It’s been almost 4 years since my pivotal trip to India. After about 8 months of research into waste management practices both here and abroad I made the trip and arranged to meet with individuals, leaders and organizations in person to learn and understand as much as possible about the waste management situation in India. While I had high hopes of turning this experience immediately into concrete actions to benefit the cause of a cleaner India, at the time my ambition was greater than my ability to organize my data and define the direction I wanted to take. That, coupled with other life changes saw me letting the project slip.
But it’s never left me alone completely. With the global pandemic causing a pause in the normal day to day routine of ordinary people, I have been given an unusual opportunity of time to revisit this project and become re-inspired by it. In 2016, I jumped in head first – which was good in one sense because I didn’t hesitate, but bad in that I did not give myself the time to get specific about my ultimate goals.
It’s now 2020 and while there will be no visits to India this year, there will be opportunity for brainstorming and revisiting my connections. I have a new set of homework to do in order to get to my goals, but this time I have specific goals in mind.
In the coming weeks I am reaching out to former contacts in India who are at the front lines of the waste management and pollution challenges in India and I will be working with them to figure out how best to help them achieve their organizations’ goals, whether that be financial, promotional, or other. I hope you’ll rejoin me on this journey. It may be a long one but I suspect it will be worth it. 
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