Earth Day: Showcasing the Earthshot Prize

In recognition of Mother Earth Day, we would like to showcase the AKDN’s involvement as a founder partner with Prince William to launch the Earthshot Prize. The prize aims to find new solutions to environmental crises and improvement of living standards, particularly for communities most at risk from climate change. The goal is to incentivise environmental change while helping repair the planet over the next 10 years. The AKDN is a Global Alliance Founding Partner. The first awards ceremony will take place in London in autumn 2021.

As Prince Rahim, Chairman of AKDN’s Environment and Climate Committee, remarks:“To do its part, AKDN has a net-zero carbon target for its own operations and will mobilise its agencies to mitigate the effects of climate change and help vulnerable communities to adapt. We are excited to partner with The Earthshot Prize which, over the next decade, will identify fifty solutions with the potential to keep our planet habitable. Working together, we can and must help ensure a future for life on Earth.”

We hope to echo these sentiments in the manner that Jamatkhanas operate as well, and minimize our carbon footprint through reducing, reusing and recycling our resources. Today especially, let’s be mindful of the impact of our daily actions in the preservation of our Mother Earth for our present lives, as well as future generations.