Compared to other nations, Japan has made great strides in eliminating waste.  Twenty pupils from various schools in this state will travel to Japan in September to observe that country’s cutting-edge educational system in action.

A press conference was organized in Kolkata that was graced by Kawamura Sho(Kyoto beyond SDGs consortium), Ando Yuta(Kyoto University), Dr.Sadhan Ghosh (ISWMAW), Asari Misuzu (Kyoto University), Sakamoto Kota(Zojirushi Corporation) and Yasuda Akihiko(Businessman from Yasuda Sangyo co.

Dr. Ghosh said a few teachers from different school classes (Class VII to XII) will visit Japan during January-February and September–October next year. The International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) and the Japanese Society of Materials Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) will arrange the travel plans in consultation with the host schools in Japan.

Likewise, 20 middle and high school students from Japanese schools would travel to Kolkata. Later, the time will be selected. To cut down on the cost of lodging and meals in both nations, each student will be hosted by a student in another nation for ten days. One or two willing teachers may accompany the group of students. The student and the professors will initially be responsible for covering the expense of travel. Later on, the sponsors might be investigated.

The visiting nations’ cultures, educational systems, and best practices for SDGs will be taught to the students. Conversely, the host student and the visiting students will trade the same things.

Twenty-one members of the Japan-based Indo-Japan Collaborative Delegation are in Kolkata.

The “SDGs Leadership Development Program among Youth” was held on 22nd August at the Dr. Triguna Sen Auditorium at Jadavpur University.

The plan of action developed in cooperation with Prof. Ghosh and other responsible teachers, officers, and schools will soon be put into effect, according to Dr. Misuzu Asari, the leader of the 21-member Japanese team and Associate Professor at Kyoto University.

Nearly 250 students and 50 teachers from 40 high schools in Kolkata, South 24 Pgs, North 24 Pgs, Nadia, Howrah, Purba Burdwan, and Hooghly in various West Bengal districts, as well as seven high schools from Japan, participated in the program. High school students from West Bengal and Japan participated in a variety of events related to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The “SDG Congress for School Students’” will be held from January 5-6, 2024 jointly by ISWMAW and JAMCWM where the students will exhibit their best performance and projects related to SDG. Nearly 150 schools across the globe are expected to join.

A grand initiative to train the young minds of the country.

Priyanka Dutta