Luis Felipe Henao is our EcoGeniusYouth this week.

12 octubre, 2022

Felipe is our #EcoGeniusYouth this week.

Felipe Henao

Felipe Henao, born in the municipality of Calamar, Colombian Amazon, from the department of Guaviare.

Felipe leads environmental school education initiatives in the buffer zones of the Serrania del Chiribiquete National Natural Park.

He has been a social promoter in the Guaviare government for children and

youth issues, also with his daughter Valeria leads the “Guardianes del Chiribiquete” school, composed of 30 children and adolescents.
In 2019 he was awarded the national prize for young talent, and represented Colombia in London at the “One Young World” summit and since 2017 he has represented the country in the meetings of the Pacific Alliance on the theme of entrepreneurship and youth employability with an environmental approach.

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His Instagram @pipeq_ida.

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Miguel Rojas, from Venezuela, is our EcoGenius

29 diciembre, 2021

He is our ecogenius today, Miguel Rojas.! (@miguelrojasr14)

Miguel Rojas

A Venezuelan boy, specifically from the city of Barquisimeto, who with only 13 years old put all his efforts for NASA to certify the asteroid he discovered in April.

And he succeeded! NASA officially recognized the asteroid that is orbiting between the planets Mars and Jupiter, giving it the temporary name 2021GG40.

El asteroide de Miguel

Miguel did not lose hope, and to this day remains studying and working on what he is passionate about: science and planets.

We’re proud of the great #EcoGenius he’s become!

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Source: El Nacional.

Malick Ndiaye from Senegal, made a telescope out of wire and soda cans

1 diciembre, 2021

Today’s our EcoGenius will make us see the stars in a much more ecological way, he is
Malick Ndiaye, a boy from Senegal, who at the age of 12 made a telescope out of wire and soda cans.

Diseño Andrea Goncalves

This story begins in the middle of long conversations inside an official car. Malick Ndiaye’s father was a gendarme and personal driver for Abdou Diouf, former president of Senegal, but he was also a curious man interested in things in heaven and on earth, who loved to read and watch documentaries. In his retirement, Diouf gave him several books, one of them All the Universe, which the grateful chauffeur took home as a treasure.

Thirty years later, those faded pages were the inspiration of a boy who inherited the desire to know from his aging father and who learned from him his passion for DIY, the miracle of creating with whatever is at hand.

EcoGenius Malick Ndiaye

Instead of going out to play with his friends, Malick stayed at home looking through a book «All the Universe». This book made him marvel at the planets and stars, so one day he took some of his father’s old glasses, a camera lens, wire, paper, cans and reed to make his own telescope.

It took Malick two weeks to make it, but for him it was totally worth the work as he was able to observe in detail the night sky and the surface of the moon, and reuse materials he had at home.

We are passionate about this story! It makes us even more confident that going for dreams makes us bring out the best in ourselves and contribute our grain of sand to the world.

Would you like to use Malick’s telescope? Mention in the comments those friends with whom you would like to observe the stars and planets.

Source: El País

Hug Weldon co-founder and director of Evocco technology. Diseño Andrea Goncalves

Hugh Weldon co-founder and director of Evocco Technology

27 octubre, 2021

Our #EcoGeniusYouth today brought together his innovative ideas and technology to raise awareness of young people’s consumption habits.

Hug Weldon co-founder and director of Evocco technology. Diseño Andrea Goncalves

Hugh Weldon is a young Irish mechanical engineering graduate, winner of the 2018 United Nations Young Champion of the Earth award, and co-founder and director of Evocco technology (@evoccolife).

Together with Evocco app co-founder Ahmad Mu’azzan, Weldon was won the UNITECH Carbon Footprint Challenge 2017, the What Design Can Do Climate Action Challenge 2017 and Climathon Zurich 2017.

What is the project Hugh created to contribute to the environment and healthy eating?

Hugh comments: «At seventeen, I went to Calcutta to teach as part of a school exchange. I met the most amazing people. Seeing the impacts of population pressure and poverty, I understood for the first time just how privileged I was to take food security for granted. Back in Ireland, I was immediately struck by how abundant food was, and how the very real impacts of climate change can be ignored.

While half the population – 54 per cent according to Pew Research – believe that climate change is a serious problem, the solutions seem too big for ordinary people to tackle. Consumers are bombarded with information about climate change: heat waves sweep the continent and climate refugees flood Europe. But as individuals, what can we do about it?»

Evocco Technology

Evocco is an app that you can download to your cell phone to help you do your shopping in a greener way (available in Ireland and the UK). Just take a photo of your receipt and the app will tell you how much of an ecological impact you’re having, tracking it over time and giving you tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint.

Hugh told the United Nations environmental program that he decided to create the Evocco community to help people change their lifestyles and diets for the good of the planet.

Have you tried this application? Tell your friends and family about this amazing project.

#ecogenius #planetavital #evocco #evoccolife #UN #YoungChampionOfTheEarth #savetheplanet #healthyeating #WakeUpTheEcoGeniusInsideYou

Our EcoGenius today is David Lucena

13 octubre, 2021

David Lucena is a 13-year-old boy who lives in the rural community Campo Centro, land of farmers located in the mountains of the Andrés Eloy Blanco municipality in Lara State, Venezuela.

David Lucena. Diseño Andrea Goncalves

David’s family are farmers, so from a very young age he was interested in going to work with his father and older brother.

At the age of 10 he began to go daily to take care of the garden because he assures that his passion is natural sciences and that he would like to be a plant scientist.

Medicinal and aromatic plants have always attracted David’s attention, and he even learned little by little the usefulness of each one with the help of his father. Based on this interest, one day he gathered several plants to make a purine (pest controller), and after macerating the leaves they realized that it kept pests away from the garden.

David Lucena preparando su producto

David now teaches his neighbors and colleagues in his family project to prepare homemade bio-controllers, which act against microorganisms that attack crops. These bio-controllers do not harm human health or the environment.

Undoubtedly, David is exploring the #EcoGenius inside him, and we are sure that in the future he will be one of the best scientists dedicated to plants.

Now that we know David’s story, what inspires you to awaken your #EcoGenius?

#planetavital #ecogeniusyouth #vegetablegarden #Venezuela #Lara #organic #plants #agriculture #ecology #environment #biocontrollers

Our EcoGenius: ZaNia Stinson and her Z Feeds Go-Go Bags Project

28 julio, 2021

Today our #EcoGeniusYouth is ZaNia Stinson a 14-year-old girl who has made great strides to help the homeless in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

ZaNia Stinson. Photo Charlotte Observer

After growing up in a women’s shelter, ZaNia Stinson founded her project, Z Feeds Go-Go Bags, when she was just 9 years old. «I did this to help others because I know what it feels like to have no food and nowhere to stay,» Stinson said.

She collected donations of food and toiletries from supermarkets, doctors’ offices, and shops, and gave them out in “go-go” bags. She took bags to the shelter where she had lived. “Everyone was so excited”, says Za’nia, now 14.

Photo Riley´s Way Foundation

During the pandemic, she has been packing go-go bags for people affected by closings of schools and shelters.

The original inspiration for Z Feeds Go-Go Bags came after a visit to Food Lion. There, Stinson saw a homeless woman outside the store. Stinson and her mother gave the woman $5 so she could get food. Z Feeds Go-Go Bags came about soon after. Stinson said, «I was really excited to help others, so I wanted to start my own project.»

Photo The Charlotte Post

The bags are primarily distributed to the Salvation Army, but he also keeps extra bags in the car to give to homeless people on the street.

Stinson’s work earned him a $3,000 grant this year through the Riley’s Way Foundation’s Call for Kindness competition. The award is given to teen-led projects that inspire kindness, strengthen communities and bring people together.

Z Feeds Angel Food Project

Would you be encouraged to do this initiative for those most in need?

Our Ecogenius of the day: Laurent Simons dreams to making humans immortal

14 julio, 2021

Boy, 11, Becomes Second Youngest Graduate Ever, Plans to Make Humans Immortal

By Marisela Valero @lavalero

Laurent Simons, an 11-year-old child prodigy from the Belgium city of Ostend, has become one of the youngest ever college graduates after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in physics at the University of Antwerp in Belgium with a higher distinction than all other students after graduating with 85 percent.

Simons also completed the course after just one year, rather than the usual three years. Once he has completed that the 11-year-old West Fleming reportedly plans to start work on his doctorate.

Laurent Simons’ status as a prodigy was already well-known.

Three years ago, at the age of 8, he completed his secondary school studies at a school in Bruges.

Laurent grew up in Belgium with his grandparents while his parents worked in the Netherlands. He started primary school when he was 4, and went to high school at 6, according to his father. They always considered that their grandson had special talents and a superior intellect, and encouraged him.

Photo by The Brussels TimesHe could have graduated even younger, but he dropped out of Eindhoven University in the Netherlands in 2019 after officials refused to let him graduate before his 10th birthday on December 26.

Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Simons said: «I don’t really care if I’m the youngest…it’s all about getting knowledge for me.

Laurent, pictured with his parents Lydia and Alexander. Photo AFP

«Immortality, that is my goal. I want to be able to replace as many body parts as possible with mechanical parts. I’ve mapped out a path to get there. You can see it as a big puzzle. Quantum physics—the study of the smallest particles—is the first piece of the puzzle,» he said.

Simons wants to make artificial hearts. The grandparents he grew up with have heart conditions. “I’d like to help people like them,” he said.

Our EcoGenius is a child who also plays sports. Instagram photo

He, like other children, also likes TV series. playing video games, sometimes goes swimming and has thousands of followers on Instagram.

We hope that Laurent will be able to achieve his goals, cultivating his heart and mind always in the service of goodwill for an increasingly vital planet.

Source https://www.vrt.be

Animascotas de EcoRadio en la Escuela Fuller

23 junio, 2021

Este micropodcast fue el trabajo final del Taller de EcoRadio, a cargo de nuestra Directora Marisela Valero, con el apoyo de su colega Psicólogo Antonio Marín, como parte del proyecto de EcoGenius Youth de Planeta Vital en Estados Unidos.

¿Cómo fue el proceso?

Alumnos hispanos de la Escuela Intermedia Fuller, en Framingham, Massachusetts, formaron parte de esta iniciativa, aprendieron sobre la comunicación, la producción radial, los efectos de sonidos hechos por ellos mismos, elaboraron parte de sus guiones y fueron locutores de sus micro programas.

Marisela Valero junto a los alumnos en el Taller de EcoRadio. Foto Antonio Marin

En esta oportunidad les dejamos el micro Animascotas con Randy Cortez y Jorge Chiché, alumnos del octavo grado, quienes nos hablan sobre el cuidado que hay que tener con nuestras mascotas.

Si hay alguna institución interesada en llevar estos talleres a sus estudiantes pueden contactarnos por el correo tuplanetavitalorg@gmail.com.

#Mascotas #TallerDeEcoRadio #CuidadoDeMascotas #Micropodcast #EducaciónAmbiental #Ecología #Psicosocial #Comunidad #EducaciónAmbiental #PlanetaVital

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