Stories and Advice to Engage Citizens for Sustainable Development
In this guest post, the University of Pretoria’s Willem Fourie presents the South African SDG Hub, a new resource for everyone who wants to put the SDGs into practice into practice in South Africa. The Hub aims to promote research, dialogue and innovation, helping government, business and civil society leaders boost their SDG capacities.
In Brazil, citizens have many options to engage online, stay informed and share their views on sustainable development. In 2017, the Government presented six digital platforms in its SDG report to the UN.
This “immersive hub”, created by the United States Agency for International Development in 2015, tells powerful stories of individuals, families and communities in transformation.
JICA’S World is a quarterly magazine featuring articles, analysis and personal stories about Japan’s efforts to promote development and the SDGs. Created in 2009, it is edited by Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Every Wednesday, you can tune into All India Radio for a 15-minute programme on the Sustainable Development Goals. The programme, produced by OneWorld Foundation India in collaboration with the National Foundation for India, is broadcast in Hindi. There have been 30 episodes to date.
The Government of Argentina has launched an online platform all about the SDGs. You’ll find an introduction to the goals, latest documents, news and videos about strategies and projects, and an interactive map about progress towards SDG targets.
Italy’s second Sustainable Development Festival promises to be even bigger than the first. To be held over the course of 17 days from 22 May to 7 June 2018 (that’s 1 day per SDG), about 500 events will help build awareness and promote actions for sustainable development across the country. The Festival is organised by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development.
This campaign aimed to raise community awareness of the benefits of fish as a source of good protein. It was organised in Naukae Village and led by the by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), collaborating with the Provincial Fisheries and Marine Affairs office (DKP) of East Mira Tenggara (NTT).
Mitmachen! (“Get Active!”) shows people how they can contribute to the SDGs through sustainable consumption, volunteering or corporate social responsibility. The portal is run by Austria’s Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Development Agency.
This year, Irish Aid took the SDGs to where people have fun: Electric Picnic, Ireland’s biggest music festival. The festival was an opportunity to show over 50,000 music lovers how Irish Aid is working to implement the SDGs, and how they can support the goals themselves.
