Internship Program (3 month residential) 2 batches since 09/2020
Financing (in USD)
4,000 USD
Other, please specify
Courses by TBR, UCSI University, Advocate for Refugees, Milkwood Permaculture, volunteers
Staff / Technical expertise
HR support from TBR, UCSI, individual volunteers
In-kind contribution
Space for residential/face-to-face program and land (by partner and good neighbor)

Basic information
Time-frame: 04/2020 - 06/2030
Website
Partners
Originator: The Blue Ribbon Global (TBR); Partners: UCSI Living Lab; UCSI Group SDG; Blue Mountain Permaculture Institute; Mon Refugee Organization; Potato Productions; Ruth Education Centre; ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centre, Kachin Learning Centre
Countries
Contact information
Tony Dal San Lian, Co-Founder & Teens' Trainer, tbr.global@dl2go.org
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