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THE FIRST COLLECTION ...
WHAT'S GOING ON The World Teenage Reporting Project > Climate Champions showcases profiles by teenage reporters from around the world of other teenagers (and sometimes children or adults the reporters chose) who are succeeding in the quest to save the planet.
This is the third edition of the Project. Previously editions showcased teen pandemic helpers and champions of tolerance.
"As recently as last week I listened to some very esteemed adults at a major global conference who still felt the need to tell young people what they should be doing around saving the planet, when it is clearly the young who are leading the way in so many forms. We are very happy to be able to show some examples and very thankful for the work of the teenage journalists and their mentors who made this storytelling possible."
-- Dr. Aralynn McMane, Director, Global Youth & News Media
World Teenage Reporting Project participant organizations HERE Some comments about and coverage of the project HERE.
USA
THE CURRENT
(Potomac School, (McLEAN, Virginia)
Larry Perez of the National Park Service Climate Change Response Program describes his strategies for protecting parks while improving equitable access to national parks and how he confronts climate change misinformation and skepticism.
[PODCAST 00:26:00]
REPORTING by ARIELLE KOUYOUMDJIAN
INDIA
THE GLOBAL TIMES on MEDIUM
Dhruvi Gupta has created a new kind of toothbrush that's designed to reduce plastic waste.
REPORTING by SAUMYA CAUHAN
1 JUNE 2021
INDIA
YOCee.in
Getting rid of straws was just the start
of Aditya Mukarji's quest
to defeat plastic pollution.
THE FULL STORY
REPORTING by SANJITHA S.
1 JUNE 2021
IRELAND
YOUTHFORPOSTIVECHANGE.COM
Aya Abu Alfabegan began persuading Beirut restaurants to stop using plastic straws in 2019. The country's multiple challenges since then have made the work harder, but she's far from giving up.
REPORTING by RORY RUSNAK
1 JUNE 2021
BELGIUM
EUROPEAN SCHOOL BRUSSELS 2
Attending a talk on sustainability turned philosophy teacher Matthew Pye into a climate activist, and his students are thankful.
On a page with other stories.
REPORTING by Thomas Karmarker
1 JUNE 2021
USA
YR MEDIA
Since she was 8, Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny has worked to restore clean water to the most challenged sections of her hometown of Flint, Michigan.
REPORTING by ETTA WASHBURN
1 JUNE 2021
Photo: YRmedia; Getty Images for Supermajority
INDIA
YOCee.in
Manasvini Sekar of Chennai helps maintain the rooftop garden in her school and persuades children and the community to recycle used newspapers. Podcast [00:03:41] and transcript.
REPORTING by STHUTHI ARUN
1 JUNE 2021
INDIA
YOCee.in
If you want to know about the power of seed balls, just ask Naren Villuri, age 10.
REPORTING by HUSSAIN TOPIWALA
1 JUNE 2021
BELGIUM
EUROPEAN SCHOOL BRUSSELS 2
When the pandemic prevented in-person protests, Amélie Zimmerman took paintbrush in hand to remind Brussels residents that the fight was far from over.
REPORTING by MAYA BLENKINSOP
1 JUNE 2021
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INDIA
THE GLOBAL TIMES on MEDIUM
Vikramjeet “Max” Singh Kanwar started his recycling efforts six years ago when he was 12. Now, he runs Max Xchange serving more than 4000 customers to recycle and upcycle paper and plastic into useful objects.
THE FULL STORY
REPORTING by YASHASVINI VERMA
1 JUNE 2021
INDIA
YOCee.in
Eight-year-old artist Ahana Rhea Berkin teaches others how to transform waste into useful items and artful creations with a message, such as the piece she's working on in the photo at right: a hive from recycled plastic to highlight the importance of bees
REPORTING by SANJITHA S
1 JUNE 2021
USA
PBS NEWSHOUR/STUDENT REPORTING LAB
Florida students collaborated to create a device to save water in everyday life.
[VIDEO 00:01:46]
REPORTING by AIDAN FEENEY, ETHAN COHEN, NELLIE JOHNSON, JETT ZIMMERMAN
1 JUNE 2021
INDIA
YOCee.in
Marine engineer Vidhyasagar Dharmaraj got hooked on sustainable farming and now shows local farmers and agriculture students how to do it themselves.
REPORTING by DHURAI. A. NAVANEETHAM
1 JUNE 2021
INDIA
THE GLOBAL TIMES on MEDIUM
Abhishek Singh Bias and and Chandraprabha Sharma persuaded their neighbors in Ayodhya to help clean up the polluted Saryu, home to dolphins and to way too much pollution.
THE FULL STORY
REPORTING by RIDDHI RASTOGI
9 JUNE 2021