RCE Cebu

Date of RCE Acknowledgement:
April, 2006

Description of RCE and Geographic Region:
A multisectoral network designed to strengthen collaboration among institutional partners working for ESD and SDGs at all levels: global, regional, and local.
RCE Cebu is located in Cebu, an island province located in the Central Philippine region called Visayas, which comprises 167 islands. The 5000 sq. km. island province includes Cebu city, the oldest city in the country, and is home to over 3 million people. The 300 km long and 40 km wide island has long been known for its coastal beauty.

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Organisation Hosting RCE Secretariat:
University of the Philippines Cebu

Goals and Objective:
Vision:
RCE Cebu proposes to create an active, stable, regional resource, communication centre and network to document, to disseminate, and to share the urgent need for, as well as the best practices and responses related to ESD and SDGs.
Goals and objectives:
The main goal of RCE Cebu is to contribute towards the achievement of the goals of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The RCE is designed to translate the ESD agenda from a global perspective into actionable terms at the regional and local levels.
RCE Cebu seeks to utilise the expertise of regional and local institutions while complementing their respective activities, both to promote a greater understanding of the role of ESD as well as to initiate projects that specifically ress such issues. The ultimate beneficiaries of RCE Cebu’s activities shall be all sectors of society in the Visayas that are or will be affected by or that have an effect upon the sustainable development of the region. The direct target beneficiaries of the RCE Cebu will be potential agents of change in the region – school teachers at elementary and secondary schools, university professors, researchers, technical experts from museums, local government officials, NGOs, community-based organisations, representatives of local enterprises, media practitioners and others.

Key Partners:
Name of organisation: Cebu Uniting for Sustainable Water
Role: Co-initiator and among the present RCE-CEBU officers
Contact name: Socorro Atega Tan
Contact email: socbajing@gmail.com
Name of organisation: San Francisco ,Camotes Island Local Government Unit
Role: Multi-awardee showcase for Effective Purok Governance, Waste Management and Disaster Management, former President of RCE-Cebu and present Trustee of RCE Board
Contact name: Alfredo Arquillano Jr.
Contact email: alfredo.arquillano@gmail.com