What makes you happy? Well, the answer differs with individuals. For me, happiness is interacting with a bunch of enthusiastic youths with curiosity reflected in their eyes. I feel blessed to get chances time and again for sharing my experience.

On 13th January, 2016 I visited Mohana Higher Secondary School of Ratnanagar municipality as per the invitation of Mr. Birendra Poudel, President of Nepal friendship Society (NFS) to facilitate a session on climate change and sustainable development. Week long training on Disaster Reduction, Environment Conservation and Sustainable Development continued from 9th January till 15th January.

The program started at around 10.30 am and lasted till 2.30 pm. At first students shared a report on activities of previous day. Following the introduction, I shared my experience at United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP21. How vulnerable is Nepal to climate change and what the outcomes of universal agreement adopted in Paris are. Also, I related the need of sustainable development for better living.

As, I had already been to school few months ago as well for one interaction session, many students were familiar with my name and Tunza Eco- generation, I was very glad to see their excitement. I am much more thankful to brothers and sisters from Saptagandaki Multiple Campus (SMC), Environment Science Faculty Aastha, Shrijana, Dipa, Bharat and Resham who joined the program and made it learn with fun by eco-quiz. Students were asked questions about Tunza Eco- generation and other dates of Environment Calendar. The students answering correctly were gifted with promotional goods of Tunza Eco- generation i.e. pens, rulers and brochures.

Also, I gifted a souvenir (USB) sent by Eco- generation long ago to Mr. Poudel who has been continuously supporting youths and providing platform for youths to showcase their leadership skills.

Then after, the next session was a home to home visit to aware locals about need for waste segregation along with cleanliness of the community. Students were divided into different groups and led by me as well as volunteers from SMC. We were more than happy to know most of the locals practiced waste segregation and don't burn plastics. Students were guided to interact with public which surely fostered their leadership and they enjoyed interaction.

Afterwards we had some group pictures and left for home with a promise to visit soon for next productive session.