Which future?
Bengisu Çaglıaltuncu
For what a future are parents raising their children?
Bengisu Çağlıaltuncu, climate activist, Istanbul, 17 years
Many parents strive to send their children to the best schools so that they can start their future well-educated and stand on their own feet. But there is an important point that most of them overlook: For what a future are they raising their children? Parents work for their children often in companies and in factories which harm the environment and this fact may drag the future to irreversible disaster. That's why I am an activist.
I ask adults to realize what kind of future they want to raise their children for. I ask them to be a good example for their children.
My peers! If adults are not the right example for us, let's train ourselves, use the resources correctly and as children take action for our own future.
Fight with us for our future!