The City of Canning Changing Your World Challenge was an opportunity for young people far and wide to pitch ideas for change and get support and mentoring to make their projects real.
Siddharth, a member of the City of Canning Youth Strategic Planning codesign team had an idea.

Siddharth was concerned about climate change and how people from diverse backgrounds could access information in the City of Canning. Siddharth had an idea to make climate information accessible.

“ Even though most of the people in our community speak English, many speak it as a second language, or may not speak it at all. Having climate information in someone’s first language means they are more likely to fully understand the information, and it may help them read it when they otherwise would not. “

Siddharth was also keen to ensure kids could understand climate information.

“Kids don’t always understand the information about climate change as it’s presented by adults, even though kids are the ones that will have to do something about it. Younger generations need understand the issue so they fix it.”

Siddharth thinks we could present news and climate change information in other languages so that everyone can understand the issue. This could be through TV adverts, in newspapers, on the radio, or on pamphlets.

Siddharth pitched for funding to make his idea real and met with mentors and stakeholders at the recent Millennium Kids Agents for Climate Change launch.

Here are Siddharth’s ideas for change:

1.Educate yourself about climate change
2.Use public transport
Walk, ride, scoot, catch a bus
3.Eat locally grown, organic foods
4.Reduce energy
Turn off unused lights and appliances
5.Plant trees
.Join City of Canning in the community plantings
6. Reduce plastic
7.Save water and plant a water-wise garden
8. Install Solar Panels
9.Limit eating meat and dairy products
10. Get active and vote
Communicate with decision makers

Here is a link to Siddharth’s 10 climate ideas in Punjabi and Mandarin

If you want to mentor young people like Siddharth please email info@millenniumkids.com.au

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