SDG Flashcards

The SDG Implementation flashcards for community ownership & local implementation of the Global Goals   

It is firmly believed that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should not be separated from the global communities that forge them, and Gaia Education has developed this educational tool in collaboration with the UNESCO GAP Secretariat.

The SDG Teaching Cards contain more than 200 questions on the system-wide approach to achieving the 2030 Agenda.

These cards enable a participatory and problem-centric group conversation and solutions oriented multi-perspectival dialogue. They invite participants to engage and to collaborate to identify actions and solutions to implement the SDGs in ways that are relevant to their lives and communities, locally. This is an effective way to establish local community ownership and realisation for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

We at Gaia Education always use these cards at the SDG Training of Multipliers, but they are also adaptable to any setting you might be working in ( (e.g. local public bodies, communities, schools, universities, business etc.)

Details and structure of the SDG flashcards:

Each card offers some introductory background and trends (white boxes on the card) on a specific SDG and it does so from the four different perspectives or dimensions of the Gaia Education 4-D framework. This cognitively primes participants to think more holistically by inviting conscious exploration of the social, ecological, economic and worldview (cultural) significance of each SDG within their context.

Taking a question-centred approach each card also asks a series of engaging questions.

In a nutshell, the cards are an easy to use teaching tool that enables facilitators (multipliers) to take the conversations about SDG implementation into local schools, town halls, community groups, NGOs, businesses, universities, etc.

SDG Flashcards are currently available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Estonian and Danish.

If you do not find the SDG Flashcards in your preferred language and would like them to be translated into your language, please get in touch with us to discuss opportunities to make this happen.