Project Description
Staff and student volunteers worked together to organise activities for the public (particulary families with school aged children) at the annual Logan Eco-Action Festival. The activities were to raise awareness about the natural environment, the vital role it plays in human health and what people can do to be more sustainable.
Our stall featured activities focused on raising awareness of the SDGs. SDG themed colouring (focused on children), discussion & photo opportunity with favoured SDG (s) and writing pledges about personal actions that could be undertaken to advance the SDGs.
We also had a very popular recycling challenge which was developed by students of the Environmental and Population Health (PUH) course. Children were challenged to sort waste into appropriate recycling streams. This increased awareness in relation to SDG 12 among parents and children.
We worked collaboratively with stalls organised by the First People’s Health unit who undertook actions related to SDG 10 and Environment & Science who raised awareness about SDG 15. Staff were also present to talk about educational opportunities at Griffith (SDG 4).
Project Personnel and Beneficiaries
Members of the public from Logan and surrounding areas.
Outcomes to Date
Staff, students and members of the public were engaged in thinking about how to live more sustainably.
Project Significance
In addition to raising awareness about the SDGs for members of the public links between the different schools and across the Griffith campuses were strengthened. A collaborative organisational method was utilised to encourage the development of skills and confidence among the volunteers.