London, (Antara)- The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Jayagiri Centre from Indonesia in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on November 5.
The award was presented to Djajeng Baskoro, an official of the Jayagiri education office, and witnessed by Education and Culture Minister Anies Rasyid Baswedan, Indonesian Permanent Representative to UNESCO T.A. Fauzi soelaiman said in a statement, Saturday.
Baswedan, who is concurrently chairman of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO (KNIU), is now in Paris to head an Indonesian delegation participating in the 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO being held from November 3 to 18, 2015.
Jayagiri Centre is recognized for its project "Eco Friendly Entrepreneurship for Youths and Adults", which encourages people aged 18 to 45 to work with their community to harness local traditions and resources to create products with recycled materials.
The project preserves local culture and the environment while promoting rural business initiatives.
This was the first edition of the prize, which was created in 2014 to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, institutions and organizations engaged in ESD.
The prize is funded by the Government of Japan, according to information available on the UNESCO website.
Other recipients of the award are Asociación SERES from Guatemala and El Salvador, and rootAbility from Germany.(*)
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The award was presented to Djajeng Baskoro, an official of the Jayagiri education office, and witnessed by Education and Culture Minister Anies Rasyid Baswedan, Indonesian Permanent Representative to UNESCO T.A. Fauzi soelaiman said in a statement, Saturday.
Baswedan, who is concurrently chairman of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO (KNIU), is now in Paris to head an Indonesian delegation participating in the 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO being held from November 3 to 18, 2015.
Jayagiri Centre is recognized for its project "Eco Friendly Entrepreneurship for Youths and Adults", which encourages people aged 18 to 45 to work with their community to harness local traditions and resources to create products with recycled materials.
The project preserves local culture and the environment while promoting rural business initiatives.
This was the first edition of the prize, which was created in 2014 to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, institutions and organizations engaged in ESD.
The prize is funded by the Government of Japan, according to information available on the UNESCO website.
Other recipients of the award are Asociación SERES from Guatemala and El Salvador, and rootAbility from Germany.(*)
Editor : Chandra Hamdani Noer
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