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Meet Mahesh "Max" Moktan
Young friends take action to clean up their Himalayan hometown
One day, Mahesh "Max" Moktan was strolling with some friends through their hillside town of Kalimpong, in northeastern India, when they decided to start an organization to better their community. Now Max is the Secretary of HOPE, the Himalayan Organization for People's Education. He talked to MOLI about how HOPE has cleaned up waste in Kalimpong and welcomed visitors from around the world to help in the cause.
So who are the people that the Himalayan Organization for People's Education educates?
HOPE is run by young educated men and women between the ages of 20 to 35 years who are all very enthusiastic and energetic. HOPE educates people of all ages from a young child to an old man with regard to health, education, environment, human rights, and all social issues.
Tell us a little about how HOPE came about and how you got involved?
The idea of HOPE started during the spring of 2003, when I was strolling with a group of childhood friends on the streets of Kalimpong, our hometown, and thought of doing something productive voluntarily for the possible development of our town. We wanted to intermingle our dreams to move forward. We eventually set up an organization named HOPE.
As for me, I am a nature lover and like to help people whenever I can. I am very emotional when I see an animal that is wounded or sick or small children picking up trash to earn a living. I immediately think about helping however I can.
Tell us about HOPE's Wealth in Waste initiative. What inspired Wealth in Waste?
So who are the people that the Himalayan Organization for People's Education educates?
HOPE is run by young educated men and women between the ages of 20 to 35 years who are all very enthusiastic and energetic. HOPE educates people of all ages from a young child to an old man with regard to health, education, environment, human rights, and all social issues.
Tell us a little about how HOPE came about and how you got involved?
The idea of HOPE started during the spring of 2003, when I was strolling with a group of childhood friends on the streets of Kalimpong, our hometown, and thought of doing something productive voluntarily for the possible development of our town. We wanted to intermingle our dreams to move forward. We eventually set up an organization named HOPE.
As for me, I am a nature lover and like to help people whenever I can. I am very emotional when I see an animal that is wounded or sick or small children picking up trash to earn a living. I immediately think about helping however I can.
Tell us about HOPE's Wealth in Waste initiative. What inspired Wealth in Waste?
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15:41 EDT, 18.Apr.08