Initiatives

GCAC Programs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Each Supports

Each GCAC travel program includes service projects developed in collaboration with local partners. These partners identify the needs or challenges to address, ensuring they align with one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We dedicate on average a minimum of 20 group service hours to these challenges while we are in the country.

GCAC supports the following goals in these countries.

No Poverty

Goal 1: No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

BRAZIL GUATEMALA MEXICO

No Poverty

Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages;

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

BRAZIL GUATEMALA

No Poverty

Goal 4: Quality Education

Ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development.

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

COLOMBIA BRAZIL GUATEMALA MEXICO

Decent Work & Economic Growth

Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

GUATEMALA MEXICO

Sustainable Cities & Communities

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

BRAZIL

Life on Land

Goal 15: Life on Land

Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products.

GCAC Programs Supporting this Goal:

COSTA RICA

Why GCAC Supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

GCAC was created to produce global citizens. We believe one means of accomplishing this task is through travel service learning which supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

GCAC Partners

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