JSAID’s curriculum and community work align with five of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG 4
Quality Education
Accessible, industry-built interior design education through both on-campus and online formats, open to career changers as well as school leavers.
SDG 5
Gender Equality
A student body and faculty with strong female representation, and scholarship support aimed at expanding access for women in design. [Representation figures to be supplied]
SDG 8
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Business and entrepreneurship modules alongside craft, so graduates can build sustainable design practices and employ others.
SDG 11
Sustainable Cities & Communities
Studio briefs that respond to real Lagos sites, teaching students to design spaces that improve the communities around them.
SDG 12
Responsible Consumption & Production
Materials labs that teach sourcing local and reclaimed materials, reducing reliance on imported, high-waste finishes.
“Good design should leave a place, and its people, better off.”