Licypriya Kangujam

Licypriya Kangujam (Meitei pronunciation: [lisipɾija kaŋŋud͡ʒɐm]; born 2 October 2011) is a child environmental activist from India.

[9] On 21 June 2019, inspired by Greta Thunberg, Licypriya started spending a week outside the Indian parliament House to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pass a climate change law in India.

Licypriya founded the "Child Movement" soon after to raise awareness, urging protection of the planet by tackling climate change and natural disasters.

[19][20][21][22] On 4 October 2019, Licypriya brought out a symbolic device called SUKIFU (Survival Kit for the Future) to curb air pollution.

She drew the attention of the leaders to find urgent solutions to address the crisis of air pollution in the Delhi and National Capital Region.

She developed the model with the support of Chandan Ghosh, professor at Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (IIT).

[30] In 2020, Licypriya published a letter to the participants at the World Economic Forum with activists Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Isabelle Axelsson, and Loukina Tille, calling on companies, banks and governments to immediately stop subsidizing fossil fuels.

We call upon the world’s leaders to stop investing in the fossil fuel economy that is at the very heart of this planetary crisis.

She was featured with 50 other global leaders, influencers, celebrities, athletes and musicians, including Pope Francis, Sylvia Earle, Denis Hayes, Bill McKibben, Global Advisory Committee Member Albert II (Prince of Monaco), Alexandria Villaseñor, Al Gore, Patricia Espinosa, Christiana Figueres, Michelle Dilhara, Jerome Foster II, John Kerry, Thomas Lovejoy, Ed Begley Jr., Zac Efron, Anil Kapoor, Van Jones, Ricky Keij, Paul Nicklen and Alex Honnold, giving a message of hope to fight the ongoing climate crisis.

[39] Licypriya was honored with the title "Rising Star" by the Earth Day Network headquarters based in Washington, D.C.[17][40][41] On 19 November 2019, she received the "SDGs Ambassador Award 2019" at Chandigarh University, presented by Dainik Bhaskar in collaboration with NITI Aayog, Government of India.

Licypriya also received the "Global Child Prodigy Award 2020" on 3 January 2020 in New Delhi, presented by Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry Kiran Bedi.

[43] Her father Kanarjit Kangujam Singh was arrested on 31 May 2021 for allegedly duping several self-help groups, hotels and individuals of money for a Global Youth Meet that he had organised in Imphal in 2014.

Licypriya Kangujam addressing the UNESCO Partners' Forum 2019 (Biennial Luanda) in Angola on 20 September 2019.
Licypriya Kangujam with UN Secretary General António Guterres at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2019 (COP25) in Madrid, Spain on 12 December 2019.