Gargi Sharma: Developing Wildlife Conservation Interventions in India

Apr 14, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Bengaluru,  Gargi Sharma,  India,  SDG 15,  SDG 16,  SDG 17

Gargi: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! I work as a project manager with the Counter Wildlife Trafficking project of WCS-India. I broadly develop conservation interventions to address illegal wildlife trade (IWT) that happens at and through the northeast region of India. This region falls under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot and is home to several commercially sought after species, many of which are endemic! IWT brings with itself several critical issues such as local extirpations of species, introduction of zoonosis, threat to national security, etc. I work in partnerships with relevant stakeholders such as enforcement agencies, local communities, and educators to raise the profile of IWT, to build their capacity to counter IWT, and develop research to better understand IWT.

Ritu Malhotra: Inspiring Kids Across the World to Embrace Global Citizenship

Mar 20, 2023 Posted by: George Romar All SDGs,  Delhi,  India,  Ritu Malhotra,  SDG 4

Ritu: Happy to be with you, Spiffy! As per World Economic Forum, key skills of tomorrow are environmental stewardship, global citizenship, creativity, digital skills, and collaboration. Did you know there is no structured curriculum for schools to develop these skills in students?

Richa Shivangi Gupta: Enabling Effective Learners in Indian Public School Students

Dec 02, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Delhi,  India,  Richa Shivangi Gupta,  SDG 4

Richa: I’m happy to be here today, Spiffy—thanks for having me! Children from low socio-economic and vulnerable backgrounds are unable to cope with poverty. Currently, 128 million children are enrolled in the Indian public education system and are unable to cope with the consequences of poverty, which leads to reduced attentiveness, lack of curiosity, demotivation and anger, etc. The Indian public education system lacks the area expertise to equip these children with the necessary skills to tackle poverty, cope with their reality, and become healthy, effective learners.