YUNGA Challenge Badges

• Develop environmental and social awareness on how to protect the environment and ensure its sustainability.
• Recognise the important role you play by actively participating in decision-making processes on environemntal issues that affect our present and future lives  
• Understand how global sustainability issues affect the quality of lives people live, and the role you can play in countering these.

1. Support the young person to explore the different YUNGA Badges available, and decide on the challenge they would want to take on first, based on their interest and needs.
2. Explain to them the requirements for the challenge they select, including how to identify activities relevant to their age geoup.
3. Guide the young person in understanding the criteria they will need to fulfil in order to attain the specific Challenge Badge, and how to practice personal safety while engaging.
4. Encourage the young person to be creative and innovative as they would like, and modify parts if need be.
5. Support the young person in carrying out ech activity, allowing them enough time to prepare and explore the concepts in each.
6. Empasize on the need to think and get creative while engaging in the activities.
7. After each activity, allow enough time for feedback, see what the young person thought of the activity and new things they have learnt.
8. Remind the young person on the important role they play in making the planet more sustainable, and encourage them to share the lessons with their peers and those around them!
9. Introduce them to other challenges and encourage them to keep exploring, as this will broaden their understanding and skills on different environmental topics.

At the end of the activity, allow enough time for a feedback; see what individuals thought of the activity and what they have learned. Will this motivate them to make changes in their daily lives? See if they are interested in doing another activity, maybe they want to carry out an initiative in their school or local community.

Help the young people understand that all members of society have the right to live in and enjoy a safe world where they can ensure their health and happiness. Although these activities teach specific skills and knowledge, their broader intent is to stimulate thought and discussion about the issues that affect our world today, and its consequences for the future.

Help the young people take up the challenge, use these materials to motivate them to learn and act, they have a lot to say about the issues that are affecting everyone on Earth and possess unique insights into solving problems in their communities.

Children and youth have a loud voice, so encourage them to raise it and tell the world they are here to stay and make a difference!

• The materials required depend on the type of activity the young person decides to explore.
• Access the different challenges and activities through the links provided.
• You can download the resource to enable you work on the challenge badge at your own pace!