Africanizing the SDGs
A key factor for enhancing sustainability consciousness within South African universities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22188461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chinaza Uleanya (0000-0002-7732-0905, University of Johannesburg), Kathija Yassim (0009-0009-1805-1061, University of Johannesburg) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 5331 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2572-7923 • E-ISSN: 2572-7931 |
| Publisher | EnPress Publisher (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24294/jipd.v8i9.5331 |
| OpenAlex | W4402146363 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be viewed as the aftermath of the Millennial Development Goals (MDGs). This is due to the fact that the seventeen (17) SDGs are designed to continue the work expected to have been done by the MDGs. In other words, the failure of the MDGs to eradicate poverty birthed the SDGs. However, the SDGs seem not to be achieving the desired result. This has led to the projection for the need for a decade of action. In the African context, the questions of why the MDGs failed and the SDGs tend to be failing are yet to be asked. By projection, if the questions are not asked and answers are not provided, the projection of the decade of action may also fail. Hence, the reason for this conceptual paper which was targeted at exploring the possibility of considering the Africanization of the SDGs as remedy to ensuring sustainable development in the African continent. Different relevant sources were identified, reviewed and analysed. The findings from the reviewed and analysed sources showed among others that for Africanization of the SDGs to be a reality and practicable, glocalization must be embraced. Meanwhile, there will be need to question the use of Eurocentric curricula in African institutions of learning
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |