Season 3, Episode 26: Prasiddhi

Host John Whidden welcomes 13-year-old Indian environmentalist Prasiddhi, founder of Prasiddhi Forest Foundation, who has planted 200,000 trees toward a goal of 10 million and built a global following to spread hopeful, action-focused climate messaging. She describes starting after the 2016 Varadhah Cyclone in Tamil Nadu, learning fundraising, creating a seed-collecting “kids army,” and growing a nursery capable of 30,000 saplings. Prasiddhi discusses attending UN COP conferences (including COP29), her UN-accredited NGO’s work helping youth attend, and her two illustrated books—"Prasiddhi’s Amazon Rainforest Adventure" and "Prasiddhi’s Great Barrier Reef Adventure"—which each fund one planted tree per purchase. She argues for balancing reality, hope, and responsibility, redefining success beyond GDP, and showcases her green career-matching tool, greenbuzzai.com.

00:00 Welcome and QuickFix

01:05 Meet Prasiddhi and Mission

02:00 Passion School and Balance

03:07 Family Support and Social

04:31 Early Planting Journey

07:16 Cyclone Spark and 100K

09:39 COP Connections and Youth

11:01 Books That Plant Trees

14:17 Hope Reality Responsibility

16:50 Redefining Success and AI

19:54 Seeing Through Child Eyes

22:29 Countries Doing It Right

25:12 Future Purpose and Values

26:56 Climate Action Believe You

28:30 Hopeful Inspirations Closing

https://prasiddhiforest.org/

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=prasiddhi&crid=668OLOP0VJDH&sprefix=prasiddhi%2Caps%2C138&ref=nb_sb_noss

https://greenbuzzai.com/

https://thegreenpillar.com/books/

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