‘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