Hi Lgs,
Here is the recap of my first experience sharing meet up in Karachi.
It was a great experience for me to share some useful things… Which can make world better.
Actually that session was in two parts
Clean the world campaign, what are the dangerous impacts of plastic pollution on the world specially marine life, how can they ,as a young generation representatives , to reduce the pollution.
what is google maps, how it works, how can they contribute, what is local guides connect and how much its helpful to improve maps and betterment of world.
First of all I want to say thanks to my friends and teachers @ermest , @IlankovanT and Mr @DavidTito, who always guide me for that great work. They are big inspiration for me. And sir your appreciation is coz of motivation for me. A big Shukriya to you ermes and thushy
And special thanks to my school teacher Sir idress in Karachi who gave me the opportunity to share the experience with his students. Because he is also concerned about the dangerous consequences that our country is facing due to plastic pollution ,specially ,the beaches and oceans which are suffering the most.
At first I was only allotted to demonstrate in the 10th grade consisting of 28 students, but after seeing the interest of his students, he gave me one more class of 26 students.
First part : #Cleantheworld campaign.
In that session I raised the following points in both classes :
Currently, the oceans has been vastly polluted due to Oil dripping from the ships, industrial and chemical waste, and the garbage thrown by us, which mostly contains plastic.
Eighty percent of marine is polluted because of the land we live in, and how we pollute it to the fullest.
The garbage, chemical and toxic material which we dump in to the sea ,relentlessly, comes back to us in form of the sea food that we wholly consume.
Because of plastic bags / wastage in oceans and on the beach , turtles can have damages , because Plastic bags are petroleum-based and do not biodegrade. Sea turtles and other marine creatures mistake plastics and other garbage as food (such as jellyfish) and ingest it. This mistake causes blockages within their digestive system and leads to the eventual death. This makes a heart wrench seeing the innocent animals dying because of our human mistakes and carelessness.
To not deteriorate our mother earth I explain them how we can save it till we have the chance.
I explained them that the industrial development cannot be stop, and there are big companies behind it so you basically cannot stop them by yourself but know in your heart that the trashing in the oceans is the wrong.
Thus , whenever you go to for sea trip , avoid dumping plastic or any waste material in to the sea. Instead try picking up the closest wrapper and encourage your mates to do with you.
The last point was explaining them to aware the society of the drawbacks of dumping polluting the oceans , and multiple advantages of the beach clean.
Clean beaches and clean Pakistan can show the positive image of our country which can attract tourists and people globally to come and visit the hidden beauty of Pakistani beaches.
2nd part : #googlemaps#localguidesconnet
In that session I explain them about Google maps , and local guides connect.
The students to which I gave the presentation were mostly around 18, which means if they can learn the basics , than they can contribute as a local guide. To make it more easy for them, I made four papers set for each student so they can discuss at home or in the friend circle about take a part in this wonderful program.
That are the points which I explain them about Google maps and local guides connect :
What is Google maps ? :
People here in Pakistan are aware about Google maps very well, normally for private transportation and for finding the ways.
So the introduction about Google maps brief and concise.
About Google local guides program :
That was very interesting for the students to hear that they can also contribute to make maps better and they could also be a helping hand for the country and for the world.
How you can contribute? :
I instruct them about how to write reviews, upload pictures of places (not selfies?) ,
Check the facts, and specially how they can add new places on the Google maps.
What is Local Guides connect ? :
I gave them introduction about the forum of Local Guides connect where they can post and blog in diffrent categories such as Travel, Food and drinks , photography and many other categories, where if they face any difficulty the Google moderators and connect moderators are always there to guide them anytime.
Local Guides connect is the forum which is teaching to live a better and healthy life by geo walks , photography walks , food walks and general meet ups, along with preferring the virtual meet ups , this forum gives value to meet each other face to face and giving us the first hand experience of knowing other person.
So that was the recap of my first sucessful presentation about clean the world program and about Google maps/local guide connect.
Now another thing in my mind is to bring more active members in clean the world campaign and to bring the maximum numbers of Google local guides and local guide connect members.
I hope to achieve my target in to the best to make a change in our planet.
Working in the school is the most important (let say again: THE MOST IMPORTANT) point, if we care about the environement.
It seems you are growing up a new generation of Local Guides in Karachi. Working with student of that age is exciting and challanging, as they are “young adult”, accustomed to new technologies, quick learning, and propositive.
I love your photos and your video (let me add it here for you).
Congratulations on this successful meet up @KashifMisidia ! This is just great.
You described everything in a lot of detail, and I love how you taught these students about Local Guides and also some important things about taking care of the environment.
wow @KashifMisidia bhai your initiative will have a very positive impact.
Proud of you brother keep it up
I’m going to share your post to our G+ page for Pakistan Local Guides.
Hi @KashifMisidia , this is amazing!! Congratulations on this successful meet up 10000 Kudos to this meetup
as @ErmesT said Working in the school is the most important thing. I always love educating them. thank you for hosting this awesome meetup and sharing the photos and videos with us
Amazing work Kashif bhai, I plan to do the same in Islamabad and infact more cities of Pakistan too. This is indeed a good idea to promote the concept of Local Guides as well as campaigns related to it.
Very informative and superb step taken from your side. ’
@Mahabub - we really want your brains to guide us in every step @ErmesT you need to see this
I know very well this post, and the great activity that @KashifMisidia is planning in Karachi. We spent a lot of time just talking about it, and I was really impatient, waiting for the Recap. More will come, you will be surprised. Thank you for giving the opportunity to thank Kashif again
I am so happy to read that you want to do the same in Islamabad.
Feel free to contact me for every help you need.
I am just preparing a post about “how to - Local Guides Clean The Would for teenagers”. I hope to have it ready before tomorrow. An additional tool for Local Guides
Reaching out and teaching young minds about recycling and how to “clean the world” are both rewarding and benefical in the long run for them to still have a healthy, sustainable planet to live in.
Can’t wait to see and read what your next presentation / meetup will be! You are on a roll!
Ican feel and see @ErmesT huge smile beaming with pride and joy about you and what you have accomplished in such a short amount of time!
@KashifMisidia@ErmesT I have arrived… This is Post is set for the future yet to come @KashifMisidia your teaching skills are much more than we know it, the young school students will never forget this day telling others, Wow and the printouts you gave them I love those. You have done a fantastic job this may be a start of a New School Curriculum from here it’s a possibility these are channels we hope to find and we have found one,
I have seen your video we have a Map which I will put all this in too. You don’t need to to do anything I will take care of everything and I will tag you and provide the link to it. If you like to create a Google photo album you can and you can give me the link for that later.
“Local Guides Clean The Would School education graduates”
@ErmesT@KashifMisidia This is will be a Good time to share with the student knowledge about the Google My maps platform and you can go through the Legend on the left-hand side there are loads to see even YouTube videos we have created, your “Knowledge sharing session about CTW Campaign and Google maps/Localguidesconnect”,
is at the bottom under Clean The World Global Event 2018, I have inserted your Video as your showcase ready to view Here please Id love to hear the feedback from and the students kindly David Tito
What a truly enlightening and successful session you’ve had, @KashifMisidia !
Congratulations! I was especially happy to see that your introduction on the CleanTheWorld campaign and Google Maps was so inspiring, that even the teacher was moved and suggested you taught more classes.
Good luck on all your future endeavour to raise awareness about the issue of pollution in your country and worldwide.
P.S. @ErmesT , you’re responsible for so many great and positive posts recently, your notifications must be going crazy!
Let say that I love to be involved in many things. Soon I want to start again to work on “Mapping for emergency”, because I dont want to move my original project to go down, and I need to feed it. I never counted my daily notifications, I do not want to think about the number, because is just a number ;-).
What’s warming my heart is reading post like this one.
