The zero-waste philosophy is one of the ways to combat climate change and pollution. Our ancestors strongly believed and practiced ‘Zero Waste’ philosophy. When new products were introduced into our country for convenience, they failed to educate us on how to dispose them scientifically and this ignorance led to the current state we are in. It is therefore very important to educate our youth to understand this concept, being responsible and implement their learning to make our country a better place. And school is the place to do that. We believe that values can be instilled at a young age and 13 years of schooling will make the youth ambassadors of ‘Zero Waste Philosophy’, who will not only spread the concept but also walk the talk.

My name is Manish I am a company secretary final student and doing my post graduation in finance I joined project udaan as a fellow to have some new experiences but after a few classes I realised it's not gonna be an easy task. Now I have a different perspective to look as I share a personal relation with my students which is far beyond than educator student relationship. Working with koru foundation, I got opportunities to not only teach but to learn as well, here we discuss things not only related to our work but also about other social , political topics these discussions help me to build my opinions and change my perspective towards social issues.

Zero waste society thought means clean environment, good air quality ,green zone. All 3 are most important living factor for a dense populated society, which is growing dangerously in small piece of land due to uncontrolled population.

One of the biggest challenges that India still reels with, even after 75 years of independence, is the education disparity, especially in the tribal or backward sections of society. As per the ASER 2024 report, among students of Std 3, only 30% could do basic subtraction, and only 25% could read basic-level English. With this in mind, Koru Foundation’s Project Udaan provided me a great opportunity to volunteer as a Project Coordinator in Jamshedpur. It provided remedial classes to children in primary and secondary classes to ensure foundational literacy and numeracy. It gave me deep insight into various stakeholders involved in education, be it the DEC, principal, parents, or children themselves. Koru has been doing a deeply impactful job, with a creative and innovative pedagogy to instill critical thinking among children. I will always be grateful for the opportunity and extend my best wishes to the team. Children are called the future of the country, and Koru’s Project Udaan is playing a crucial role in making that future bright. concise it