The Global Citizen India, a social advocacy platform, an initiative of the Global Education and leadership Foundation (tGElF), and the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance launched a partnership campaign on International Youth Day at Rishikesh to raise awareness on the issues of water, sanitation and hygiene. Along with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and other personalities, about 200 youth from more than 20 countries were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Rawat said, “Social change can only happen when we bring everyone together. When we can join together, walk together, eat together and be together then we can think together and serve together. That which makes us human is our ability to think for others, not just for ourselves. We need to have the courage and strength to make decisions not just for ourselves, but for the greater humanity. Water conservation and river rejuvenation are of vital importance.
For this we too planted lakhs of trees-the campaign being so successful that early on a rainy morning people came in such large numbers that there were actually more people than there were trees. The cleaning and greening of our world must be as a social movement just like this."
Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan said, “I think the most important mantra for the youth today is to be social, be vocal, be global, be local and be digital.
Each one of us can be part of the solution, being the balm that heals all that ails our sacred rivers, our environment and our collective humanity.”