Meet India’s eight-year-old climate activist
Meet India’s eight-year-old activist
Licipriya Kangujam has already had run-ins
with police and security
as she pushes for India’s government
to enforce change climate law
(SOUNDBITE) (English) YOUNG INDIAN CLIMATE ACTIVIST LICYPRIYA KANGUJAM, 8, SAYING:
“I'm fighting to save our planet and our future. Today, I'm here in front of the Parliament House to tell our honorable prime minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi, and our MPs to pass the climate change law as soon as possible from the paper to become action."
Horrified by the pollution in Delhi
Licipriya founded The Child Movement
The organization mobilizes young people
in her home country
and she hopes to become
more than just the ‘Indian Greta’
(SOUNDBITE) (English) YOUNG INDIAN CLIMATE ACTIVIST LICYPRIYA KANGUJAM, 8, SAYING:
"I want every national and international media to write our real name while writing our story because we have our own identity, own name, own country, and our own story. If you call me Greta of India then you are not writing a story, you are deleting a story."