planet 3: waste management†in mongolia

“PLANET 3: WASTE MANAGEMENT”IN MONGOLIA

Batchuluun Yembuu

National Centre for Non Formal and Distance Education, MONGOILAhttp://www.nfde.mnbatchuluun@nfde.mn

Review and Sharing Workshop for the Effective Development of PLANET Programme (Tokyo 3-6 Oct 2006)

National Centre for Non Formal and Distance Education/LRC -“Enlightenment” Mongolia: Objectives

documentation and data base for literacy and CE and disseminating information on NFEStudy, survey and research on theory and methodology of NFENFE teaching/learning materials development Capacity of literacy and NFE personnel (Various of trainings)Networking and coordination (international and national) in the field of literacy and NFEPromoting innovation and best practices to improve a delivery system and NFE curriculum

PLANET-3 Project

Purpose: to improve life quality by assisting all people to acquire environmental education, ESD and improving their awareness and knowledge of environmental protection for healthy life.

OBJECTIVES:

To raise awareness on basic knowledge/information on the WMfor a better living environmentTo motivate all concerned to take collective actions for WMTo motivate all concerned to use local version of PLANET- 3 in their respective programmesTo enhance literacy skills of NFE learners who are involved in this project

TARGET GROUPS80 Formal schools in rural and urban area (school children, school principals, head masters, social workers and teachers)360 NFE “Enlightenment” centers (Out-of-school children, adolescents and adults) NFE methodologists/facilitators (30 persons)40 NGOs

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

To produce learning materials easy to understand on the environmental protection never produced before for all age people, school drop-out children, even for school children, and to be distributed to all secondary schools and NFE “Enlightenment”Centres

To set up possibility to conduct training through NFE “Enlightenment” Centres based on local examples

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

To increase public awareness, understanding knowledge of EE, ESD and decrease environmental pollutionTo increase NFE personnel capacity on EETo set up ESD Network and training materials productionTo reform and revise curricula and standards of all education level for ESD. Setting up the policy on the EE

Adaptation

Trainings:formal & NFE teachers, methodologists

•Connect to Education standards & INLD, UNESD•Literacy & post literacy, EP •Why EE is important

•3 Power Plants (in winter):4.14 t ash, 6.8 kg carbon dioxide ( per

hour)• 48.000 cars (mostly second hand)• Gher districts: 200.000 t coals, 160.000 m3

wood• 250 small power plants: 400.000 t coal• 200.000 t non recycling waste a year• petrolium and fuel pollution

Phase 2: “Waste management”Campaign

Waste Collection

Trainings: Training for learners

Phase 2: Campaign on WM

Field visit

Reusing & Recycling

20 Trash can & 40 street benches by plastics

Various facilities

Teaching & learning materials

Evaluation & advocacy of campaign

Innovative approachesBaseline survey and questionnaireAdditional reading materials on the local example for booklet Combined facilitator’s guide on PLANET 1 & 3 Developing 8 Radio lessons (1 hour) on local versionSynergy between formal and NFE

LESSON LEARNTIncreased dissemination

Realized environmental pollution

RADIO LESSONS

EXCURSION AND FIELD WORK

CHAIRS AND WASTEBINS AND OTHERS

Implemented 3R methods

Challenges and difficulties

Population sparsely (Dissemination & Evaluation)Lack of environmental education competenceNo recycling system Lack of working experience for making facilities (chairs and waste bins by plastics)Limited advocacy

RESULTS (Direct)

Gained knowledge, skills and methodologies for EE 360 NFE Centres personels (facilitators and teachers)Disseminated 1000 package materials to NFE learning centres/CLCs, secondary schools and NGOsGained knowledge and skills for EE about 800 learners Cleaned garbage & collection (about 5 tons)20 chairs and 30 waste bins distributed on the bus stations in UBImplementation of 3Rs (facilities, household things etc)

RESULTS (Indirect)

Effective for mass awareness on waste management and EEEnthusiastic participation and community empowerment Dissemination of waste management messagesUnderstanding of 3Rs and income generation creatingPreserving from the environment pollution

THANK YOU VERY MUCHTHANK YOU VERY MUCH