About Us
Our Team
Agastya Mittal, Founder of Youth for Sustainable Future is a Junior at Jericho High School in Jericho, New York. Agastya, through this platform, aims to promote well being of the communities around the world. He also wants to increase awareness of the United Nation's Sustainability goals. Agastya is Black belt in Shotokan karate and passionate about many things, including history, international affairs, and playing the piano.
Currently, we aspire to find volunteers who can help us on our mission. We want people who are determined, foresighted, and have a strong work ethic. As a member of our team, you will be expected to participate in community projects such as education sessions in schools, fund raisers and cleanup projects on beaches etc. Contact us below in order to become a member today!
Our History
"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."- Socrates
COVID-19 devastated the world community, claiming lives, livelihoods, and economies. However, the lockdown caused by the pandemic allowed us to take a step back and reevaluate our priorities associated with the sustainability of life on this planet. Agastya Mittal's ancestors have been pioneers in the areas of education and healthy living. They have founded schools, colleges, and institutions for health and well-being. Additionally, his family has placed emphasis on simple and healthy living, high education, and vegetarianism for centuries.
In 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 lockdown, Agastya was shocked to hear that, for the first time, the Himalaya Mountains could be seen clearly from the Northern Indian State of Punjab, where his ancestors are from. The sudden decrease in air pollution in India not only cleared the skies, but also improved the air quality in cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. This phenomenon made Agastya consider whether such a change could be permanently achieved. After careful research, he concluded that the only way for pollution to end was to educate the world on sustainability and how we can use ages-old principles to help fight our world's current problems.
Our Mission
We aspire to increase the awareness of sustainability in the youth of today's world, starting from the elementary school level, in order to encourage innovative solutions for sustainable development. Listed below are the areas in which we can educate people so that they realize how important sustainability is and they are willing to contribute towards it. We believe that, with the correct education and mindset, we can all come together to make the world a better, happier place.
Our priority areas are:
- Quality Education: Promoting quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for underprivileged individuals.
- Health & Hygiene: Using what we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to increase awareness on health and sanitation.
- Clean Drinking Water: Contributing toward the conservation and efficient management of water resources.
- Sustainable Sources of Food: Creating food sources that are carbon-efficient and sustainable.
- Renewable Sources of Energy: Promoting alternatives to fossil fuels while promoting the conservation of energy.
- Other Forms of Life: Ensuring that we contribute not only to the betterment of human life, but to the lives of all species.