Roots of Change: Youth-Led Action at Grassroots level with global insights (1)

The short film screening showcases impactful youth-led projects in South Africa, Southern Africa, and globally. It portrays projects aligned with Sustainable SDG 13, SDG 4 and SDG 17 emphasizing the urgent need for global collaboration on climate action integrated with education. The film features seedling (indigenous plants), gardening (vegetables),  clean-ups (source to sea), planting trees (including fruit trees), science communication  and stakeholder engagement. Seedling showcases a group of young environmental enthusiasts promoting and training communities on non-invasive plant species and gardening practices. FreeToBeYou (science communication) showcases creative and innovative practices to engage communities with accessible educational product materials on SDGs 6 and 13 using layman language and arts. The events encourage viewers to take action within their communities, promoting youth-led climate action, quality education, and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of a sustainable future.

Following the screening will be an interactive discussion with the audience in a live talk show providing comments, insights and action oriented inputs on the showcased film. This will include sharing experiences from different parts of the world.

For more details contact: odwa.zaf@worldmerit.org OR events.zaf@worldmerit.org OR  info.zaf@worldmerit.org