Artwork by: Saltanat Saparbayeva, 12. Khodzheyli, Karakalpakstan/Uzbekistan

WHAT WILL I SHOW MY CHILD?

You might be surprised that a 14-year-old cares about
environmental issues but it scares me to see how few of
my peers still do. We are the future, yet we don’t take care
of the Earth we’ll be living on. I asked my friends what they
think about global warming.

Some say, ‘Scientists will fix it.’ Others believe we’ll fly to
Mars and leave Earth behind. But our parents dreamed
that we would grow up surrounded by green fields, blue
skies, and clear water.

I want to show that to my own child one day.
But I’m afraid… my child might be disappointed.
Let’s protect this world – together.

Prompt by: Amantur Usonov , 14 . Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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