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From the Worm Lady to Leading a Climate Education Revolution

From the Worm Lady to Leading a Climate Education Revolution

Update: 2025-05-14
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How does a passionate environmentalist swing from managing garbage piles in India to launching a groundbreaking climate education platform that’s transformed thousands of careers? Join me as I interview Kamal Kapadia, co-founder of Terra.do. Her remarkable journey took her from crowded Indian cities to Oxford’s hallowed halls, from installing solar panels in Sri Lankan villages to teaching middle schoolers in Hawaiian tents, and finally to creating one of the most influential climate education programs in the world. Through her story of constant reinvention—from journalism to academia, from food gardens (including tending to an appropriately icky “worm bin”) to tech startups—Kamal reveals how education can be our most powerful tool for climate action, and why sometimes the most meaningful careers are built not from careful planning, but from a series of bold adventures guided by curiosity and conviction.

Notes and resources

* Kamal Kapadia’s LinkedIn

* Terra.do



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From the Worm Lady to Leading a Climate Education Revolution

From the Worm Lady to Leading a Climate Education Revolution

Michael Ethan Gold