Sessions
The Youth Movements' Toolbox to Transform our Future
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM Tue
The Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) Campus is an eco-village where students, staff, and volunteers live, work and learn together. It’s not a conventional school, but a place to pursue practical, environmental, social, and traditional knowledge, values, and skills. The Campus is solar powered and solar heated; students learn ancient Ladakhi songs, dance, and history alongside modern academic knowledge; and the students mainly manage, run and maintain the campus. SECMOL strives to equip young Ladakhi’s and others growing up in Ladakh, especially those from rural or disadvantaged backgrounds, with the knowledge, skills, perspective, and confidence to choose and build a sustainable future.
At Secmol, Konchok Namdol manages the student’s developmental activities, including solar building and the empowerment of youth leadership. During Stockholm+50, Konchok will address how global warming and climate change have been affecting the people in the Himalayas, especially in the context of Ladakh. With his experience from Secmol, he will also talk about how local communities can contribute to solving this problem and what the world can learn from a small place like Ladakh.