EduGreen

Inspiration

Climate change is an important issue for Nigeria and the world. We were driven by a desire to empower the next generation to face this challenge. Nigeria's youth population holds a lot of potential, and we believe they can be instrumental in creating a sustainable future.

What it does

We are in the early stages of developing EduGreen, but the core vision is clear. We are actively researching best practices in climate change education, focusing on encouraging critical thinking, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented approach. We're also consulting with educators to ensure the curriculum aligns with their needs and resonates with students' learning styles.

How we built it

We are in the early stages of developing EduGreen, but the core vision is clear. We are actively researching best practices in climate change education, focusing on encouraging critical thinking, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented approach. We're also consulting with educators to ensure the curriculum aligns with their needs and resonates with students' learning styles.

Challenges we ran into

The most notable challenge has been figuring out how to balance scientific accuracy with age-appropriate learning. Consulting professionals over the weekend was also a challenge, some of them were unresponsive. Another crucial consideration is ensuring the curriculum's adaptability to diverse regional contexts within Nigeria. These challenges, however, are opportunities for growth. Through collaboration and ongoing development, we are confident EduGreen will become a robust and adaptable resource.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

While EduGreen is still under development, we're proud of the significant groundwork we've accomplished. While our clearly defined vision is our biggest accomplishment, our foundation is impressive to us. We actively sought feedback from educators to ensure the curriculum resonated with students. We are confident that through continued development, collaboration, and feedback, we can transform EduGreen into a powerful tool for empowering Nigerian youth to become climate leaders.

What we learned

Developing EduGreen has been a valuable learning experience. We solidified our core purpose of empowering Nigerian youth as climate champions. Consulting educators was crucial, and challenges like balancing science with age-appropriateness became opportunities for learning. You can read so many books and watch videos about doing this kind of project but you learn so much more from doing the work.

The lessons learned will be instrumental as we continue developing EduGreen. They highlight the importance of a clear purpose, collaboration, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning – all of which are essential for creating a successful and impactful educational program.

What's next for EduGreen

• Complete our Curriculum down to the exact topics through help from Experts and Educators
• Visit schools in person to discuss our plans and pitch the long-term potential of EduGreen.
• Produce Educational materials to have successful open-day sessions
• Produce Incentives for students when we impact them i.e. Climate change stickers and souvenirs

This is just the beginning. We welcome your feedback and collaboration as we work to make EduGreen a reality.

Our Team

Kamal: Kamal is a penultimate-year student of the University of Lagos who is passionate about changing the world through building and grow businesses that improve the standard of living and the society at large. He believes it is imperative for businesses to care about the planet to ensure a better life for generations to come. Kamal was instrumental in completing the pitch deck and consulting educators.

Abdul-Salam: Abdul-Salam is a sophomore-year computer science student at Bowen University, Nigeria who is passionate about Climate Change and ending World Hunger. Abdul-Salam believes no one person can make the world a better place but with intentional actions from everyone, it will add up to progress in having a better planet for everyone. EduGreen was his idea and he contributed significantly to editing our video demo.

Salim: Salim is a penultimate-year student at the University of Lagos and a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador. He believes in the power of communities to drive change and he has the same view with Climate Change. We need to come together to address the issue with consistent efforts. Salim analyzed CO2 emissions data and gave the team a detailed insight into the problem in Africa and how to structure our solution. He also actively discussed with climate change experts to deliver the core of our curriculum.

Built With

• canva
• capcut