‘Green Pakistan’ Activity
Green Living Pakistan introduced Green Pakistan activity for the students from preschool to 12th grade to transform individuals’ potential in making our beloved homeland Cleaner and Greener. Green Pakistan has been a highly creative and jointly organised activity which inspired students and their families to develop their homes into eco-homes having the capacity of generating renewable energy, meeting the fresh water needs, producing zero waste and generating bio-fuel for domestic use. With the help provided by the GLA’s guidebooks the families can easily change their focus to sustainability by bringing simple changes in their lifestyles to make a big and long lasting difference at national level.
According to an estimate, if 25% families in Pakistan develop sustainable lifestyles, as suggested in the GLA’s guidebooks, most of the environmental issues could successfully be addressed by year 2025.
Green Pakistan is part of our 3rd five yearly campaign ‘Collective Action to Address Climate Change’ (CATCH 2017-21) which aims at imparting practical Environmental Education firstly to students and then from students to their families and thereby to all societal segments. ‘Green Pakistan’ offers basic environmental science concepts, especially how human activity has led to climate change and environmental degradation, and how our focused and planned action could effectively address the challenge. Such an inspiration developed by the activity has great potential of transforming the lives of the young Green Angels and their families in inspiring them to step forward as a successful and unified nation.
To recognise the commendable role performed by the Green Angels in environmental conservation, this time GLA has planned a wide range of prizes and awards for the participants which include Rs. 100,000 Cash Prize, Laptops, LED Monitors, Laptop Cooling Systems/ Stands, Gold and Silver Medals, Green Pakistan Insignias and Honour Shields. In making the activity even more inspiring GLA has announced ‘Green Pakistan’ Certification for every participant of the activity.
Significance of Practical Activities
Recent studies indicate that students are more receptive to learning when their surroundings and activities complement and reinforce their curricular subjects. For example, if students are taught the principles of recycling and waste reduction and there are no efforts being made to reduce waste, it is unlikely that the lessons taught will have a significant effect. However, in many cases when recycling is taught in conjunction with an existing waste reduction programme, or if students start reusing paper or implement other sustainable practices, they will better understand resource management and change their behaviour at school and at home.
After joining a Practical Environmental Programme, individuals overwhelmingly express a feeling that they must take action to reduce greenhouse gases and thereby to stop global warming. These actions include telling their families and friends to know about environmental conservation, trying to help others understand the issue, reducing their own energy use, or working for community-wide changes in the way we produce energy. In the guidebooks of our green activities, we provide examples and guidelines to help Green Angels and their families in brainstorming their own action plans to be executed in individual and collective action projects. Each category’s guidebook provides examples to create greater awareness for the issue and to help the entire family to join green activities to reduce carbon. This bestows the families in building their action plans according to their specific environmental conditions in making those really practical and result oriented for them.
Results Announcement of ‘Green Pakistan’
Name of the National Winner |
School/ Campus |
Prize |
| Nadia Nasim Bajwa Class 12 | Army Public School & College 4th Avenue Gujranwala Cantt | The First Crown Green Angel (the First National Winner) to win a Rs.100,000 CASH Prize with the Crown Green Angel’s Shield |
| Zainab Abbasi Class XII | Bahria College Naval Anchorage Islamabad | Crown Green Angel to win a Laptop and the Crown Green Angel’s Shield |
| Zainab Riaz Class 12 | Roots School System, Head Office Rawalpindi | Crown Green Angel to win a Laptop and the Crown Green Angel’s Shield |
| Alayna Saleem Class 7 IG-2 | Silver Oaks School & College Head Office Rawalpindi | Crown Green Angel to win a Laptop and the Crown Green Angel’s Shield |
| Rafia Zafar Class 8 | Army Public School & College Humayun Road Rawalpindi | Star Green Angel to win an LED Monitor and the National Winner’s Shield |
| Aiman Sattar Class XI-B | Saleem Nawaz Fazaia College Masroor Karachi | Star Green Angel to win an LED Monitor and the National Winner’s Shield |
| Awais Amjad Class 8-BB | Army Public School South Malir Cantt | Star Green Angel to win an LED Monitor and the National Winner’s Shield |
| M. Zohaib Aman Class 8 | Army Public School & College Sargodha (Main Campus) | Star Green Angel to win an LED Monitor and the National Winner’s Shield |
| Umaima Naeem Class VIII | Fazaia Degree College Faisal Karachi | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| M. Fahad Yousaf Class 8 | Army Public School & College (Boys) Ordnance Road Rawalpindi | Star Green Angel to win an LED Monitor and the National Winner’s Shield |
| Muhammad Adeel Azhar Class 8 | Army Public School & College Chunian Cantt | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Faryal Justice Class 5-Yellow | Fazaia Degree College (Junior School) Peshawar | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Laiba Shahid Class 8-C | Army Public School & College Sarai Alamgir | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Amaan Seemab Khan Class 7 | Aftab Hussain Shaheed Army Public School & College Muzaffarabad | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Swaira Azim Class Jr.II-A | Bahria College Islamabad | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Aveesh Salahuddin Class Pre O-Level | Army Public School COD Karachi | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Halima Bakhtawar Class 10-A | Abul Razzaq Fazaia College Mianwali | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Muhammad Abdullah Class VII-C | Garrison Academy Kharian Cantt | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Roman Fatima Class 7 | Army Public School (SCO) Misrial Road Rawalpindi | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Fariah Shehreen Class X-A | Fazaia Inter College Islamabad | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Shoaib Khan Class 7-B | Army Public School & College Badin Cantt | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Asma Ghulam Ali Class X | Army Public School & College Mailsi Garrison | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Bilal Ahmad Class 8 | Bahria Foundation College Anchorage Campus Islamabad | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Eshal Ali Class 6-F | Army Public School SRC Hyderabad | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Dua Haider Class VII | Army Public School Tariq Garrison Balkasar Chakwal | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Laiba Batool Class 5-F | Fazaia Degree College MRF Kamra | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Humaira Bibi Class XII | Army Public School & College Rawat Islamabad | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Faryal Hafeez Class 7 | Army Public School & College Jalalpur Jattan Cantt Gujrat | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Basit Ali Khan Class 8 | Bahria Foundation College Attock Campus | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Maheen Faisal Class 5 | Army Public School & College DHA II Phase II Islamabad | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Azhan Khan Class V-G | Army Public School & College Boys Middle Westridge III RWP | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Mahad Zulfiqar Class 7 | Bahria Foundation College Ghauri Town Campus Islamabad | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Wafa Zainab Class IX | Army Public School & College FWO Rawalpindi | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Saad Tariq Class 10-A | Fazaia Inter College Kohat | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Muhammad Bin Haroon Class 8-B | Garrison Boys High School Lahore Cantt | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Ebad ur Rehman Class X | Bahria Foundation College Gulistan e Sajjad Hyderabad | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Jamal Ahmed Class XI | Army Public School & College Faisal Karachi | Bright Green Angel to win a Laptop Cooling System/ Stand and a National Winner’s Certificate |
| Sadia Shafique Class 8 | Fazaia Inter College Kallar Kahar | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Abdul Manan Class 7 | Bahria Foundation School Haripur Campus | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |
| Rida Zahra Class Pre-9th | Bahria Foundation College Minhasabad Campus Chakwal | Super Green Angel (Town Winner) to win a Town Winner’s Prize |