Orientation Session on Yi Green-I Contest

Yi, IGBC & United Technologies recognize the importance of environment and sustainability and
are keen to promote these concepts among the youth. The Green-I competition for school
students aims to create awareness and encourage students to think about conservation and
sustainability measures that can be incorporated for a better tomorrow

This year the plan is to reach out to over 2000 schools and 26 cities through the Yi local
chapters. It will be the largest Will be the largest such contest in India in terms of outreach and
students impacted through a single environmental initiative said Ms Gursimran Kaur, Co-
Founder & COO, Taaleem India

The contest topic is Green cities are gateways to a sustainable future. As students and future
leaders in your own community, you have the power to transform your city or town to make it
a sustainable and wonderful community to live.

She also added that Schooling is the formative phase in ones life and the idea is to reach out to
as many school children as possible"

The winning school shall get a grant of Rs. 7.5 lakhs towards implementation of their green
ideas. The implementation of the project by the winning school shall be guided and monitored
by an Yi representative
We are very happy that the contest has succeeded in its effort to spread the much needed
environmental awareness with the youth of India. We hope to reach out to many more school
children said Mr Robin Aggarwal, Chair, Yi Chandigarh Chapter