Making the SDGs through Makerspace

Osogbo, Nigeria + 1 more

To empower and support students in rural Nigeria to help achieve the SDGs through Makers and Design thinking philosophies.

To create an SDGs driven educational makerspaces, through an “Adopt a School Initiative”, in the Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria for young people, where they will be working towards the 17 targets outlined in the SDGs by creating local solutions to addressing the immediate needs of their environment. To adopt four schools, initially, within the Osogbo, Osun State as the pilot schools.

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2018

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October 2019

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About the innovation

Making the SDGs in Rural Nigeria through Makerspace

What we do?

We are empowering students and youths in rural Nigeria to help achieve the UN SDGs through Makers and Design thinking philosophies.

Why we do it?

The SDGs targets are interconnected and aim to leave no one behind, however one of the biggest challenge the Nigerian youth faces amongst other things is having access to resources that will help to enable them take actions and realisation of the of the Goals.Schools are poorly funded, poor curriculum, under staffed, shortage of skilled and qualified teachers, lack of basic educational facilities, absence of proper sanitation facility and perimeter fencing to keep the schools safe and secure. We are set to change the narrative and empower students and youths to take actions locally towards achieving a sustainable society for all.

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Implementation steps

Making the SDGs Makerspace

The project will be coordinated and governed by 4 iRead Volunteers who will be deployed as resource persons to coordinate the implementation. They will be trained and equipped with necessary information about the SDGs.

Volunteers will be provided with a car that will be filled with supplies and delivered to participating schools. They will use the car to travel from school to school to train students and teachers on the SDGs and to provide an overview of the project, along with closely monitoring the efforts of the schools, on a weekly basis.

Teachers and Student leaders will also be appointed and commissioned as Team Lead for each of the SDG Targets.

Two representatives from the community will also be enlisted alongside the Coordinating Team.

This support will help to ensure that the project will focus on substantive issues related to building partnerships and capacity, conducting advocacy, and ensuring the implementation of action plans.

Information will be managed and shared through a designated website. Where Internet is not available, briefing packs can be regularly distributed to coordination members.

A central Whatsapp group will also be created to track and monitor progress and situational reports.

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