The document summarizes Nami Akinaga's experience at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in November 2014. Some key points:
- Nami was one of 50 youth delegates selected out of 5,000 applicants from 48 countries to participate in the conference.
- At the conference, Nami was inspired by discussions on the power of youth and diversity. She also learned about the potential for educational corporate social responsibility models.
- Following the conference, Nami is committed to presenting Japan's strengths and welcoming the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also aims to find opportunities to present her organization and explore questions that emerged from the conference experience.
UNESCO World Conference Report on Education for Sustainable Development
1. Report and future steps
from the UNESCO World
Conference on ESD
November 6th ~ 13th, 2014
Nami Akinaga
2. Acknowledgement
Objective to join the conference
What did I experience?
What did I feel and learn?
New Questions
Things we can try soon
My commitment
Contents
3. Takeda-san for sharing the conference info in Sep 2013
Tachibana-san for supporting me to challenge
Maru-san for writing Recommendation Letter
and….. EVERYONE for letting me away from the office for
5 days to get such a great opportunity
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!
Acknowledgement
4. To present the value of unique education business in Leave
a Nest especially involving private sector as Educational
CSR projects
To keep my position as a “researcher”, who have graduated
a master program in Sustainability Science, and who
actually take action in the field
To experience the real “world conference” for the first time
Objective to join the
conference
18. Power of Youth
Do you know how many percentage of “Youth” in the
world? (Youth = age 18 ~ 35)
30 percent is Youth in the world
Youth generation is the one to live in and change the future
What did I feel and learn?
19.
20. Power of Diversity
Who can else share the knowledge from Japan?
Jumping into the circle with full diversity will let you
identify “Who you are?”
Identity
as a Japanese,
as one of the youth
delegates,
as Leave a Nest
What did I feel and learn?
21. Potential of Educational CSR model
Strength to involve
private sector
CSR
human resource training
awarding
education system itself is
SUSTAINABLE
What did I feel and learn?
22. What do we mean by
“Global Happiness / Contribution”?
What is needed next to “advancing Science and
Technology”?
Can we think and act in “global” scale?
What is regarded as “global” issue?
Do we seriously want to change the world?
New Questions
23. How do we welcome the 2020 Tokyo Olympic?
Will Japanese be able to present who we are, our vision, our
strengths in industry and education?
New Questions
24. Regular output of our diverse activities and ourselves
Things we can try soon
25. Trying to find any chances to present ourselves
UNESCO / ESD Award (Japan)
World Education Form
International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility
Things we can try soon