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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Anaadi Sustainability Awareness for the Young (ASAY)

    Description
    Description
    Consumption patterns of people have a huge impact on the environment. Be it individual energy consumption or diet choices; our actions have a direct consequence on the ecosystem. As Otto Scharmer puts it, a move from "Ego-System" to "Eco-System" may be necessary for a sustainable planet. When this "eco-system" is developed at a very young age, it can lead to transformation. The aim of ASAY program is to educate school and college students on the importance of responsible consumption through an immersive and experiential content. The program will be a blend of lectures, discussions and hands-on group activities.
    Expected Impact

    The program will be delivered as workshops in several educational institutions for young people older than 13 years. The governance of the initiative will happen in the following manner: 1) Information leaflets carrying details of the ASAY program and its significance will be prepared by Anaadi Foundation 2) Host educational institutions will be contacted to get their consent to offer the program 3) Program content with training material will be prepared jointly by Anaadi Foundation and EduSeva Technologies 4) Volunteers from both the organizations will offer the ASAY program in various institutions 5) The program outcomes from the hands-on activity will be filed and documented 6) Participants will draw up a plan to implement the explored solutions 7) Participants will be able to communicate their learnings and challenges while implementing the solutions.

    Capacity

    The capacity building of volunteers who handle the program will be done internally at Anaadi Foundation. The outcomes from the program in the form of charts, diagrams, and participant reports will be documented and selected will be showcased on the website. The participants will be able to share their implementation challenges through emails or shared documents which will be available for other participants to view.

    Governed

    The program will be delivered as workshops in several educational institutions for young people older than 13 years. The governance of the initiative will happen in the following manner: 1. Information leaflets carrying details of the ASAY program and its significance will be prepared by Anaadi Foundation 2. Host educational institutions will be contacted to get their consent to offer the program 3. Program content with training material will be prepared jointly by Anaadi Foundation and EduSeva Technologies 4. Volunteers from both the organizations will offer the ASAY program in various institutions 5. The program outcomes from the hands-on activity will be filed and documented 6. Participants will draw up a plan to implement the explored solutions 7. A communication channel will be created for participants to share their experiences of implementing the solutions 8. The host institution will be kept in the loop at all stages

    Partners
    Anaadi Foundation
    EduSeva Technologies

    Goal 12

    Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

    Goal 12

    12.1

    Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

    12.1.1

    Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production

    12.2

    By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

    12.2.1

    Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

    12.2.2

    Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

    12.3

    By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses

    12.3.1

    (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index

    12.4

    By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

    12.4.1
    Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
    12.4.2

    (a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment

    12.5

    By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

    12.5.1

    National recycling rate, tons of material recycled

    12.6

    Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle

    12.6.1
    Number of companies publishing sustainability reports

    12.7

    Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

    12.7.1

    Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans

    12.8

    By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature

    12.8.1

    Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

    12.a

    Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production

    12.a.1

    Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

    12.b

    Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

    12.b.1

    Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability

    12.c

    Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities

    12.c.1

    Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP

    Name Description
    Pilot Program with atleast 40 children
    Partnering with atleast 4 host institutions
    Reaching out to atleast 200 Children
    Reaching out to atleast 500 Children
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Volunteers of Anaadi Foundation
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Employees of EduSeva Technologies
    In-kind contribution
    Participants from Host Institutions
    Title Progress Status Submitted
    Partnership Progress 2017-08-04 On track
    Partnership Progress 2017-03-17 On track
    False
    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    12 January 2017 (start date)
    01 April 2018 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Anaadi Foundation
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Coimbatore, India
    Countries
    India
    India
    Contact Information

    Smrithi Rekha Venkatasubramanian, Mrs