What if you had an easy to read manual that gives you innovative and fun ideas to localize the global goals and transform your community? The SDG playbook provides 200 ways to implement these actionable ideas.
In commemoration of the SDG playbook launch, the Calabar chapter on Tuesday the 28th of September, 2021 hosted her champions to discourse with stakeholders achieving the global goals. Organizations, NGOs as well as stakeholders identified with their favourite SDGs, problems inhibiting the achievement of the goal and proffered sustainable solutions. They also made important mention of actions adopted to achieve these goals in their communities (Stakeholder’s effort towards SDG achievement) Collective participation to localize the sustainable goals is felt in their projects, teamwork and daily life. The SDG cards used were wooden and eco-friendly; this goes to show how contributing in everyday life to the SDG with little action while practising sustainability.
Issues like Partnerships, Good health and well-being, African Culture and the SDGs, zero hunger and food security, Climate action and quality were discussed logically and at length.
Stakeholder Sarah Kuponiyi who is passionate about SDG 3 and SDG 5 is a Gender and period poverty advocate. She partners with Government Ministries and NGOs to raise awareness and distribute reusable pads which is a super innovative and sustainable means to end period poverty whilst improving menstrual health. She works with the AWA initiative and The Youth Resource Centre at Calabar municipality at Calabar where she offers support and referral to abused youths plus, balanced sexual education for both boys and girls in a bid to achieve Gender Equality.
Dr Omojefe Kennedy Orezime, the founder of Transformation Home Africa advocates for SDG 13. His NGO teams with volunteers and social impact leaders to plant fruit trees per person for food security and Climate Change. His SDG 13 project is themed ‘FARM VILLA’ and will make SDG 2 achievable before 2030. He made the brilliant eco-friendly SDG placards that brought so much colour and teaching aid to this event.
Mrs Martha Lawrence from The Bridge Leadership Foundation has an affinity for SDG 4 and SDG 5. She provides educational support through her Organization’s Bridge Educational support and The Bridge Award. They push for Gender Equality by encouraging Gender Mainstreaming. The Bridge Leadership Foundation contributes immensely to youth capacity building in the Calabar community and beyond.
Our esteemed stakeholders from STILT-NG, YALI and Shape African Health all aligned with SDG 17 and their views on partnerships in the development space was enlightening.
MaryVal Ogri is passionate about SDG 2. She talked at length about the danger of Micro-nutrient deficiencies, Hidden Hunger and adopting healthier food consumption practices. Her advocacy ultimately culminates in the achievement of SDG 3 and this parallelism is one of the beauties of the Global Sustainable Goals.
Monitoring and evaluation, the playbook link unveiling, Networking, photo sessions and questions made this event memorable.
The Playbook launch gave a new perspective to the Global Sustainable Development Goals. In the course of our discussions, we found the correlation between the whole 17 goals, we now believe the SDGs to be a big tree with many branches, covering all and affecting all.
Special thanks go to the Cross River State coordinator: Odey Goodness, The Event lead organizer; Ola Usang, Compere and Facilitator:; Hope Jonah, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead; Imo Uchenna, The Registration and Ushering unit; Blessing Onobi, Blessing Manson, Peace Otiger ,Obil Esenowo , Obil Esenowo, The amazing Media and projector team that created awesome memories; Matthew Ejeh, Daniel Adams, Glorious, Isho Check, The Rapporteur; Oji Mmesomachi, Logistics; Nzube Okolo and Omolola Grace, Online Media Person; Omiemo Ejum and Letter delegates; Dough Onah, Charles and The wonderful champions in Cross Rivers.
Written by: Oji Mmesomachi & Imo Uchenna
