Success through Partnerships
  
Following the FEE approach, Eco-Schools is delivered by non-governmental, not-for profit Member organisations which work closely with public entities such as Ministries of Education and Environment, as well as Regional Administrations and Local Authorities to ensure the programme is mainstreamed and compatible with national priorities and objectives in areas such as Education, Environment and Citizenship. Eco-Schools counts on support from multi-sector Partnerships to add value to the programme and enrich the resources available to schools. Public specialised institutions, non-governmental organisations, businesses, civil-society associations and individuals can all play important roles in providing technical, institutional and financial support to increase the programme’s success, at school, regional, national or international level as appropriate. In order to promote networking potential to reality between schools, online database programmes have been developed to facilitate linking between schools at local, national and international levels.

Playing a Role
  
National Coordinating organisations delivering the Eco-Schools programme work directly between national, regional and local institutions and the schools themselves. This provides an excellent vehicle for dissemination of appropriate pedagogic resources, technologies or services which add value to the programme in supporting schools to achieve their objectives. For information on how to support the Eco-Schools programme in its implementation within a particular country, please contact the National Programme Coordination in that country, whose contacts are available through the central website. FEE and UNEP are joining efforts to promote the Eco-Schools programme, by undertaking capacity-building initiatives and developing support resources where they are needed to establish quality national and regional programmes through appropriate organisational networks.

  
  
  
The Eco-Schools International Coordination, a non-governmental, not for profit unit of FEE, strives to achieve sponsorship and value-adding partnerships with Enterprise, Organisations and Institutions which share the objectives of environmental responsibility and are committed to supporting initiatives which foster environmental and sustainable development education and citizenship. For information on the opportunities of Sponsorship and Partnership with Eco-Schools, contact the International Coordination.