{"id":220753,"date":"2023-07-20T00:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=220753"},"modified":"2023-07-20T00:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:54:28","slug":"indian-origin-7-year-old-schoolgirl-wins-uk-pms-points-of-light-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2023\/07\/20\/indian-origin-7-year-old-schoolgirl-wins-uk-pms-points-of-light-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin 7-year-old schoolgirl wins UK PM\u2019s Points of Light award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London, Jul 19 (PTI) An seven-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl, who started volunteering for a United Nations’ sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three, has been awarded the British Prime Minister\u2019s Points of Light award.<\/p>\n

Moksha Roy, who received the award from Deputy British Prime Minister Oliver Dowden last week, has the distinction of being the world\u2019s youngest sustainability advocate.<\/p>\n

Moksha has been recognised for volunteering for several sustainability campaigns, including raising funds to help children in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoksha has set an excellent example in her work championing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She has gone to significant lengths to have these included in the school curriculum and has been in communication with leaders all over the world to encourage them to consider this,\u201d said Dowden.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer school no longer uses plastic glitter, confetti or plastic art supplies \u2013 this is a testament to her strong beliefs and ability to change those around her to create a better world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Moksha has also assisted in educational sessions for deprived schoolchildren in India.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy to receive the Points of Light award. I hope both children and adults get to understand that caring for the planet and its people and making small changes to everyday life should not be just for a few. It is just like brushing our teeth,\u201d said Moksha.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe brush our teeth to care for them and avoid pain; similarly we can take care of the planet not for anyone else, but just us, to be safe. Each and every one of us can do small things in our own lives, work and community to combat the big challenges such as climate change, pollution, poverty and inequality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her parents, Ragini G Roy and Sourav Roy, said their daughter\u2019s efforts prove that even the youngest in society have a role to play in combatting climate change.<\/p>\n

According to Downing Street, the Points of Light awards recognise outstanding people whose service is making a difference in their communities and whose story can inspire others towards innovative solutions to social challenges in their own communities and beyond. PTI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London, Jul 19 (PTI) An seven-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl, who started volunteering for a United Nations’ sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three, has been awarded the British Prime Minister\u2019s Points of Light award. Moksha Roy, who received the award from Deputy British Prime Minister Oliver Dowden last week, has the distinction of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}