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Introducing Azizah Nasution

21/2/2013

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Indonesian based Climate leader Azizah Nasution is the driving force behind an innovative program which will bring to Melbourne 24 school teachers and education specialists drawn from schools around India and Indonesia.



This May, the Climate Reality teams in Australia, Indonesia and India will hold their first Climate Change Educators’ Skillshare, a two week program where primary and secondary school teachers will focus on developing the leadership skills to communicate climate change and create positive initiatives to make sure their students and local communities are able to be part of the solution to climate change.

Azizah came up with the initial idea to hold a Skillshare following a trip to Australia for the Asia Pacific Climate Change Leadership Congress in 2011 where she had a conversation with Australian and Indian educators at the event, while visiting the Hepburn community wind farm. Inspired by community renewable energy projects in Victoria, 12 months later the idea has sparked into reality.

‘Ever since learning about climate change at university, I have tried to make stronger connections between educators and environmental issues. In Indonesia, teachers are well respected in their communities. Their position gives them power to inform family, school students and colleagues – we can tap into this power to communicate climate change,’ Azizah explained from her office in Medan, Sumatra.

In 2007, Azizah co-founded Green Teachers Indonesia. ‘We have a big goal for 2013 – with the Leadership skills we gain from the Skillshare, we aim to expand Green Teachers Indonesia to all 33 districts in Sumatra.’ Right now they have a presence in 7.

Her work is aimed at expanding to fill the gap which exists at the moment in terms of what is taught at schools about caring for the environment.

“The environment is not a priority in schools right now, but it is just a matter of putting this concern on the agenda’’ Azizah explained.

‘I went to talk to the principal of a school in Binjai, about 20km away from my home town Medan. At first he said it wasn’t possible to create change. He said “my school is very small. We plant one tree, other people cut down thousands”. After attending my presentation on climate change, he now understands the  importance of action. Now the school has planted many, many trees, recycle their prayer water for the fish pond and watering the trees, and set up a system of e composting. They even have an ‘eco-hero’ student program. This is a good example of what people are happy to do once they understand the issue.’

‘This Skillshare will allow us to create a broader understanding of climate change education across the region. I am looking forward to learning from our peers in India and Australia. A shared vision is just so important as we face the challenges ahead.’

The Skillshare will be managed by The Climate Reality Project Australia on behalf of AusAID.
7 Comments
Binata
26/2/2013 04:56:16 pm

Its really great to hear your hard work to create awareness about environmental issues among common mass and the best communicator is children through teachers. Really your dream should come true.All the best!

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eko turnip
4/3/2013 10:55:01 am

I am eko turnip from Simalungun district in north sumatra have joined with green Teachers Indonesia(GTI) since last year. with my colleagues we are now still have fifteen teachers who care with our enveronment and regularly give the understanding to our students n teachers friends in our each school about the importance in maintaining the environment.I am always trying to persuade the other teachers spc.in Simalungun district. I am so glad because GTI always give me the environmental knowledge and trained us for recycling.I am also have the knowledge about the climate change in this world and make me more realizing in respecting our environment.this is the big apportunity for me to follow the climate change educators skillshare in Australia.I can learn more about the climate change and environmental issues. thanks for Bunda Azizah who have given me chance.I always help and try hard as much as i can. so that our aim in expanding Green teachers Indonesia to all 33 districts in Sumatra come true soon.

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Mel
8/3/2013 03:46:01 am

Thank you Binata and Eko Turnip for your comments on this post. I am really looking forward to meeting you both at the Skillshare! Best wishes, -Mel

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sugiarto link
11/3/2013 02:04:25 pm

Hi everybody, I am Sugijarto, a teacher in Batam. I am happy to have inspiring figure, like Ibu Azizah. She motivate educators in being aware of environmental issues since we met in motivating training in green school meeting. After that we develop a program of campaigning environmental awareness among high school students.
We also gained a positive responses when we presented our school program in Adiwiyata, then we got more motivated to join more programs of campaining. Ibu Azizah really appreciate what we have done and this makes us happy.
As the further step, we presented our green school at several schools and occasions; Local Government Meeting in Batam, GTI Training in Medan, Samura School in Johor, Teacher Certification Session, some partners schools in Batam, such as MAN 2 Batam, Al Kautsar, SMA Meitrewira Batam, and MA Darul Falah.
As the second phase of the presentation, we gave a model of making biopori, an instrument which helps soil to absorb water. In giving the model the students of those schools are enthusiastic in making the hole, so seriously we provide the tools for them to make by themselves.

When I report to the headmistress, thank God, she is happy to have the school becomes the model of environmental education at schools.

We never forget you Ibu Azizah and all GTI volunteers in Medan, we believe you to become inspiring figures who really empower educators in environmental awareness at schools. Thank you ...
We are looking forwards to seeing you ...
Our greeting to GTI volunteers in Medan,


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Mel
12/3/2013 04:34:56 am

Hi Sugiarto, I am looking forward to hearing more about your GTI experiences in Batam at the Skillshare - and about the biopori project. It sounds like you have a lot to share. Best wishes, -Mel

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zaidan P.Negara
1/4/2013 08:02:35 am

I just stop by and seems very interesting and willing to join,'m a lecturer at Univ Sriwijaya and hopefully I will be accepted to join

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Mel
3/4/2013 07:30:03 am

Hi zaidan P.Negara, I'm glad to hear you came across our blog and like the sound of the project. Participants for this project have already been selected, but we will be sure to keep some updates coming through on this blog. Best wishes, -Mel

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