The Zero Waste Academy (ZWA) is an open online learning platform designed by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and Mother Earth Foundation. The Academy aims to provide accessible and relevant Zero Waste-related courses to participants interested to learn and implement Zero Waste and other waste-management programs and campaigns in their respective cities and communities.
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The very first Zero Waste Academy cohort was held in Malabon, Philippines. Sixteen participants from GAIA partners in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines participated in immersive training workshops and study tours aimed to capacitate them to begin their Zero Waste City model-building in their respective communities.
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Organized by Mother Earth Foundation and GAIA, in partnership with War on Waste-Break Free From Plastic-Negros Oriental. The participants of this second Academy were made up of local leaders in and from surrounding areas of Dumaguete City.
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The third Zero Waste Academy gathered 25 GAIA members from all over the globe in Quezon City, Philippines, from November 27-December 6, 2018, where they learned all about the Zero Waste program by visiting model sites around Metro Manila.
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The first Zero Waste Academy conducted outside of the Philippines, and executed in partnership with the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance and the Center for Consultancy on Sustainable Development (C4SD). This cohort was attended by representatives from various Vietnam-based environmental NGOs and government officials from Da Nang.
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Bandung is the fifth city to host the Zero Waste Academy, organized by GAIA and YPBB, this cohort was held in Bandung and Cimahi, Indonesia. The participants were project officers from Environmental NGOs and representatives of government agencies of Bandung, Cimahi, Denpasar, Gresik, Surabaya, Medan, and Thousand Islands.
The first Online Zero Waste Academy. Participants were Zero Waste practitioners and advocates, LGU officials, ZW store owners, and environmental NGOs from the Philippines. The course ran for 7-weeks with weekly synchronous live sessions.
The seventh Zero Waste Academy and first Hybrid Zero Waste Academy Online. The course ran for 7-weeks with a 5-day in-person workshops in Siquijor, Philippines.
Asia Pacific Cohort of Implementing Zero Waste in Cities and Communities Track.
80 participants representing Zero Waste businesses, local governments, and NGOs hailing from 12 countries in Asia Pacific participated in the course that ran for 8 weeks. The course culminated with two-week in-person workshops and study tours in Quezon City and Siquijor, Philippines.
Global Zero Waste Academy of Implementing Zero Waste in Cities and Communities Track
Open to Global Participants
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The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is a worldwide alliance of more than 800 grassroots groups, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in over 90 countries whose ultimate vision is a just, toxic-free world without incineration.
Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) is a non-stock, non-profit organization actively engaged in addressing waste and toxic pollution, climate change, and other health and environmental justice issues. It is best known for its advocacy of Zero Waste through the systematic reduction and proper management of waste.
Since its founding in 1998, MEF has waged a nationwide campaign to train communities, schools, barangays (the smallest government unit in the Philippines), cities, and municipalities on how to reduce and manage waste so that it brings no harm to public health or the environment and does not exacerbate climate change.MEF helps local governments implement Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Many of the communities and LGUs the MEF has trained have gained recognition as models of ecological waste management, winning various national, regional, and distinct awards. Read more at www.motherearthphil.org.
MEF helps local governments implement Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Many of the communities and LGUs the MEF has trained have gained recognition as models of ecological waste management, winning various national, regional, and distinct awards. Read more at www.motherearthphil.org.