From February 1 to February 28, 2023, the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank will host a thematic online marathon «My steps to a Sustainable Lifestyle», organized by the Coordinating Center «Education for Sustainable Development» of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University.
Anyone can take part in the online marathon by joining the BSPU telegram channel.
The online marathon «My Steps to a Sustainable Lifestyle» will contain information, useful tips, thematic tasks about nutrition, behavior at work and at the university, household chores, leisure activities, and will also provide an opportunity to form a series of eco-habits that can be repeated every day.
The formation of a sustainable lifestyle makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
Innovative development is one of the most important priorities of the Republic of Belarus. Dozens of innovative products are developed annually in the country. Innovative projects for the creation of new industries that correspond to the priority areas of scientific, scientific, technical and innovative activities for 2021-2025, as well as the strategic goals of innovative development and ways to achieve them are enshrined in the State Program for Innovative Development of the Republic of Belarus for 2021-2025. Several significant developments are planned to be completed in 2023, including a complex based on an unmanned aerial vehicle for the use of plant protection products in agriculture, an electric bus for transporting passengers at airports, etc. An important task for 2023 is also the development of a comprehensive forecast of scientific and technological progress.
The development of innovative activity is an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goal 9 and other SDGs.
For more information on innovative development, please follow the link.
The local educational foundation «New School», with the support of OJSC «Sber Bank» and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, launched the educational project «Teacher for Belarus» in 2019.
The initiative is aimed at finding and supporting talented specialists – graduates of both pedagogical and non-pedagogical universities – who are ready to work as teachers in regional or rural schools in order to ensure equality of educational opportunities for children from different regions of Belarus. All program participants are provided with logistical, methodological, educational and curatorial support, as well as the opportunity to implement social, educational and cultural projects.
In order to become a participant in the Program and start working at the school on September 1, 2023, you must fill out an application and pass the selection process. More information about the selection criteria for the Program and teacher training can be found in the section «Prospective Participants».
Today, the educational initiative includes 36 partner schools, 26 participants, 27 alumni, more than 9000 students, more than 50 completed projects.
The implementation of the program «Teacher for Belarus» makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10 and other SDGs.
On January 19, 2023, on the basis of the State Institution «Minsk City Center for Social Services for Families and Children», a round table was held on the topic «Employment and employment of people with severe disabilities and mental disorders: current issues and prospects», organized by the Belarusian Association of Social Workers as part of the project «Family Potential and Mental Health: From Isolation to Social Integration».
During the round table, specialists in the field of social support, rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities and mental illness discussed international experience, opportunities for social and labor rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities on the basis of social service institutions, training programs, etc. Expert presentations are available at the link.
Creating conditions for the employment of people with disabilities and mental disorders makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10 and other SDGs.
From February 1 to May 12, 2023, the Youth Media Festival «Voices of the Young for Sustainable Development» will be held in Belarus.
The organizers of the media festival are the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Coordinating Center «Education for Sustainable Development» of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank.
The Media Festival is attended by students of educational institutions of all types, students and undergraduates, teachers, etc., who provided youth media products (video, poster, infographics, photography) in one of the categories:
The Youth Media Festival «Voices of the Young for Sustainable Development» makes an important contribution to the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Belarus.
More detailed information about the procedure for holding the media festival is available at the link.
On January 21, 2023, a competition of initiatives started in the Minsk region, organized by the Minsk Regional Association of Local Councils of Deputies.
Initiative groups of at least five citizens who have reached the age of eighteen and reside in the territory of the respective administrative-territorial unit are invited to participate in the competition.
Applications for participation are accepted until February 21, 2023. The competition rules are available at the link.
The implementation of initiatives to improve the quality of life will make an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 10, 11 and other SDGs.
The problem of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is very relevant throughout the world. Given their widespread use in industry and agriculture in the past, most POPs are of artificial origin. The volumes of obsolete pesticides stored in the Republic of Belarus are currently estimated at more than 10,000 tons.
The country is implementing measures to eliminate or minimize the production of new pollutants, as well as systematic work is carried out on the safe storage of obsolete pesticides, their environmental disposal and capacity development in the field of sustainable management of POPs.
In 2022, 570 tons of obsolete pesticides were removed from Belarus and disposed of in an environmentally friendly way, as part of the implementation of the project «Sustainable Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Chemicals in the Republic of Belarus, GEF-6». As a result, the Grodno and Vitebsk regions were completely cleared of hazardous waste.
The environmentally sound management of chemicals makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
Belarus has created the necessary infrastructure for the separate collection of municipal solid waste (MSW) and continues to develop it. Today, more than 330 thousand containers for separate waste collection have been installed in the country – 96% of the population has the ability to sort waste. Special routes of garbage trucks are also organized to collect secondary material resources. New facilities for the sorting and use of MSW are being built. Facilities in Baranovichi, Orsha and Bobruisk will be completed in 2023. The plans include the design and construction of a large complex for the sorting and use of MSW in Minsk.
At the end of 2022, the level of MSW use in Belarus amounted to 31.1%. This figure is expected to be 32% by the end of 2023. Almost 800 thousand tons of secondary material resources are collected in the country.
Efficient waste management contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.
More information about MSW management can be found at the link.
In Belarus, much attention is paid to creating conditions that provide people with disabilities with equal opportunities in using social infrastructure facilities, information and communications, education, employment, etc.
One of the examples is Andrey Volkov, who has been using a wheelchair for over 20 years. A resident of Rosson applied to the regional employment center for help in learning a new profession. He was given the opportunity to be trained as a shoe repair master at the Belarusian Prosthetic and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center. After training, the novice entrepreneur received state support in opening a shoe repair shop in the district center. The funds provided were used to purchase the necessary equipment and tools. In addition to shoes, he learned to repair bags. He mastered the technique of sewing covers for passports and wallets made of genuine leather. He plans to expand the workshop.
The provision of state support in the socialization of people with disabilities makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 8, 10 and other SDGs.
More detailed information can be found at the link.
On January 20, 2023, the Head of State signed an order to create an interdepartmental working group to inspect the healthcare system. It consists of doctors with the necessary qualifications and sufficient practical experience. The interdepartmental working group was instructed to check the effectiveness of the functioning of the healthcare system in terms of providing medical care to the population.
The creation of an interdepartmental working group to review the health system will contribute to the provision of quality and affordable treatment to all citizens of the country, which will make an important contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 3, 10 and other SDGs.
More information about the interdepartmental working group can be found at the link.
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