Akshar School in India has made it their goal to reduce the burning of plastic waste, which is devastating the village in Pamohi. This practice was causing a toxic atmosphere and was particularly hazardous for the environment and children’s health.

After voluntary instruction for parents to send in their plastic waste failed, the school founders, Mazin Mukhtar his wife Parmita Sarma, decided to entice parents with a fee override in exchange for their plastic waste. The school is very much focused on ecological practices and passing those on to its pupils.

The school has further come up with a tutoring system to combat child labour, where students are rewarded for tutoring younger students with toy money that they can however use to buy snacks, clothes, toys and shoes at local shops. This is a two birds with one stone situation as this reduces child labour and further promotes learning.

You can find out more about this story from today’s relevant article in the Guardian.