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TARUMITRA AT RIO+20 – THE ONLY EVENT PRESENTED AND MANAGED BY CHILDREN

by | 21-06-2012 10:15






Titled ?SAVE ONE MEGAWATT POWER A DAY? this was an unique event managed and conducted entirely by two children – Kehkashan Basu and Shweta Marandi , both Tarumitra members and activists.

We presented the story of how a tribal girl from Bihar , India – Shweta Marandi , who  inspired a movement of non-usage of filament bulbs and planting trees , thereby saving 1 megawatts of power each day .

The presentation commenced with Kehkashan Basu , TUNZA Ecogeneration Ambassador for the Middle East and UAE representative of Tarumitra introducing the amazing work that this international organization has done for the past 22 years in creating a bioreserve.

Shweta?s amazing story drew loud applause from the audience . During the Q&A , Kehkashan informed the audience about similar green work being carried out by her in the UAE .

This event was unique among the numerous events being held in Rio as it was managed , conceptualized and presented entirely by two children.