Hunger is the leading cause of death in the world. Our planet has provided us with tremendous resources, but unequal access and inefficient handling leaves millions of people malnourished. If we promote sustainable agriculture with modern technologies and fair distribution systems, we can sustain the whole world’s population and make sure that nobody will ever suffer from hunger again.
It was exciting and challenging to experience the SDG Exhibition on SDG Zero Hunger. I was nervous at first about engaging with visitors, but I soon discovered that being interactive and lively attracted people to come to our booth. The scavenger hunt that was carried out by me and Muhammad Faris was surprisingly became a favorite, and I had to manage and maintain it. Our game requires us to be alert of each checkpoints, making sure there are enough stickers for markings. This taught me to be flexible and ready.
The visitor responses were great. They were all interested in SDG Zero Hunger and very interested in our poem and asked us about its meaning and application. The interest demonstrated the power of literature to educate and inspire action. Seeing people engage with our material and share solutions was rewarding.
It later came out that most of the visitors had not known about SDGs before. Most of them knew they were there but not the specific goals.Our group taught SDG Zero Hunger from scratch, raising awareness and emphasizing the need for individual initiative towards hunger elimination. This helped to drive home the value of affordable learning on global matters.
I believe that literature, especially poetry and short stories, is a suitable vehicle for SDG learning. Literature creates feelings, sympathy, and makes things real. A good poem or short story can create awareness and action that mere fact presentation cannot. We can set up a lot of literature are suitable to teach SDG. However, some of them needed to be studied first, because some of them are very subtle of their message
To further equip pre-service teachers, the B.ED TESL course must include SDG-linked lesson planning, collaborative pedagogical techniques, and community-based activities.Storytelling, drama, and poetry workshops can make the SDG themes more exciting.Practice familiarity will make the teachers more efficient at teaching sustainability.
All in all, the SDG Exhibition was a fulfilling activity that re-established the value of communication, flexibility, and the place of literature in learning. It also reinforced the value of prepared teachers in motivating action towards a sustainable world.