Kehkashan Basu

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Kahkashan Basu
Born (2000-06-05) June 5, 2000 (age 21)
Dubai[1]
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates
Alma materUniversity of Toronto[1]
OccupationEnvironmentalist
Years active2008–
OrganizationGreen Hope Foundation
Website

Kehkashan Basu (born June 5, 2000)[2][3] is an Emirati environmental and human rights activist.[4] Basu also advocates for peace, children’s rights, education for sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.[5] She is also an ambassador for youth for the Council for the future of the world, an honorary advisor of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development,[3] a KidsRights Youngsters member, and winner of the International Children's Peace Prize 2016.

Biography[]

Kehkashan was born on June 5.[6]

At age 8, she was planting trees and organizing young people to recycle. At age 11, she addressed the TUNZA Children and Youth Conference in Indonesia, and the next year she set a record as the youngest delegate to speak at a press conference at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).[3]

She founded the Green Hope Foundation in 2012, with the goal of teaching and implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including through grassroots action such as tree planting.[1] The foundation also involves young people globally in the SDGs through community-focused projects in climate justice,[7] halting land degradation, promoting sustainable consumption and renewable energy, and conserving biodiversity, as well as gender equality and social justice. Currently with more than 1000 members in total, in Canada, Suriname, the Middle East, India and Nepal, the organization works by conducting workshops and conferences around the implementation of the SDGs.[8]

Basu attended the Deira International School in Dubai.[6] She moved to Canada to study[9] and as of December 2020 was a third-year student at the University of Toronto[1][10] majoring in environmental studies and minoring in gender studies and physical and environmental geography.[11]

In 2017, she published the short story book "The Tree of Hope", in collaboration with the illustrator Karen Webb-Meek.[5][12] In the book, a young girl creates an oasis in a desert by planting trees and persuading friends to help.[3]

Awards and recognition[]

  • Basu was recognized as a UN Human Rights Champion in 2016.[13]
  • Basu won the International Children's Peace Prize in 2016.[3]
  • Basu was listed as a National Geographic Young Explorer in spring 2020.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kehkashan Basu". Forbes. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ "Kehkashan Basu". World Future Council. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "2016 - Kehkashan Basu (16), UAE". KidsRights Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. ^ "Kehkashan Basu de EAU recibe Premio Infantil de la Paz 2016". spanish.peopledaily.com.cn. The Hague. Xinhua News Agency. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kehkashan Basu - Green Hope Foundation". One Girl. 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kehkashan Basu's Story | UNCCD". United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Kehkashan Basu, Founder, Green Hope Foundation". Women in Renewable Energy. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Kehkashan Basu". NAAEE. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Schoolgirl from UAE wins Children's Peace Prize". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  10. ^ Adams, Susan. "From Climate Change To Chronic Truancy, Forbes' 30 Under 30 In Education Are Tackling Some Of The World's Toughest Problems". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  11. ^ Chin, Amanda (1 January 2021). "Kehkashan Basu: Awards, goals and how it all began with a dead bird". Study International. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  12. ^ Basu, Kehkashan (2017). The Tree of Hope (PDF). Illustrated by Karen Webb-Meek. Berkshire, United Kingdom: The Voices of Future Generations International Children's Book Series. ISBN 978-0956995520.
  13. ^ "Stand up for Human Rights". www.standup4humanrights.org. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  14. ^ Phillips, Vicki; #038;d=blank; Srcset='https://Secure.gravatar.com/Avatar/83fca408c3dc3dea688c8a1cf50f2bf1?s=40, #038;r=pg'; #038;d=blank; Staff, #038;r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy'/>National Geographic Education (2020-07-14). "#GenGeo: Introducing our spring 2020 National Geographic Young Explorers". National Geographic Education Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-31.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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