ABUJA, May 1 (MENA) - The United Nations Development Program's Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (UNDP GEF SGP) said it has trained no fewer than 200 teachers and 1,000 pupils across Nigeria on green energy technologies.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ibironke Olubamise, coordinator of UNDP GEF SGP said Nigerian teachers and pupils were trained on green energy technologies and applications using the Green Energy STEM Portal.

The Green Energy STEM Portal is an artificial intelligence-based learning management tool for training STEM educators and pupils, she added.

“Couple of projects supported by the UNDP GEF Small Grants Program have adopted some digital tools for project implementation to enhance climate and environmental education; and built the capacity of students to address climate change in schools,” Olubamise said.

“Projects have adopted the use of Canva for creating infographics, social media posts, and presentations on environmental related climate topics for ease of understanding by the students and teachers,” she added.

According to her, students and teachers use videos/YouTube videos during trainings and eco club meetings on how to install simple solar system and others on simple waste recycling techniques.

“They have also used the WhatsApp platform to form a group of all the eco club mentors (matrons/patrons) where they share climate and environmental information,” Olubamise said.

She added that the UNDP GEF Small Grants Program is always very mindful of the youth, women, and the physically challenged when reviewing proposals for possible funding support.

“Thus, any project that specifically targets any or a combination of this group of people will always get more attention and be considered for possible support,” she noted.

“The program usually requests to know the population (disaggregated) of beneficiaries to be sure the marginalized and vulnerable are not overlooked in project design, support, and implementation,” she pointed out. (MENA)

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