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Widening Green Kindergarten and Ecoschool movements

Project completed
In Hungary only 12 percent of the public educational institutions have the Green Kindergarten / Ecoschool Award. The project supports further educational institutions to get this award. These newly awarded Green Kindergarten and Ecoschools will teach environmental subjects of a high quality and in a systematic way to the children. Hence, the environmental consciousness of chil-dren attending these institutions is increased.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Hungary	Protecting the environment Biodiversity Biodiversity	01.07.2012 - 31.12.2016	CHF 1’000’000

Note: the texts under all the headings, with the exception of 'Results achieved', describe the situation before the start of the project.

The project in brief

Background	Although the green kindergarten and ecoschool movements have a decade-long history in Hungary, only 12 % of the educational institutions have the green kindergarten/ecoschool award. At the moment, there are 500 ecoschools and 500 green kindergartens. The award indicates that the institution realizes the education of environmental awareness, sustainable development and consumption in an institutionalized, systematic way. Addressing such issues in educational institutions is of key importance to raise the environmental consciousness of young generations.
Objectives	The goal is to strengthen the environmental consciousness of children and pupils. For this purpose, the level of environmental education in public institutions is increased by widening the green kindergarten and ecoschool movements. The green institutions integrate the topic Natura 2000 in their environmental education activities in a systematic way.
Target groups	Educational institutions (kindergarten, schools); children, pupils; parents, relatives.
Activities	Supported by two national resource centres, regional resource centres offer trainings, mentoring and consulting services to educational institutions willing to be awarded with the titles green kindergarten and ecoschools. Furthermore, pedagogical material covering the Natura 2000 topic is elaborated for the disposal of the green kindergarten and ecoschools.
Results	Achieved results: 985 ecoschool/green kindergarten titles awarded Around 1800 institutions are using the educational material elaborated in the course of the project Over 100’000 kindergarten and primary school pupils taught about nature protection 80 events organized (workshops, conferences, trainings)
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Swiss Contribution to the enlarged EU
Project partners	Contract partner Foreign state institution National State Institute North
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 986’131
Project phases	Phase 1 01.07.2012 - 31.12.2016 (Completed)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Unallocated / Unspecified
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Sectors not specified
Cross-cutting topics	The project promotes biodiversity as a priority.
Aid Type	Enlargement contribution
Project number	7F07960