Moksha Roy Age, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Sustainability Advocate
Career
Awards & Honours	• British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA) (20 October 2022) • Points of Light award from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (20 July 2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 October 2015 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2022)	7 Years
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	British
Family
Parents	Father- Dr. Sourav Roy (scientist, author, and philanthropist) Mother- Dr. Ragini G. Roy (scientist, author, and philanthropist) Note: Sourav Roy and Ragini G. Roy founded the ‘Centre for Big Synergy’ (CBS), a Civil Society Organisation of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in 2018; CBS has a mission to educate, motivate, and engage stakeholders around the world to accomplish all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. [1]Centre for Big Synergy

Some Lesser Known Facts About Moksha Roy

• Moksha Roy, an Indian-origin British student, holds the title of the world’s youngest advocate for sustainability. Her noteworthy dedication to sustainability earned her significant media attention in 2023 when she was recognized with the Points of Light award, which was bestowed upon her by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for her exceptional commitment to environmental conservation.
  

  We all can do little things to make a big difference for everyone around us.” – Moksha Roy

• Moksha hails from Bushey, Hertfordshire.

• According to her mother, Dr. Ragini G. Roy, Moksha got inspired to save the environment when she was just 3 years old. Ragini added that when Moksha was only three, she wished to buy glitter for her nursery activities; however, as committed environmentalists, Ragini and her husband, Sourav, educated Moksha about the potential environmental harm caused by glitter, a form of microplastic. Surprisingly, Moksha’s immediate reaction was a determination to save the environment. She said,
  

  I want to save the mermaids and the fishes and the octopuses!”

• Moksha’s dedication to preserving the environment intensified over time. She started making mindful choices to reduce her consumption of non-environment-friendly things, especially clothes and toys. Furthermore, she initiated recycling and donation drives as a means of raising funds for underprivileged children, inspiring her friends to follow suit. For small creatures, she constructed a bug hotel and a hedgehog hotel in her garden. During the summer months, she cared for bees by providing sugar water and planting wildflowers to help bees and other insects find food; Moksha shares such activities on her self-titled YouTube channel.

• She began working on the ‘Microplastic Free 2030’ campaign at the age of three. Supported by the Centre for Big Synergy (CBS), this initiative aims to enlighten over a billion children, as well as their families, about microplastic pollution and inspire them to fight against it. Moksha played a pivotal role in CBS’s educational efforts, especially targeting underprivileged school children in India. Furthermore, she produced an informative video about microplastic pollution, which became a valuable resource for CBS’s educational sessions.
  

  Moksha Roy during an educational session conducted by the Centre for Big Synergy (CBS) under the Microplastic Free 2030 campaign at a school in India

• As a part of the campaign, Moksha wrote a letter to Santa Claus during the ‘Plastic Free Christmas 2021’ competition through which she requested plastic-free gifts and motivated her fellow children in the UK to make similar requests.
  

  Moksha Roy’s letter to Santa Claus

• After getting familiar with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) by her parents, Moksha was taken aback by the realization that many of her relatives and friends were unaware of these objectives and their importance. In a discussion with her parents about how to educate children worldwide about these global goals, they proposed that world leaders could make it mandatory for educators to incorporate these objectives into their syllabuses around the world.

• In 2021, Moksha showed remarkable initiative by penning a letter to the British Prime Minister, appealing for the integration of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) education within the UK’s school curricula. She didn’t stop there; Moksha reached out to all world leaders, writing over 193 letters in total. Her efforts didn’t go unnoticed, as she received responses from leaders, governments, and representatives across 22 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Croatia, Namibia, Malta, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Portugal, and Norway.
  

  Moksha Roy’s letter to world leaders

• Notably, Moksha’s proposal was acknowledged by the UK Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, who gave serious consideration to her idea. As a result, her suggestion played a significant role in shaping the forthcoming Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy for Education and Children’s Services. In fact, in April 2022, the Global Goals were officially incorporated into this strategic plan. Nadhim Zahawi wrote,
  

  We shared a first version of our strategy in November 2021. We will think about your helpful idea as we continue to work on the final version which will be ready in April this year (2022).”

  Many other global leaders, including the Mayor of London, also reassured Moksha that they would consider her recommendation when undertaking revisions to the national curriculum.

  

  A collage of responses received by Moksha Roy from various dignitaries for her efforts towards sustainability

• Moksha’s commitment doesn’t stop at environmental causes; she’s passionately involved in animal conservation and children-focused initiatives. She raises funds for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), contributing towards the protection of species like snow leopards, penguins, polar bears, and their natural habitats. Moksha further chose to forgo receiving birthday gifts. Instead, she urged her friends and family to make donations to the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF in celebration of her birthday; Moksha raised about £350 for UNICEF UK in 2022.
  

  A thank you message from UNICEF UK to Moksha for raising funds

• Moksha often harnesses her creativity to advocate for the environment. She conveys her messages through her writing, drawings, and various other forms of art.
  

  An owl family made by Moksha Roy from waste materials like toilet roll tubes, dry creepers and leaves, and used cupcake cases; this project made her win the runner-up prize at the Royal Society for Protection of Birds’ Wild Art 2021 competition