Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2024

Translating SDGs into actions, UNICEF HK organizes the SDGs eLearn Award Scheme. Through an eLearn platform and self-directed learning, the Scheme allows students to take online lessons on different SDGs and take practical actions in daily life in support of sustainable development of local community and the world. 
 Deadline: 26 February 2024 (Monday)
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2024

Adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to end poverty, reduce inequality as well as to establish more peaceful and prosperous societies by 2030. Also known as the Global Goals, the SDGs are a call to action to create a sustainable and inclusive world.

Translating SDGs into actions, UNICEF HK organizes the SDGs eLearn Award Scheme. Through an eLearn platform and self-directed learning, the Scheme allows students to take online lessons on different SDGs and take practical actions in daily life in support of sustainable development of local community and the world. 

Objectives
  • To promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, to educate students and raise their awareness on global issues.
  • To nurture global citizenship by fostering students' commitment and actions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • To encourage self-directed learning, and to connect online and offline learning experience.


Details
Eligible candidate: Secondary 1 to 6 students
Registration Deadline: 26 February 2024 (Monday)
Scheme Period: 1 March to 31 May 2024

Enrolment
1. Student Registration
  • All students are welcome to join the scheme and compete for student awards.
  • Please submit the Student Registration Form by 26 February 2024 (Monday).
  • A personal learning account will be created for the registered students to login the UNICEF HK eLearn Platform.


2. School Registration
  • Schools are welcome to nominate students to join the Award Scheme by returning the completed School Registration Form and Student Registration List to edu@unicef.org.hk by 26 February 2024 (Monday). There is no upper limit on the number of students nominated by each school.
  • Registered schools will compete for school awards.
  • Registered schools will receive UNICEF HK's latest updates or awards notification.
  • Students nominated by schools are eligible to compete for student awards.

Student Awards

Students accomplishing the following number of online courses and actions will be awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze Certificate.
  • Gold: Completed 2 online courses and at least 6 SDG actions
  • Silver: Completed 2 online courses and at least 4 SDG actions
  • Bronze: Completed 2 online courses and at least 2 SDG actions

  • In addition, the 'Most Active Contribution Award' will go to the top 10 students who accomplished the most actions.
  • Awardees will receive $300 book voucher and a certificate.

School Awards

  • The school with most action accomplishment will be awarded 'SDGs Action School Award'.
  • The top 3 schools with the highest number of participating students* will be awarded 'Best Participation School Award'.
  • Awarded schools will receive $1,000 book voucher and a certificate.

*Only students who completed at least 1 online course will be counted.

Result Announcement

Awardee list will be announced on late June 2024 in this website.

SDGs Action School Award

  • Stewards Pooi Kei College

Best Participation School Award (List in alphabetical order by name of school)

  • HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School
  • Stewards Pooi Kei College
  • TWGHs Kwok Yat Wai College

Most Active Contribution Award

  • Chan Man Lok (HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School)
  • Yeung Lok Yan (HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School)
  • Valerie Chiu Wing Yee (St. Mary's Canossian College)
  • Pang Tsz Ying (St. Paul's School (Lam Tin))
  • Lau Sum Ping (PLK Mrs. Ma Kam Ming-Cheung Fook Sien College)
  • Ng On Kiu (Good Hope School)
  • Ho Chi Ching (Pui Tak Canossian College)
  • Lai Cheuk Lam (St. Mary's Canossian College)
  • Shum Man Hei (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
  • Chan Chun Ming (PLK Laws Foundation College)
  • Li Pak Ngai (Stewards Pooi Kei College)

SDGs eLearn Award Scheme 2024 - Award list for Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates (Click to view) 
We will send the certificates to schools by surface mail by late-August 2024.

Enquiry

Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF
Ms. Hei Cheung, Lead (SDG & CRE)
Tel: 2836 2993
Email: edu@unicef.org.hk

Learn + Action!

The SDGs eLearn Award Scheme is comprised of two components:

Learning
  • Complete the online course 'Learning about sustainable development and find your purpose'
  • Complete the online course 'Learning about 17 SDGs'

Taking Action
The eLearn platform provides various SDG Actions for students to choose. Students can choose to complete any of them based on interests and learning pace. Students accomplishing certain number of actions will be awarded Gold, Sliver or Bronze Certificate.

Record-breaking enrolment - over 13,000 students registered for UNICEF HK SDGs eLearn Award Scheme

To arouse students' interest and engagement, innovative learning elements are crucial for education of sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme launched by Hong Kong Committee of UNICEF (UNICEF HK), combining both online lessons and offline actions, provides students with a comprehensive and interactive learning experience. The scheme received an overwhelming response this academic year, with a record-breaking enrolment of over 13,000 students - a 70% increase over the previous year.
Group photo of SDGs eLearn Award Scheme Ceremony 2024. ©UNICEFHK/2024

Participating students from 127 schools have completed close to 10,000 relevant courses and actions, showcasing remarkable creativity in putting their learning into practice. This included initiatives such as using fruit foam nets to package eggs, utilizing fruit peels to make tea, and creating body scrubs from used coffee grounds, all of which address different SDG targets. Over 85% of the respondents agreed that the scheme has helped increase their willingness to implement sustainable development goals in their daily lives.

An award presentation ceremony was held on 20 July to recognize the contributions of participating schools and students. Ms. May Chiu, Executive Director of UNICEF HK, expressed her gratitude in the opening remark to the supporting school principals, teachers, parents and students. She cited UNICEF's Children's Climate Risk Index that Asia Pacific region is under threats of extreme weather and encouraged participants to maintain their awareness on sustainable development and continue to bring positive changes to the world through concrete actions such as the UNICEF's Net-Zero toilet programme in Vietnam.

The award-winning students and school representatives also shared their experiences in promoting SDGs on their campuses at the ceremony, including how they have integrated the concept of sustainable development into curriculum design and encouraged students to put SDGs into practice in their campus life. Guests from different sectors, including Ms. Lorraine Chan, Managing Director of Corporate Affairs of Link Asset Management Limited, Professor Andrew Mak, Board Chairman of CarbonCare InnoLab and Dr. Ada Chan, Manager of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Hong Kong, were also invited to share real-life examples, highlighting the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration among businesses, academia, communities, and youth in driving sustainable development locally.
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 (From left to right) Guests including Professor Andrew Mak, Dr. Ada Chan and Ms. Lorraine Chan, brought out the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration among businesses, academia, communities, and youth in driving sustainable development locally during the guest sharing session with Ms. May Chiu, Executive Director of UNICEF HK. ©UNICEFHK/2024

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Principal Cheung Tik Sang from HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School shared his concern about climate changes and how to promote SDGs on campus. ©UNICEFHK/2024

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Teachers from the participating school shared how to integrate SDGs into the curriculum. ©UNICEFHK/2024

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Awardees shared their learning experiences and showcased their work to guests. ©UNICEFHK/2024

Launched in 2022 by UNICEF HK, the SDGs eLearn Award Scheme aims to support the implementation of United Nations' SDG targets, providing a platform for local secondary school students to engage in self-directed learning and practise SDGs, deepening their understanding of global issues and cultivating their global citizenship. UNICEF HK also provides a variety of diverse online learning resources, and has launched different youth programmes such as the UNICEF Club, Young Envoys Programme, to raise the younger generation's awareness on important issues on children's rights and sustainable development.

For more details on the scheme, please visit https://elearn.unicef.org.hk/
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Stewards Pooi Kei College was awarded the ‘SDGs Action School Award’ and the ‘Best Participation School Award’. ©UNICEFHK/2024

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Emmanuel Primary School, Kowloon, was the first primary school to participate in the programme. The outstanding performance of all 5 students was commended. ©UNICEFHK/2024

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UNICEF HK also held learning experience activities in kindergartens, cultivating children’s awareness of SDGs from an early age. © St. Hilary's International Nursery．Kindergarten

Awardees of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2024:

SDGs Action School Award
  • Stewards Pooi Kei College

Best Participation School Award (In alphabetical order)
  • HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School
  • Stewards Pooi Kei College
  • TWGHs Kwok Yat Wai College

Most Active Contribution Award
  • Chan Man Lok (HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School)
  • Yeung Lok Yan (HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School)
  • Valerie Chiu Wing Yee (St. Mary's Canossian College)
  • Pang Tsz Ying (St. Paul's School (Lam Tin))
  • Lau Sum Ping (PLK Mrs. Ma Kam Ming-Cheung Fook Sien College)
  • Ng On Kiu (Good Hope School)
  • Ho Chi Ching (Pui Tak Canossian College)
  • Lai Cheuk Lam (St. Mary's Canossian College)
  • Shum Man Hei (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
  • Chan Chun Ming (PLK Laws Foundation College)
  • Li Pak Ngai (Stewards Pooi Kei College)

SDGs eLearn Award Scheme 2023 Prize-Presentation Ceremony
For Every Child, a Sustainable Future

©UNICEF HK/2023
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2023 Prize-Presentation Ceremony was held on the 16th of September to commend schools and students for their active participation.

Launched by the Hong Kong Committee of UNICEF (UNICEF HK) in 2022, SDGs eLearn Award Scheme aims to support the realization of United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. By combining online and offline experiences, the programme provides secondary school students with a platform for self-directed learning and practical engagement with SDGs, deepening their understanding of global issues and nurturing their global citizenship.

With an overwhelming response, the programme witnessed over 7,500 students from 93 schools participating, a more than threefold increase from the previous year. While some students created stress-relief videos to promote SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, others engaged in used clothing collection drives to support SDG 1: No Poverty, thus showing care for the community. They also actively took part in the programme’s carbon reduction actions such as energy-saving at home, plastic-free shopping, and vegetarianism, which demonstrated their commitment to environmental protection and contribution to the sustainability of our world.

During the ceremony, award-winning students and school representatives were also invited to share their experiences in promoting SDGs on their campuses, including how they integrated the concept of sustainable development into curriculum design and encouraged students to practice SDGs in their campus life. Their stories are truly inspiring.

With the enthusiastic support received for the programme this year, UNICEF HK will continue to work closely with our next generation to ensure a sustainable future for every child.

Awardees of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2023:

SDGs Action School Award
  • Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College

Best Participation School Award (In alphabetical order)
  • Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College
  • S.K.H. Holy Trinity Church Secondary School
  • Stewards Pooi Kei College

Most Active Contribution Award
  • Chan Ka Chun (PLK Laws Foundation College)
  • Wang Cindy Hing Yu (Diocesan Girls' School)
  • Wong Hoi Yiu (Christian Alliance S. C. Chan Memorial College)
  • Yu Kai Ting (Scientia Secondary School)
  • Mak Sau Yu (Evangel College)
  • Ng On Kiu Natalie (Good Hope School)
  • Chan Tsz Pin (Tak Nga Secondary School)
  • Cheng Wai Lok (Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College)
  • Chan Kin Ho (Kwun Tong Maryknoll College)
  • Lam Wing Yiu (Pui Ching Middle School)

UNICEF Club and SDGs eLearn Award Scheme Appreciation Ceremony 2021/22

©UNICEF HK/2022
Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) hosted “UNICEF Club and SDGs eLearn Award Scheme Appreciation Ceremony 2021/22”on 21 August to commend participating schools and students for their enthusiastic support. The ceremony was attended by Ms Yolanda Ng, MH, Director, Advocacy and Community Outreach of UNICEF HK, school principals, consultant teachers, student committee members and awardees of SDGs eLearn Award Scheme.

UNICEF Club Programme
Ms Yolanda Ng, MH, Director, Advocacy and Community Outreach of UNICEF HK expressed her gratitude to school principals, teachers and students who supported UNICEF Club programme, “Despite massive challenges posed by COVID pandemic, UNICEF Club organized 60 school activities and more than 8,000 students were engaged this year.”The Programme provided students with precious opportunities to learn about global children's rights issues and UNICEF works, as well as fulfilling their global citizen responsibilities.

SDGs eLearn Award Scheme
Furthermore, UNICEF HK launched SDGs eLearn Award Scheme which empowered our next generation to take online lessons on different Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while staying safe at home during fifth wave COVID special school break. Over 2,200 participants from 92 secondary schools have showed unlimited creativity by turning knowledge learnt from the online platform into practical SDGs actions in their daily lives. 110 outstanding students were presented Gold Medal Certificate.

Ms Yolanda Ng, MH also said that “UNICEF HK is now preparing a junior SDGs eLearn programme for primary school student to encourage self-directed learning. This is one of the many initiatives to attain our vision of Reimagine Education.”
Three of the awardees of ‘Most Active Contribution Award’ sharing their experience in participating SDGs eLearn Award Scheme
Stewards Pooi Kei College has received
'Best Participation Awards for Schools'  in SDGs eLearn Award
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College has received
'Best Participation Awards for Schools' in SDGs eLearn Award
Pui Ching Middle School has received
'Best Participation Awards for Schools' in SDGs eLearn Award Scheme

Awardees of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) eLearn Award Scheme 2022:

Best Participation School Award (In alphabetical order)
  • Pui Ching Middle School
  • Shun Tak Fraternal Association Yung Yau College
  • Stewards Pooi Kei College

Most Active Contribution Award
  • Wong Hoi Yiu (Christian Alliance S. C. Chan Memorial College )
  • Su Wang Fung (CNEC Lau Wing Sang Secondary School)
  • Li Yuen Ki  (Tak Nga Secondary School)
  • Lam Chi Hei (St. Louis School)
  • Choy Shun Yan, Bernice (St. Paul's Co-educational College)
  • Tang Wai Yan (Maryknoll Secondary School)
  • Ho Yu Hin (Kwun Tong Maryknoll College)
  • Kong Man Shan (Lee Kau Yan Memorial School)
  • Tong Hoi Ching (Marymount Secondary School)
  • Tsang Wang Hei (Scientia Secondary School)
  • Kee Yun Sau (St. Paul's School (Lam Tin))
  • Cheung Yi Ting, Katrina (St. Paul's Secondary School)
  • Pang Sin Yau, Yoyo (Toi Shan Association College)