Youngest Indian environmental leader Prasiddhi Singh – submitted by Jacob Weissman YPL Prasiddhi Forest FoundationCalled the Indian Greta Thunberg, this 12-year-old is on a mission to green India’s skies and minds.
Armed with determination, a charming personality, and a great marketing concept, she’s planting a grassroots movement towards environmentalism that’s staggering to see in one so young.
Prasiddhi presenting her vision – submitted by Jacob Weissman YPL Prasiddhi Forest FoundationAt age 8, she won the Dal Puraskar, an Indian order of merit, and told the Times of India she had already planted 14 “fruit forests” in government schools, offices, and community areas with the help of thousands of volunteers.
At just 12, she’s planted over 150,000 trees, founded the Prasiddhi Forest Foundation, undertook the restoration of mangroves and lakes, ran a TEDx, spoke at the UN Climate Change summit COP 28 and 29, and is presumably now doing something else equally amazing that’s not yet been reported.
The Foundation organizes classes, workshops, and events under the principle of a “3G Network” which stands for ‘Generate’ one’s own oxygen, ‘Grow’ one’s own food, and ‘Gift’ one’s effort to their community.
According to Young Planet Leaders, Prasiddhi started her tree growing efforts at age 7 as a personal response to a devastating cyclone. However, her concept of fruit forests goes far beyond sheltering from storms.
These biodiverse, edible landscapes are both ecological solutions and social infrastructure, and they’re drawing volunteers from around the country, but particularly in her home state of Tamil Nadu.
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