Journey from an Eco Aspiring Individual to Eco Warrior: My experiencesby Sandhya Adhikari | 26-08-2020 16:23 |
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             Searching the identity I lost, With the god damn life Wrestling with alternatives I got Oblivious the frenzied palpitations, Moving my life with all those blissful silent wishes I am here creating my own masterpieces.... Dreaming to become tunza Ambassador from a simple eco aspiring individual was finally accorded on date 2019/08/20 and finally it has been my yearly anniversary for Tunza Ambassadorship from Nepal. And I really feel delight to represent my country for the third time once again as 25th Regional Ambassador from Nepal. The journey was not easy though and wasn¡¯t tough as well. Still I remember awaking till mid night after all my academics commitment just to read the ambassadors report and learn how to be better than I was. I am really thankful to all the ambassador from my country, from other countries who inspired and showed me the way from the puzzling maize, who kept their faith on me and taught me to dream and shoot higher than I could just do, don¡¯t just bother just to be better than your predecessors but be the inspiration for the succeeder, be the true leader for the coming generation. I just cant explain the respect that I truly hold for them. Along with them how could I just forget our mentors, Lisa Mentor, Hyeongmin Mentor, Taehyun Mentor and Sang Su Mentor who has genuinely guided us for shaping us as an aspiring eco leader, who has pointed our positivity and negativity in such a way that it has been a life changing lesson for all of us. I sincerely would like to offer my sincere thankfulness to you all, please accept it with a kind smile. Today in this report I am going to share my eco journey, and my experience as regional ambassador: First of all let me congratulate all the selected ambassador all across the world and my fellow ambassador who have successfully extended their term. It really gives immense pleasure to see how all the ambassador from all across the world are doing great even during this pandemic and they had truly proved that nothing can change the dream and your determination if you are bold enough to dream and act. This year we are hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, which has not only brought chaos on the lifestyle of people but also had slow downed the global activities and economy. Realizing all these I had continued my eco activities even during this crises. Let me share some of them: 1. Joint Virtual Discussion on Youth Role in COVID-19 Recovery: On the date 13/04/2020, the time when we all were in self isolation, a time when COVID-19 has just hit our country, realizing the responsibility of youth for creating better world for tomorrow, we went for the virtual discussion with more than 10 NGOs from Nepal where I had represented Tunza Eco Generation. Mr Sudip Aryal, speaker from UNDP Nepal has facilitated us, and from the discussion we realized our role and we start to work from the home virtually for creating awareness to the people of our country through various appropriate alternatives. 2. All Nepal ¡°ONLINE POSTER COMETITION FOR CLIMATE ACTION¡±: Every year April 22 is celebrated as ¡°World Earth Day ¡° with different theme connecting people on the ongoing major environmental impact due to anthropogenic activity on the earth. So to celebrate this Earth Day with diverse group of people all across the nation, being an ambassador of Tunza Eco Generation, I had collaborated with Youth Endeavour for Sustainable Agriculture a NGOs where I had been also working as Board member for past 1 year had jointly organized All Nepal Online poster competition on theme MY Action Against Climate change. Around 35 participant from the country had submitted their posters. Though this campaign we were succeed to make people aware about this important day and our responsibility for protection of mother day. 3. Simple Gesture By Eco Ambassador From Nepal: A campaign of Unity and positivity With the aim to coordinate and stand with Unity, positivity with all the ambassador from Nepal even during this pandemic, I had tried to do something new On world Earth Day 2020. With sincere request to every ambassador I had hosted one pamphlet campaign showing simple gesture from all the ambassador about the burning climate issue as well presented one video where every ambassador of Nepal has been highlighted wishing everyone a very happy earth day virtually. 4. ¡°Plant as a Gift to My Both Mother¡±: Time and again, I used to say myself as Eco worrier rather an environmentalist. So on the occasion of Mother Day, I came up with an idea to gift my biological mother and my natural mother i.e Earth a plant rather than any candies and Sweets. I had also inspired others previously by planting one plants in everyone¡¯s birthday. I believe that our every single small action will be the source of inspiration to future Generation. 5. ¡°Time For Nature: One Person One Plant¡±: A national Campaign on WED 2020: Amidst of the global pandemic, it was indeed difficult to conduct any planned campaigns physically. But often we used to hear , ¡±when you have will you definitely have a way¡±. So On the occasion of World Environment Day 2020, being a secretary at Nepal youth council, Rupandehi Chapter, Eco Ambassador, an idea initiator of national campaign for WED, we had successfully conducted All Nepal Plantation campaign with the theme One person one plant. It was such a grand campaign that we had succeed to cover around 33 districts of Nepal, 3 international country and planted nearly 300 plants within 3 days involving more than 150 youth and children of Nepal. I am really glad to share about this vibrant campaign with you all. 6. Hosted Series of online Fortnight Green Quiz: With the aim to spread environmental knowledge to youth and Children during this lockdown period, I came up with an idea to organize online Fortnight Green Quiz through google doc form, from June till the completion of my 24th Ambassador term. With immense pleasure I would like to share with you all that around 85 person had participated during first series and had given such a kind feedback for this campaign. Along with this I had been also conducting facebook live online quiz and webinar on Agriculture field through various facebook pages and organization to circulate my knowledge on this field. I had also given career counseling to many juniors of my country. You can see all my activities at my facebook profile for references. 7. Tunza Eco Ambassador as Outreach Partner on the Webinar entitled Land Degradation, Desertification and Drought; On the occasion of World day to combat Desertification and drought, as a representative of Tunza I had represented as outreach partner for learning and exploring about one of the burning issue of the world. I had left no any stone return back to share this elite platform with youth of my country. 8. Hosted Weekly online Riddles: Lets know more about Environmental components: The global pandemic has brought chaos on the lifestyle of people, their thinking and analyzing capacity. Thus with the intention to enhance creative thinking, capacity building let people know fun fact about the things in our environment, I had hosted series of Weekly Online Riddles. 9. Series of Inspirational Quotation on Environment and Amazing Facts of Animals: I had shared various eco motivational quotation of various aspiring personality as well amazing fact about the animals an environmental component through this platform to disseminate environmental knowledge to the person of my reach. 10. Research on Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Agriculture Education In Nepal through Online Survey; Indeed the pandemic and lockdown has hard hit the educational system of every country but it has immense impact on the developed Nation. So with the aim to know the condition of Agriculture education of Nepal we through the joint collaboration of 7 people of different collages we had carried out research and succeed to publish on one of the most reputed journal of Education i.e Paedagogical Research. 11. Tunza eco Generation as a supporting partner on National Youth Conference 2020: On the occasion of International Youth Day 2020, Tunza Eco Generation Regional Ambassador has been a representative of Tunza eco Generation as a supporting Eco partner for one of the largest virtual conference of this Year that i.e National Youth Conference 2020. It was such an immense experience for me to learn, explore, participate and share my views with nearly 400 youth of Nepal. I had left no any stone return back to make this platform reach to many people of my region. Some other Experiences: ¨ª # School Awareness campaign organizer to local children of my village about the Air pollution, consequences and effects of air pollution on both environment and Human health ¨ª # Participant of Bagamati Cleanliness campaign of Nepal. Bagmati is one of the holiest river of Nepal which has been polluted due to human activities. ¨ª #Participant and idea initiator of Community awareness campaign on the preventative measure of one of the epidemic disease dengue in Nepal. In this campaign our team has organized rally campaigns, powerpoint presentation to local people, door to door counseling to local person about this disease. ¨ª # Idea initiator and introduction of Foldscope: 1$paper microscope for the first time at IAAS Paklihawa. Along with this I had organized the seminar and workshop about this affordable microscope to nearly 4 Lower secondary school of Nepal with a aim to transform science education to all the children of my area leaving no one behind. ¨ª # Participant and demonstrator of Vermi composting, Bio pesticides programme organized by YES Agriculture ¨ª # Participant at Exhibition carried out by IVSA paklihawa where I had demonstrated use of plastics for various purposes to nearly 700 students who has visited us. ¨ª #Organizer of Power of Words: Tunza in my village, where I had organized speech competition to school children on the burning issues like plastics pollution, climate change and aware them about the mitigation measures. ¨ª #Organized Essay competition to school children on Environmental Pollution along with presentation and documentary. ¨ª # Organized Drawing competition with the theme Art with surrounding, given presentation and Eco motivation to small children about the deleterious effect that our earth is facing due to human activities, ¨ª # Collected eco promises from my friends, how they are going to protect this earth through their small act. ¨ª # Disseminate the knowledge of period pollutants on the environment and oceans and encouraged to use home made sanitary pads through by report. ¨ª Raised around 500 plant saplings for afforestation programme. My achievement at Tunza Eco Generation: - Featured on the special Newsletter of Earth Hour 2020 - Winner of Monthly event of June 2020 My future Plans: - Climate Education Project - Recycling project - Eco friendly Extension project - Partnership for the goal - Youth Empowerment and Engagement - Climate Data Analysis through GIS and Remote sensing - Community Awareness campaign for Gender related Issue. With all these I would like to conclude that Tunza Eco Generation has shaped a nerd like me to be passionate eco activist, And I assure to continue my every projects with a valiant determination in coming days with more creative ideas. And lastly I would like to make a request, if my work finds a deserving one for the title of Most Inspirational Ambassador of 24th Term, it will be my pleasure to have your recommendation. Thanks and Namaste from Nepal!!! https://www.facebook.com/Tunzaeconetwork https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhya-adhikari-4a29681ab/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sandhya_Adhikari3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agFntV7CoJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Fs8LnG0fY&t=252s |
