A cleanup drive in Chinchinim this World Environment Day

This massive clean-up drive at Chinchinim, organised by the village panchayat of Chinchinim-Deusua and the RiseNationArmy, saw children from St Mary of Angels School, Mount Mary School and Mount Mary Higher Secondary School teach grown-ups a thing or two about waste management.
“We cleaned the areas around the market area and the church, besides the gutters in front of the shop and the playground,” said Solonche Pereira, a class 8th from St Mary of Angels School. Her classmates Grazia Furtado and Camila Soto added, “We wanted to lead by example, and show people that if children can do it, so can they.”
“We wanted to educate people on the dangerous effects of plastic waste. The best way to make a change is by educating children, who our future,” said

Varun Carvalho

, who was one of the organisers of the drive.