Climate change is often presented to young people as a distant, global problem. Our campaign Green Minds, Greener Tomorrow started from the opposite direction: from the everyday habits, local environmental issues and future careers of school students in Lucknow.
A classroom on the roadside
On 3 May 2025, IPRS set up an awareness camp on the roadside opposite a local school in Lucknow, timed to coincide with school dispersal. Working independently of the school administration let our volunteers meet students in a neutral, friendly setting. Posters, banners, pamphlets and an open information booth drew students in voluntarily.
What students learned
In ten-minute small-group sessions, volunteers covered the basics of climate change, local environmental issues, carbon footprints and the role young people can play. A guidance corner introduced career paths in environmental science and policy, and where to study them.
From awareness to action
More than 200 students signed a Green Pledge to reduce plastic use, save electricity and water, and join local green drives, and we distributed 300 bilingual pamphlets. Several students asked how they could start similar activities in their own neighbourhoods — the best sign that grassroots efforts like this are worth repeating.
Read the full story, see the activities and download the project report on the campaign page. If you would like to help bring the campaign to more students, join us as a volunteer.
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