Change the Current

Supporting youth-led projects and empowering educators for climate mitigation and adaptation

Goal

Build the knowledge, skills, and confidence of educators to teach climate education that leads to action

In March 2023, Change the Current (CTC) had its first run of workshops, training 142 public school teachers across the country, which will have an estimated ripple effect on nearly 6,000 students. The second run is scheduled in July. Under CTC, SPS is developing an online library of environmental education resources and a white paper on the state of climate change education in the Philippines.

CTC is a project in partnership with the Department of Education-Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service and UNICEF Philippines, with support from The Marketplace.

Timeline

2022-2023

Partners

Department of Education-Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service and UNICEF Philippines, with support from The Marketplace.

Participants

300 public school teachers

How we made waves

Integrating climate change education activities in different subjects and supporting 30 educator- and student-led community-based projects through micro-grants (PhP15,000)