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[ Information from Okayama City ]

The ESD Okayama Award, which recognizes outstanding ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) activities around the world, is now open for applications.

Okayama City, Japan and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Board※ are calling for initiatives that contribute to the spread of ESD in local communities around the world and serve as models of good practice. Projects that educate and develop people to learn from each other and take actions to create a sustainable society from various perspectives, such as environmental protection, community development, inheritance of traditional culture, diversity and inclusion, and more, are welcome.

• Eligibility: ESD projects that have been implemented for more than 2 years by organizations anywhere in the world
• Number of Awards: One or Two project(s)
• Prize: US $3,000 each
• Application Deadline: 31 May 2025 (Saturday), 5pm　(Japan Standard Time) *Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.

Award Ceremony: One representative of the organization(s) implementing the winning project(s) will be invited to attend the ESD Okayama Award 2025 Ceremony in Okayama, Japan and will be asked to make a presentation about the project. The Award Ceremony, scheduled for 21 October 2025 (Tuesday), will be held in conjunction with the 14th Global RCE Conference in Okayama City (hosted by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, Okayama City, and the Okayama ESD Promotion Commission).

For the application guideline and the information on how to apply online, please visit our official website:
https://www.city.okayama.jp/kurashi/0000070653.html
You can view the latest news about the Award and previous applicants:
https://www.city.okayama.jp/kurashi/category/1-9-9-8-3-0-0-0-0-0.html

YouTube channel where you can watch past ESD Okayama Award ceremonies and applicant presentations in Japanese and English:
https://www.youtube.com/@esd7141

ESD Okayama Award

The ESD Okayama Award has been held under the joint sponsorship of Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Board^(*) since 2015, with the aim of honoring excellent examples of ESD in Japan and abroad, thereby supporting the activities of the award-winning project organizations and contributing to the spread of ESD activities.

* The ESD Okayama Award Steering Board is composed of the following organizations:

• United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
• UNESCO Bangkok
• Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)
• Japan Council on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J)
• The Goi Peace Foundation
• Okayama ESD Promotion Commission