The Center for Education and Sustainable Development in Africa (CESDA).

"Educating for Sustainability"

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About Us

About Us

The Centre for Education and Sustainable Development in Africa (CESDA) is an International Network based in Kenya with regional chapters in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and other African countries that host the Education for Sustainable Development (ESDA) and the Transforming Universities for a Changing Climate (Climate-U) projects.

  • Our Mission

    “To support African universities’ climate action and sustainable development initiatives, and to contribute to theory and understanding of higher education roles in sustainability commitments."


    Our Vision

    “To strengthen the role of higher education in the Sustainable Development Agenda."

Aim

Promote and strengthen the role of education institutions in advancing sustainable development through teching, research and community service.

What We Do

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Collaborations & Partnerships

Addressing sustainability problems requires concerted efforts by actors across all sectors. Equitable, socially inclusive and constructive multilateral systems are best suited to tackle societal challenges. Collective action is needed to form effective systems that align community development to a sustainability pathway. The collective action must extend beyond local, national and regional to global.

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Green Education & Research

Integrating climate change education into curriculums plays a salient role in training and equipping learners with knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to address sustainable development challenges.

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Capacity Building

Our capacity-building programmes are founded on deep expertise and technical knowledge and comprehending the role of education, power, and politics in addressing change processes within complex societal systems

Frequently Asked Questions

We are an International Network based in Kenya with regional chapters in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and other African countries.

Our main office is located at Kenyatta University Main Campus, Nairobi Kenya.