Kehkashan Basu
Kehkashan Basu is an Emirati environmental and human rights activist, [1] in additional to being an ambassador for youth for the Council for the future of the world, and honorary advisor of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development, [2]KidsRights Youngsters member and winner of the International Children 's Peace Prize 2016.
Biography
Kehkashan was born on June 5 and Lives in Dubai. She is the Founder and president of Green Hope, a foundation cares about sustainability and that educates and empowers children and young people globally, involving them in the process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through community-focused projects in climate justice, halting land degradation, promoting sustainable consumption and renewable energy, and conserving biodiversity, as well as gender equality and social justice. 6 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.
In 2018, she published the short story book "The Tree of Hope", in collaboration with the illustrator Karen Webb-Meek.
- ^ "Kehkashan Basu de EAU recibe Premio Infantil de la Paz 2016". spanish.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "2016 - Kehkashan Basu (16), UAE". KidsRights Foundation. Retrieved 8 March 2021.