Why not you Why not now A youth story to inspire
[Music]
isabelle and malazzi
are two sisters and friends from the
green school in bali and indonesia
when the girls were 10 and 12 years old
they decided that they wanted to take on
plastic pollution
the very pollution that was choking our
island so they started a campaign called
bye bye plastic bags
and they declared that they were going
to get a million signatures to ban
plastic bags
on bali they went on a hunger strike to
catch the attention of the governor of
bali
taking example from gandhi they
went to the airport every single day
badgering each tourist who arrived on
the island
they organized weekly beach cleanups
with all of their friends
and they went on to give a global ted
talk
they worked with the un and because of
their efforts because of their
campaigning
they went on to start a global movement
in countries and cities around the world
from guadalajara in mexico to sydney
australia
now the girls never did get to a million
signatures
but because of their campaigning because
of their tenacity
and their belief that anything was
possible regardless of
age or experience these girls are the
reason why bali is the first
island in indonesia to bend all
disposable
plastics