Building Energy Awareness on

Conservation (Phase I & II )

BEACON

Background……

A pilot project in 30 elite schools in Delhi in 2003 – 2004

Project was as a tremendous success

Awarded by the Wuppertal Institute of Climate, Energy and Environment

Seeing the success BEE decided to implement the project in a few other states of the country

Implementation…..

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Sensitization of parents and through them the community

Provide guidance to teachers in order to maximize excellence in energy education process

Enhance learning of the target group through maximum sensitisation on key energy issues that will impact their lives

Needs assessment of knowledge on energy conservation and existing local specific problems

Develop and disseminate resource material in local language for better understanding of the issue Formation of energy clubs Regular analysis

Focus Areas

Recommendations for energy curriculum

Capacity building of teachers

Involvement of students through events and competitions for awareness generation

Energy Star /Labelling

Target Group

Primary beneficiaries:100 government, public and private schools in the ratio 5:3:2 respectivelyMore than 3000 School students and 200 teachers

Secondary beneficiaries: More than 1,50,000 students with an average of 1,200 – 1,500 students per schoolMore than 7000 teachers with an average of 40 – 70 teachers per schoolAdministrative staff members, class IV employees of the school, parents and communities

Project Location

Delhi – Pilot project

North – Haryana (Rohtak) and Uttar Pradesh ( Lucknow)South –Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram)West – Maharashtra (Pune) andMadhya Pradesh (Bhopal) East – West Bengal (Kolkatta) and Jharkhand (RanchiNortheast – Assam (Guwahati) and Meghalaya (Shillong)

Project Approach

Identification:SchoolsEnergy Designated Agencies Energy experts

Survey:•Questionnaires•Data collection •Analysis

Resource Material:Posters/stickers/bookmarkersRevise energy booklet

Translation into regional languages:•Energy booklet •Resource material

Dissemination: •Resource material •Energy booklet

Energy Clubs:•Setting up of clubs•Dovetailing energy activities in environment clubs

Project Approach

Mobilization of target groups

WorkshopsSensitization Workshops on energy issues Training workshops Group Discussion

ActivitiesCompetitions CampaignsStreet plays Exhibitions Energy audit

Post project evaluation

Media coverage

Knowledge level (before initiation)

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Outcome

Five point rating scale

50% increase in knowledge School curriculum not

level of students in the sufficient for awareness states targeted generation

Requirement of varioustools with more teacher-

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Suggestions

More schools and children should be targeted for wider awareness generation.

More training programme for teachers are required.

Sessions should be conducted in individual schools so that more students can participate

Practical aspects should be focused

Findings of NPC

School Management – Program was successful. Schools had better knowledge, became more aware of various aspects of energy conservation and implementing the same

Teachers – Inputs provided were excellent in increasing the capacity of the teachers to impart knowledge to the students

Students – Considerable scope of development of knowledge in terms of energy efficiency, efficient devices, utilization, energy analysis and calculation

Parents – Relatively less knowledge of energy efficient devices and energy resources

Recommendations of NPC

Objectives achieved, so the program needs to continued with slight modificationsCoordinator and teacher for imparting knowledge should be from all department Resource material supplied by TERI should be properly maintained and displayed at prominent placesMinimum three teachers to be trained as Master TrainersWorkshops for parents to improve knowledge of merits and better understanding of energy efficient devices and techniquesLanguage should be understandable to students – preferably in local language

The road ahead……..

Work closely with State Designated Agencies and State Education BoardsMaster Trainers Training Capacity building initiatives for teachers, students and parentsCommunity outreachCreate a common pool of resources that can be used by anyone whenever required.All resource material in the local languageDisplay Resource material at prominent places…schools, market places, community centresSignature tune for the campaignRegular energy audit at school level/ home front Media intervention

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