This article profiles Syazwan Luftan Riady, who at age 12 co-founded a youth environmental nonprofit called Wiskomunalian in Jember, East Java, Indonesia.
The article also explains Indonesia's broader waste crisis and describes the overflowing landfills and a deadly landslide.
Ensure students understand the impact of pollution on the environment.
Classroom Implementation:
Use this article to inspire students to take action in units discussing climate change, waste, and environmental policy.
Extensions:
Have students design their own school-based waste campaign.
Ask students to compare grassroots, community-led action with top-down government reform and to evaluate the strengths and limits of each approach to the waste problem.
Have students look for news articles about the landslide described in the article.
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