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EduLink Africa

Using existing structures and technology EduVentures has established a National Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Network, for strengthening the implementation of EE/ESD in Namibian schools, referred to as EduLink.  Namibia already have a diverse of ESD practitioners, the EduLink ESD Network build on, rather than replacing  or replicating, systems and structures already in place such as existing EE centre and school clusters system. The EduLink ESD network aims to equip educators at EEC in the regions and teachers of the nearby school cluster with pedagogical content knowledge, to enable cross-curricular teaching of ESD through hands-on learning using real life examples. The EduLink project is based on the principle of a multiplier effect by advocating three tiers of training, namely ESD Educator training, teacher training, and primary and secondary school learner education.

Given the experience of the National EduLink ESD network project of EduVentures, together with three partner organisations, Surplus People Project (SPP) Pietmaritzberg Agency (PACSA) in South Africa and Associacao para Solidaridade e Desenvolvimento de Auto Ajuda (ASDA) in Mozambique, an EduLink Africa transnational project to improve environmental education and adaptation to climate change was instigated. The starting point for the planning of the transnational project was three project proposals for food security and climate adaptation by the SODI partners ASDA in Mozambique and PACSA or SPP in South Africa. Content-related intersections such as environmental education, climate adaptation and agroecology were so obvious, that it was decided to make it a transnational project. This will push the agenda of the EduLink project, which is aimed at connectivity among people at regional level and establish networks of collaboration. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, PACSA withdrew from the project.

Transnational project

Transnational knowledge transfer and partnership project. Linking African NGOs and institutions.

Southern Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. This also entails a number of risks for the achievement of global development goals, in particular for agriculture, water availability and quality, the livelihoods of the rural population, social development and poverty reduction. In addition, traditional, indigenous and generational knowledge and understanding of the importance and interconnectedness of the environment with human needs is increasingly being lost. This leads to various forms of environmental degradation, e.g. overexploitation of natural resources and the spread of unsustainable development patterns. Rural communities in particular are becoming less resilient to extreme weather events.

In order to counteract this development, the focus of this project is on the transnational and networked dissemination of environmental competence and agro-ecological concepts in the sense of permaculture.

Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique have already developed systems and programme interventions at the national level and taken steps towards a better informed and resilient public with regard to the relationship between climate, environment and lifestyles. Nevertheless, there are still major gaps and challenges, especially with regard to access to information for the rural population, the development of trans-national approaches to climate adaptation and environmental protection.

Objectives of the Project

The primary objective of this project is the formation of a transnational network of civil society and state actors who are creating awareness for climate adaptation, environmental protection and indigenous land use practices in Southern Africa.

This objective is supported by the three sub objectives

  1. At least nine civil society organisations and/or state institutions from the SADC region are networking on the topics of environmental protection and/or adaptation to climate change and position themselves jointly for the implementation of regional environmental protection and the dissemination of agro-ecological cultivation principles.
  2. 808 small scale farmers use agro-ecological cultivation methods and the environmental awareness of 102 trained pupils and 11 teachers in the target regions is increased through access to information and knowledge about environmental protection and climate change and is actively implemented in the schools.
  3. The integration of environmental education into Mozambique's national curriculum is anchored in a national policy for environmental education in schools until 31 July 2023.
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Presently, the Transnational project have eight partner organisations from across Africa. The purpose of the project is to contribute to the creation of a regional, transnational awareness of climate change adaptation, environmental protection and indigenous land use practices network in Africa. The project envision that trained project participants in southern Africa effectively apply sustainable methods and knowledge for climate change adaptation and environmental protection in their specific context and disseminate their knowledge locally, nationally and internationally. The eight partner organisations are networking on the topics of environmental protection and/or adaptation to climate change, exchange knowledge, progress, challenges on a regional basis and offer each other assistance.  Small scale farmers, for example, apply their agroecology knowledge, have access to local seeds, small livestock, and irrigation, and diversify their agriculture. Lastly, the project also aims for Environmental awareness among trained pupils and teachers in rural areas to be increased by access to information and knowledge on environmental protection and climate change.

Partners of the Transnational Project

  • Eduventures

    Eduventures

    Eduventures EduVentures Trust is a Namibian registered non-governmental organization which provides scientific services, environmental education activities and awareness events.

  • Mahlathini Development Foundation

    Mahlathini Development Foundation

    Mahlathini Development Foundation South African NGO, focused presently on community-based climate change adaptation eco-system based adaptation and water and resource conservation.

  • Botswana Envirolife Trust

    Botswana Envirolife Trust

    Botswana Envirolife Trust The Botswana Envirolife Trust was established in 2021 as an institution devoted to promoting the advancement of sustainable development with regards to…

  • Team Adventure

    Team Adventure

    Team Adventure Team Adventure is a registered non-profit making volunteers organization established to practically promote tourism, culture and enhance natural resource management in line with…

  • Juventude Ecologica de Angola

    Juventude Ecologica de Angola

    Juventude Ecologica de Angola Juventude Ecológica Angolana (JEA) is a Non-Governmental Organization focused on environmental education and awareness.

  • Associacao para Solidaridade e Desenvolvimento de Auto Ajuda Contact details of the organization (ASDA)

    Associacao para Solidaridade e Desenvolvimento de Auto Ajuda Contact details…

    ASDA ASDA’s mission is essentially to mobilise, train and facilitate access to information, resource and advocacy for organised professional groups, community-based organisations and vulnerable groups

  • Draufsicht Bamenda

    Draufsicht Bamenda

    Draufsicht Bamenda Draufsicht Bamenda is a youth-led organization that focuses on global learning and filmmaking in reflecting local answers (solutions) to global challenges.

  • Surplus People Project

    Surplus People Project

    Surplus People Project The Surplus People Project (SPP) was established in the 1980′s to publicise and support communities in the struggles against apartheid state forced…

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