Deadline: 20-Jul-2026
The Green Schools Program launched under SANITA Clean and Sustainable Cities supports schools in Greater Conakry and Kindia to become models of environmental education, waste management, sanitation, and climate resilience. The programme promotes teacher training, student awareness, community mobilisation, waste recovery practices, and green school development.
The call for proposals has a total indicative budget of EUR 270,000 across two geographical lots. Lot 1 covers Greater Conakry with up to EUR 190,000, while Lot 2 covers Kindia, Damakhaniya, and Friguiagbé with up to EUR 80,000, and no co-financing is required.
What is the Green Schools Program?
The Green Schools Program is an environmental education and community engagement initiative launched under the SANITA Clean and Sustainable Cities Programme.
It aims to transform schools into practical models of cleanliness, sustainability, waste management, and climate action.
The programme focuses on schools in Greater Conakry and Kindia, helping students, teachers, families, and communities adopt sustainable behaviours.
Main Purpose of the Program
The main purpose of the Green Schools Program is to strengthen environmental education and sustainable waste management in schools and surrounding communities.
The programme seeks to make schools central actors in promoting cleanliness, sanitation, climate resilience, and community mobilisation.
It also aims to improve the living environment of schools and neighbourhoods through practical waste management and recovery systems.
Programme Background
The SANITA Clean and Sustainable Cities Programme is implemented by Enabel with funding from the European Union.
The broader SANITA programme supports improved household solid waste management, public health, and urban living conditions in Greater Conakry and secondary cities of Guinea.
The Green Schools Program builds on previous SANITA Clean Cities 1 and 2 initiatives, which developed educational modules on solid waste management, trained teachers, and supported schools across Conakry and surrounding municipalities.
Why the New Green Schools Program Was Created
Previous SANITA activities showed positive results, including increased environmental responsibility among students and greater adoption of waste sorting practices.
However, challenges remained in areas such as teacher training, educational resources, cultural integration, coordination, and monitoring.
The new Green Schools Program responds to these needs by strengthening training, improving tools, supporting local cultural approaches, and establishing stronger systems for follow-up and sustainability.
Focus Areas and Priorities
The programme focuses on school-based environmental education, waste recovery, sanitation, and climate resilience.
Key focus areas include:
- Environmental education
- Sustainable waste management
- Waste recovery practices
- Climate action
- Sanitation and hygiene practices
- Teacher training and certification
- Student awareness
- Community mobilisation
- Green school development
- Ecological school infrastructure
- Behaviour change
- Cultural and artistic social actions
- School-family-community collaboration
- Climate resilience in schools
- Sustainable neighbourhood improvement
Key Concepts Explained
Green Schools
Green schools are schools that promote environmental responsibility through education, infrastructure, and daily practices.
In this programme, green schools are expected to adopt practical systems for waste management, hygiene, sanitation, climate action, and community engagement.
Environmental Education
Environmental education helps students understand environmental challenges and develop responsible behaviours.
It may include classroom lessons, practical activities, storytelling, waste sorting, recycling projects, climate awareness, and community campaigns.
Sustainable Waste Management
Sustainable waste management refers to reducing, sorting, recovering, recycling, and properly handling waste.
In schools, this may include waste separation, composting, reuse, recycling, awareness campaigns, and collaboration with communities.
Waste Recovery
Waste recovery means turning waste into useful materials or reducing the amount of waste that goes to disposal.
This may include recycling, upcycling, composting, or reusing materials for educational, cultural, or community purposes.
Climate Resilience
Climate resilience means the ability of schools and communities to prepare for, adapt to, and respond to climate-related challenges.
In this programme, climate resilience is linked to cleaner school environments, sanitation, environmental awareness, and sustainable community practices.
Expected Outcomes
The programme aims to create measurable changes in schools and communities.
Expected outcomes include:
- Teachers trained and certified in environmental education
- Teachers trained in waste management
- Schools operating according to green school principles
- Students receiving continuous education on hygiene and sanitation
- Students learning waste recovery and climate-friendly practices
- Families and communities participating in school-based sustainability actions
- Practical waste management systems established in targeted schools
- Improved school and neighbourhood environments
- Stronger monitoring and coordination mechanisms
Programme Activities
The Green Schools Program supports practical education, behaviour change, and community mobilisation activities.
Supported activities may include:
- Teacher training and certification
- Development or improvement of environmental education resources
- Student awareness sessions
- Waste sorting and recovery activities
- School sanitation and hygiene actions
- Climate action education
- Cultural and artistic social actions
- Community mobilisation campaigns
- Green school planning
- Ecological infrastructure improvements
- Collaboration between schools, families, and local communities
- Monitoring and evaluation of school-level progress
Role of Schools
Schools are expected to become active centres for environmental education and sustainable practice.
Targeted schools will work to improve waste management, sanitation, hygiene, and climate awareness.
They will also involve students, teachers, families, and community members in activities that promote behaviour change and environmental responsibility.
Role of Teachers
Teachers play a central role in the programme.
They will be trained and certified in environmental education and waste management.
They will help deliver continuous education to students on topics such as hygiene, sanitation, waste recovery, and climate-friendly practices.
Role of Students
Students are key participants and change agents in the programme.
They will learn about waste management, sanitation, hygiene, climate action, and environmental protection.
They are also expected to help promote sustainable behaviours within their schools, families, and communities.
Role of Families and Communities
The programme promotes collaboration between schools, families, and local communities.
Families and residents will be encouraged to adopt sustainable behaviours linked to waste management, sanitation, and climate action.
Community engagement is important because the programme aims to improve not only schools but also surrounding neighbourhoods.
Link to Previous SANITA Initiatives
The Green Schools Program builds on earlier SANITA activities such as educational modules on solid waste management and teacher training.
It also builds on pilot initiatives such as source separation and “My Sustainable Neighborhood” projects.
These earlier experiences showed that schools can help connect environmental education with wider urban planning and neighbourhood improvement.
Funding Available
The total indicative funding available is EUR 270,000.
The funding is divided into two geographical lots.
Lot 1 covers Greater Conakry and has a maximum allocation of EUR 190,000.
Lot 2 covers Kindia, Damakhaniya, and Friguiagbé and has a maximum allocation of EUR 80,000.
No co-financing is required.
Geographic Lots
Applicants should apply under the relevant geographical lot based on the proposed project location.
The lots are:
- Lot 1: Greater Conakry, with a maximum allocation of EUR 190,000
- Lot 2: Kindia, Damakhaniya, and Friguiagbé, with a maximum allocation of EUR 80,000
Applicants should clearly show their capacity to work in the selected geographic area.
Who is Eligible?
Eligible applicants include organisations established or represented in Guinea.
Eligible applicants may include:
- Public actors
- Non-profit organisations
- Foundations
- Non-governmental organisations
- Educational associations
- Universities
- Higher education institutions
Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience in the programme’s thematic areas.
Required Applicant Experience
Applicants should demonstrate experience in environmental education and community-based implementation.
Relevant experience may include:
- Environmental education
- Youth engagement
- Waste management
- Sanitation
- Behaviour change initiatives
- School-based programming
- Community mobilisation
- Management of institutionally funded projects
- Monitoring and reporting
- Work with schools, teachers, families, and communities
How the Program Works
The programme supports selected organisations to implement green school activities in targeted areas.
Selected applicants will work with schools, teachers, students, families, and communities to promote sustainable behaviours and improve school environments.
They will also support teacher training, environmental education, waste management systems, community mobilisation, and monitoring mechanisms.
The programme is designed to create practical school-based models that can influence wider community behaviour.
How to Apply
Applicants should first identify the geographical lot that matches their proposed intervention area.
They should then prepare a proposal explaining how they will transform targeted schools into sustainable environmental models.
The proposal should describe the planned activities, target schools, teacher training approach, student awareness methods, community mobilisation strategy, waste management systems, and monitoring framework.
Applicants should also demonstrate their experience in environmental education, waste management, sanitation, youth engagement, behaviour change, and management of institutional funding.
Suggested Application Steps
- Confirm that the applicant is established or represented in Guinea.
- Select the correct geographical lot.
- Identify the schools and communities to be targeted.
- Define the environmental education and waste management challenges to be addressed.
- Prepare a teacher training and certification plan.
- Develop student awareness activities using practical and interactive methods.
- Include community mobilisation activities involving families and residents.
- Explain how waste sorting, recovery, sanitation, and hygiene practices will be introduced or improved.
- Include cultural or artistic social actions where relevant.
- Describe how the project will support green school principles.
- Prepare a monitoring and reporting plan.
- Demonstrate institutional experience and project management capacity.
- Submit the proposal through the official call process.
Why It Matters
Schools can influence long-term environmental behaviour because they reach children, families, and communities.
In cities facing waste management and sanitation challenges, schools can become practical centres for cleanliness, education, and behaviour change.
The Green Schools Program matters because it connects environmental education with real action on waste sorting, recovery, sanitation, hygiene, and climate resilience.
By strengthening schools and engaging communities, the programme can improve public health, urban living conditions, and environmental responsibility in Greater Conakry and Kindia.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Applicants should avoid submitting proposals that focus only on awareness without practical school-level action.
Projects should not ignore teacher training, certification, and educational resource needs.
Applicants should avoid weak community mobilisation plans.
Proposals should not treat schools as isolated spaces without involving families and neighbourhoods.
Applicants should avoid generic environmental activities that are not adapted to the local context.
Proposals should also include clear monitoring mechanisms to track behaviour change, school improvements, and community engagement.
Tips for Strong Proposals
A strong proposal should clearly explain how schools will become models of environmental education and sustainable practice.
Applicants should show how teachers will be trained, certified, and supported to deliver continuous education.
The proposal should include practical waste management and recovery activities, not only classroom lessons.
Strong applications should include collaboration with families, communities, and local actors.
Applicants should integrate local cultural practices, artistic activities, and context-specific behaviour change methods.
The budget and activities should be realistic, measurable, and aligned with the selected geographical lot.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Green Schools Program?
The Green Schools Program is an initiative under SANITA Clean and Sustainable Cities that aims to transform schools into models of environmental education, waste management, sanitation, and climate resilience in Greater Conakry and Kindia.
2. Who funds and implements the programme?
The SANITA Clean and Sustainable Cities Programme is implemented by Enabel with funding from the European Union.
3. What are the main focus areas?
The main focus areas include environmental education, sustainable waste management, waste recovery, climate action, sanitation and hygiene, teacher training, student awareness, community mobilisation, green school development, and behaviour change.
4. How much funding is available?
The total indicative funding is EUR 270,000 across two geographical lots.
5. What are the two geographical lots?
Lot 1 covers Greater Conakry with a maximum allocation of EUR 190,000. Lot 2 covers Kindia, Damakhaniya, and Friguiagbé with a maximum allocation of EUR 80,000.
6. Is co-financing required?
No. No co-financing is required under this call.
7. Who can apply?
Eligible applicants include public actors, non-profit organisations, foundations, NGOs, educational associations, universities, and higher education institutions established or represented in Guinea.
Conclusion
The Green Schools Program supports schools in Greater Conakry and Kindia to become practical models of environmental education, waste management, sanitation, and climate resilience.
With EUR 270,000 available across two geographical lots, the programme funds actions that train teachers, engage students, mobilise communities, strengthen waste recovery systems, and improve school and neighbourhood environments.
Applicants should present practical, locally adapted proposals that combine education, behaviour change, community mobilisation, monitoring, and sustainable waste management to create long-term environmental impact.
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