{"id":29247,"date":"2023-04-14T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T01:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=29247"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T06:16:34","slug":"hasti-modi-ignites-greenery-with-50000-tree-plantations","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/hasti-modi-ignites-greenery-with-50000-tree-plantations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasti Modi \u2018IGNITES\u2019 greenery with 50,000 tree plantations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(April 14, 2023) <\/strong>Growing up in Bhavnagar<span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Gujarat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> while Hasti Modi marvelled at the colours that nature provided to life, she was appalled at the lackadaisical approach of the public administrative system to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">protect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> greenery. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Although <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they did their duty of planting saplings <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">these were usually short-lived publicity initiatives, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">aimed at the media. The sapli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ngs would not get the care they needed to grow into trees. A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">fter making their one-day initiative popular in media and social media, they forgot all about nurturing them. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a fifteen-year-old, yearning to do something about this, Hasti started the NGO IGNITE. She mobilised the citizens of Bhavnagar to make their beloved city greener. In the last eight years, her organisation, which partnered with another NGO, Green City, has planted more than 50,000 saplings so far, with the active participation of Bhavnagar citizens. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29259\" style=\"width: 863px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29259\" class=\"wp-image-29259 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"853\" height=\"639\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27-480x360.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 853px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 853px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 853\/639;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29259\" class=\"wp-image-29259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"853\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.48.27-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 853px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hasti Modi<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The volunteers of both organisations did not stop at just plantation, they ensured that the plants were nurtured as well. The volunteers in our drives have been people of all age groups, starting from seven-year-old kids to 75-year-old senior citizens,\u201d says Hasti who now works with Ernst and Young in Rome, Italy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Smart collaborations<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a fifteen-year-old, Hasti had not forayed into social activism just for the sake of it. To fulfil her purpose, she invited local celebrities like Jitubhai Vaghani (the-then MLA of Bhavnagar), Deven Sheth (founder of Green City Trust Foundation, an industrialist and nature enthusiast), as well as the principal and vice-principal of her school, to her first tree plantation drive. This added a lot of buzz to the drive, garnering the interest of local citizens and motivating them to volunteer for the cause.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29253\" style=\"width: 661px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29253\" class=\"wp-image-29253 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hasti-Modi_tree-plantation.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian\" width=\"651\" height=\"651\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 651px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 651\/651;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29253\" class=\"wp-image-29253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Hasti-Modi_tree-plantation.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian\" width=\"651\" height=\"651\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree plantation drive in Bhavnagar<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was in that event that Deven Sheth asked Hasti to collaborate and join hands with Green City, as they were working to achieve the same goal. \u201cI am deeply grateful to Deven Sheth for seeing potential in me that day and giving me the opportunity. I will continue to promote this noble cause wherever I go, irrespective of country borders, culture, age and nationality,\u201d says the twenty-four-year-old, in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Indian<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Continuing with the drive in London<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When Hasti got selected to study at the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), she did not forget her purpose and continued her drive there as well. She worked tirelessly for a few months to find the right collaborators for tree plantation in London. \u201cI follow the spiritual philosophy propounded by Dada Bhagwan Foundation (Ahmedabad, Gujarat). When I moved there for my masters, I organised tree plantation drives in London for all the foundation members based out of the UK, as well as for other residents and LSE students. says the youngster who won Diana Award for her initiatives in 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29256\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29256\" class=\"wp-image-29256 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"569\" height=\"778\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32.jpeg 569w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32-480x656.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 569px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 569px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 569\/778;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29256\" class=\"wp-image-29256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32.jpeg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"569\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32.jpeg 569w, https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-13-at-12.38.32-480x656.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 569px, 100vw\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-29256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree plantation drive in London<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSimon Joshua (a collaborator in Harrow) had the necessary resources and so he arranged for everything while I coordinated and invited the members of the foundation. We planted a record 500 saplings,\u201d Hasti says. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Life abroad and COP26\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Always a good student, Hasti pursued her bachelors at Ahmedabad University. She received the RSB France Honour, which is an Honorary Mention given by the Rennes School of Business (RSB) for being the only student across the Business school to score the highest possible grade in all courses despite taking maximum credits in a term. \u201cI am immensely grateful to Ahmedabad University, which sent me to RSB for a semester exchange, and of course, absolutely grateful to RSB for the phenomenal exposure,\u201d she says. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another opportunity that Hasti is grateful for is the chance to be a part of the COP26 summit last year, not as a participant but as a host to hundreds of senior experts engaged in sustainability and governance initiatives across the globe. \u201cIt was an extraordinary experience. I am grateful to Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP) for giving me this opportunity,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29254 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/336460655_171276595709794_4851825469668292180_n.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"628\" height=\"628\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 628px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 628\/628;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29254 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/336460655_171276595709794_4851825469668292180_n.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Hasti Modi | Global Indian \" width=\"628\" height=\"628\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recently, she also got an opportunity to give a speech at the global UNICEF online platform, after being selected as a UNICEF changemaker for its OurFuturePledge campaign.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Always a proud patriot, Hasti says, \u201cI plan to work and contribute immensely, first at an international level in the field of public policy and administration. In the long term, I intend to focus all my energy, time and resources to serve my country. I will carry the vision and mission of my NGO, IGNITE, to whichever part of the world I go and get more and more people involved into it,\u201d she mentions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The youngster belongs to a business family. Her father is a fourth-generation businessman in their 142-year-old, Indian traditional clothing business based in Bhavnagar, while her mother is a dietician by profession.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Hasti Modi on <a href=\"\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hasti-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hasti-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hasti._.modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 14, 2023) Growing up in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, while Hasti Modi marvelled at the colours that nature provided to life, she was appalled at the lackadaisical approach of the public administrative system to protect greenery. Although they did their duty of planting saplings these were usually short-lived publicity initiatives, aimed at the media. The saplings would not get the care they needed to grow into trees. After making their one-day initiative popular in media and social media, they forgot all about nurturing them. \u00a0 As a fifteen-year-old, yearning to do something about this, Hasti started the NGO IGNITE. 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