The Earth Charter Scholars Bridge enables Earth Charter International colleagues, friends, and partners to sponsor the tuition cost for educators to participate in the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Program and students and young leaders to attend the Leadership, Sustainability & Ethics (LSE) course.
What is the impact of one educator attending the ECI Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program?
Education is one of the most significant factors in changing mindsets and levels of consciousness to reach a more ethical and sustainable world. Educators are at the top of the pyramid in terms of where we should be investing to achieve more sustainable future. Graduates of our Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program from all over the world have returned to motivate institutional reorientation towards sustainability, support the use of the Earth Charter, conduct research on sustainable development, give back to their communities, and encourage students at their institutions to contribute to social betterment and transformation.
What is the impact of one student attending the ECI Leadership, Sustainability & Ethics course?
Students who have participated in ECI programs and courses have gone on to mobilize fellow students to participate in sustainability programs, organize climate campaigns at their university and/or communities, expanded their studies to address environmental and social challenges, and pursued careers in humanitarian causes or climate and environmental sustainability.
What are the benefits of sponsoring an educator, student, or young leader to participate in Earth Charter programs and courses?
Each time you sponsor an educator, student, or young leader through your contribution to the Earth Charter Scholars Bridge, they will complete a research or action project as part of completing the program/course. When you sponsor an educator, you open the opportunity for someone to expand their knowledge, skills, and capacity to infuse the vision of sustainability into their spheres of work, thereby inspiring and influencing many others. By sponsoring a student or young leader, you open the door for stimulating meaningful action projects and collaboration among agents of change from different continents.
After the course, the educator, student, or young leader will communicate with you, share a copy of their Certificate from the respective ECI program and highlight the most impactful aspects of their learning experience.
Once your sponsored educator or student completes the program/course, they will send you information about the research or the action project they undertake due to your generous sponsorship. You will have an opportunity to communicate with the recipient of your sponsorship and prioritize your scholarship investment by region, country, or institution. You may indicate your preference on your sponsorship form.