Green India Challenge catches on amongst local youth
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Youngsters energetic on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook have used social media to encourage others into taking part within the problem.
The Green India Challenge, popularised by celebrities who participated in it, has impressed local youth who’re making enthusiastic efforts to usher in greenery into their colonies.
A local youth organisation, We For You Foundation, is on the forefront of the inexperienced drive. The basis, began a few years in the past by faculty college students has been organising programmes in an revolutionary method.
Youngsters energetic on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook have used social media to encourage others into taking part within the problem. Under this drive, one has to plant a sapling and add its picture together with a 30-seconds video clip on Instagram whereas tagging the We For You Foundation, which then presents them with participation certificates and items.
“The response has been good from college students of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. So far, nearly 170 people have taken up the challenge. Under this programme, each participant motivates three more persons to take up the challenge, thus creating a ripple effect. We formed groups for every 10 participants to select the winners based on their involvement,” stated Y. Kumar Naveen, founder president of We For You.
“With the participation of their children in the noble cause, parents are also drawn to the cause of developing greenery in their vicinity. Their support is important and moreover, very little expense is incurred to buy saplings and fencing,” he added.
Navneeth Rathod of Sangareddy, Sneha of Jiaguda-Hyderabad, P. Likhita of Vizianagaram are among the many winners of phase-1 of the problem. Phase-2 winners will probably be introduced by December finish.
