Today, the world is embarking on a green transition. The shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly world is critical for responding to the global climate crisis and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A successful transition towards a greener world will depend on the development of green skills in the population. Green skills are “knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society”. These include technical knowledge and skills that enable the effective use of green technologies and processes in occupational settings, as well as transversal skills that draw on a range of knowledge, values and attitudes to facilitate environmentally sustainable decisions in work and life. Due to their interdisciplinary nature, the essence of green skills is sometimes expressed, partly if not wholly, through other associated terms such as “skills for the future” and “skills for green jobs”. While green skills are relevant for people of all ages, they have heightened importance for younger people, who can contribute to the green transition for a longer period. OCODE will join efforts with other development partners, actors and stakeholders across the globe to celebrate International Youth Day on the 12th of August 2023 with the theme “ Green Skills for Sustainable World”. This is planned to be done through media campaigns and sports bonanza together with Bonga adolescents. Several media campaigns are ongoing where some of our staff and beneficiaries have/will be participating in awareness creation on how our projects have promoted green skills, agency, resilience, self-reliance and active citizenship for sustainable development and call upon the community to replicate such. During the 12th there will be several sports and games that will involve Bonga adolescents, OCODE Volunteers, Primary School Pupils, and Staff members.
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