FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
ZAINAB
BIE
At 13 , Zainab Bie became aware of poverty and the climate crisis . Now 17 , she has completed the United Nations Young Leaders Training Programme and is the youngest person ever to qualify for the LEED Green Associate exam .
HI ZAINAB ! HOW DID YOU FIRST LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY ? “ While waiting for my school bus , I used to see some children there , with bags of garbage not school bags . My dad told me that they were working to segregate the waste . I was shocked that children were leaving school to earn money and I thought that maybe in the future , I could do something .
“ Then I became involved in various school activities from talking about mental health issues to female empowerment . My passion was to actually voice out the social issues and involve more people .”
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIFE IN DELHI ? “ I ' m grateful that I have a park near me . I can walk there , but Delhi is very polluted , if I ' m being honest . It actually makes me so sad , considering the large quantity of people being exposed to such harmful chemicals in the air .”
16 December 2021