Gaia Education's Resources for Creating Multipliers of Local SDG Implementation

Abstract

Implementing the UN SDGs at multiple scales - local, city, bioregional, national, and international - will require culturally creative, cross-sector conversations about how they relate to the aspirations and challenges of unique communities in particular locations. This case report describes three educational tools and a workshop developed by Gaia Education to facilitate such conversations. The SDG Flashcards, the SDG Project Canvas, and the SDG Multipliers Handbook are used in concert to support the Training of Multipliers Workshops. In partnership with the Global Action Programme (GAP) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), this collection of resources has been translated into six languages, and trainings have been offered in 16 countries on five continents. The purpose of this collection of resources is to rapidly cultivate multipliers - people who are able to facilitate local and regional conversations about how implementation of the SDGs can be sensitive to and informed by the biocultural uniqueness of place. This case report concludes with a discussion of the trainings held, participant feedback, and opportunities and strategies for improving the resources.