Humans for Earth - Finding the Voice of the Ordinary

In the words of Lord Robert Baden- Powell—“Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy feeling that at any rate, you have not wasted your time but have done your best.”

- Lord Robert Baden- Powell

At the World Sustainable Summit 2020, amidst all the discussions and workshops there was one epiphany that left an indelible impact on my mind, “No matter in which corner of the world you reside in, or what your income is, climate change and its devastation does not discriminate based on caste, creed, and colour and it is here to stay and change our lives in some unfathomable ways.” As the world moved indoors given the pandemic, the thought became a stronger force to delve down and find out how the problems of global warming are impacting the lives of people like you and me at the ground level. How is an ordinary housewife switching to sustainable options at home or how are children adapting to the drastic change in seasons, or how is a street hawker attempting to discard plastics—these were few of the questions that arose, that looked urgent, in fact very urgent to be answered.

So what does one do, to get the opinions and thoughts of people from across the world? The answer was simple, leverage the power of social media! Just like “Humans of New York” captures the beats of New Yorkers, one story at a time, I decided to start my own Instagram blog “Humans For Earth” using the power of storytelling to create a change. With my sister on board, we decided to interview common people and climate change activists from bustling cities such as New Delhi and New York to the quiet and quaint towns in New Zealand and Bulgaria, the idea was to amplify the voices of people who are directly impacted by global warming and sustainability.