Sustainable Development Quality Education Initiative (SDQEI)
DENO International Education Consultant; Window of Philadelphia
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Description
Sustainable Development Quality Education Initiative aims to educate youth in the Yangtze River Delta Area of China and Greater Philadelphia Areas of the U.S., and beyond, about Sustainable Development Goals, raise their awareness of SGDs and related UN projects and encourage them to take action. The initiative will organize conferences and academic clubs, etc. in the next three years covering 1,500 students. It provides a platform for youth to involve in educational opportunities outside of the classroom (quality education) and to conduct intercultural communication cross-border. It advocates youth participation in sustainable development-related events, develops students' international perspectives, and cultivates a new generation of global citizens.
The initiative is carried out in the following aspects and beyond:
- Model United Nations (MUN) Conference, namely Canal Cities Model United Nations Conference (CCMUNC)
- MUN Clubs
- MUN Academic Camps
- Other MUN related activities
- UN SDGs Classroom (Virtual or In-person)
- UN SDGs Lectures
- UN SDGs Workshops
- Immersion Tour of Ambassies and/or UN facilities
- UN Headquarters Academic Tour
CCMUNC
The Canal City Model United Nations conference aims to expand Chinese youth's international vision, and enhance their global competitiveness. In order to give outstanding elementary and secondary school students in the Yangtze River Delta area, canal cities, and Greater Philadelphia Areas the opportunity to exchange ideas and fully display their ability, CCMUNC provides a platform of communication and opportunity for Chinese and American young people who are determined to engage in the promotion of SDGs and UN affairs
CCMUN Club
After the first Canal Cities Model United Nations Conference was held successfully on the platform of the 2021 Yangzhou International Horticultural Exposition, it has received strong support from many canal cities in China. In order to introduce SDGs to the students continuously, and improve their overall development, The CCMUNC secretariat established CCMUN clubs for schools and communities. The classes and activities of the CCMUN Clubs are carried out weekly in the school classrooms or online.
CCMUN Academic Camp
CCMUN Academic Camp aims to educate youth about SDGs in a short period of time with intensive course arrangements. Through high-intensity academic training, students will get familiar with the operation of the United Nations and improve their understanding of SGDs. Students who sign up to participate in the CCMUNC, except for those who have already undergone training, are required to participate in this professional academic camp.
1. CCMUN Conference
- national-level
- semi-annually
2. CCMUN Club
- regional and national level
- weekly UN class (in person)
- monthly SDGs related activities (online)
- monthly SDGs related lectures (online)
3. CCMUN Academic Camp
- national-level
- semi-annually
4. Other UN SGDs related activities
- national-level
- periodically
- UN experts involved
1. SDQEI is an initiative managed and delivered by DENO International Education Consultant (DENO) and Window of Philadelphia (WoP). DENO is an education company founded in Philadelphia, USA, and has branch offices in Hangzhou and Yangzhou, China. It works on bringing elite education resources to younger generations in both China and the U.S. WoP is a Non-Profit Platform formed under the guidance of the Philadelphia Municipal Government and Yangzhou Municipal Government. It's a bilateral platform for friendly communication and cultural exchange, as well as introducing United Nations concepts to its Chinese audience.
2. The staff members of DENO work with officials in the Education Bureau, educators & administrators of schools directly in order to carry out the initiative in different cities. The staff members of WoP work with experts working in the UN system, and/or are actively involved in UN affairs in order to bring in-trend information to the youth. Both organizations work together as a team to carry out events, projects, programs, or through other channels to realize the goal of this initiative.
3. All budgets & accounts of the initiative, progress & growth are reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors of DENO International Education Consultant LLC.
The measurement of the evaluation of goal achievement includes:
- 15 and more activities (including all categories listed in methodology) carried out by the Initiative per year
- 10 schools or institutes introducing the initiative to their students, involved in the activities, and becoming a member of the initiative per year
- 300 students involved in the MUN clubs (online or in-person) per year
- 500 students received certificates of participation of CCMUNC per year
Sino-American Business and Travel Association
World historic and cultural canal cities cooperation organization (WCCO)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 16
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.1
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.1.1
16.1.2
16.1.3
Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
16.1.4
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
16.2
End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
16.2.1
Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
16.2.2
16.2.3
Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
16.3
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
16.3.1
Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
16.3.2
16.3.3
Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism
16.4
By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
16.4.1
16.4.2
16.5
Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.5.1
16.5.2
16.6
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.6.1
16.6.2
Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
16.7
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.7.1
Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
16.7.2
16.8
Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
16.8.1
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
16.9
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16.9.1
16.10
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
16.10.1
16.10.2
16.a
Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16.a.1
16.b
Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
16.b.1
Goal 17
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
17.1
Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
17.1.1
17.1.2
17.2
Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries
17.2.1
17.3
Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.1
Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.2
17.4
Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
17.4.1
17.5
Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries
17.5.1
Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries
17.6
Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism
17.6.1
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed
17.7
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed
17.7.1
Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
17.8
Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
17.8.1
17.9
Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation
17.9.1
Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries
17.10
Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda
17.10.1
17.11
Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020
17.11.1
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports
17.12
Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access
17.12.1
Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States
17.13
Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence
17.13.1
17.14
Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
17.14.1
17.15
Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development
17.15.1
17.16
Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.16.1
Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
17.17
Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships
17.17.1
Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure
17.18
By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
17.18.1
Statistical capacity indicators
17.18.2
17.18.3
Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
17.19
By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries
17.19.1
17.19.2
Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration
SDG 14 targets covered
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