RCE Greater Phoenix is a Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) acknowledged by the United Nations University.
Our goal is to contribute to a livable, sustainable and just future in the region. To this end, our mission is to co-create new formal and non-formal sustainability education programs – as well as to mobilize existing ones – with all community members, through meaningful, equitable and participatory learning experiences. Our work focuses on five SDGs primarily:
SDG 4: Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Reduce inequality within and among our communities
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make our cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
SDG 13: Climate Action
take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Supporting marginalised youth towards diverse access to quality education
Building partnerships across sectors to strengthen existing and new educational activities.
Building capacity for quality sustainability education to dynamically integrate into diverse learning contexts.
Advancing use-inspired and participatory research and utilising it to inform practice, policy, leadership, and evaluation.
“The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who’re furthest behind.
The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context. Read more about the SDGS on the official UN website.
As we are getting closer to 2030 where the goals were supposed to be achieved, it is important to measure the current state of each goal.
Click the SDG icons on the left to learn about the progress of each goal.
The information has been compiled by the Non-Profit-Organization “Our World SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals” and draws on official statistics from the UN and other international organizations. This free, open-access information tracks allows people worldwide to hold their governments accountable for achieving the agreed goals.”
Our founding partners are organizations in the community and at Arizona State University, who supported the initial application to be recognized as a designated Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development by the United Nations University, which manages the Global Network of RCEs on behalf of UNESCO.
