Jodie Underhill
British academic
Jodie Underhill is the co-founder of Waste Warriors, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Dehradun, India, that specialises in waste collection and waste management. Her work has led the Indian media to give her the nicknames 'Garbage Girl' and 'Waste Warrior'. She is a British expatriate, and her work in India has brought her recognition in various forms such as the 'Brand Icon Award' by The Times of India and the 'Green Hero Award' by Center of Media Studies.
Background
Born in Great Yarmouth, England, Jodie completed her schooling from Oakbank School, Keighley, England. She worked as a fundraising assistant and volunteer coordinator for charities such as Rossendale Hospice, a receptionist, a personal assistant and a legal editor after which she spent the majority of her twenties travelling the world and came to India in December 2008 as a tourist. After visiting Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Kanyakumari, in 2009 she reached the Tibetan Children's Village in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, where she had volunteered to conduct letter-writing workshops for sponsorship secretaries. She was upset that Dharamsala's beauty was being marred by big mounds of garbage and decided to do something about this, which eventually led her to organising cleaning drives.
Projects
Mountain Cleaners
Jodie Underhill established Mountain Cleaners in 2009 to provide and promote sustainable waste management systems in Dharamsala and Dehradun. The organisation works with local people and businesses, government organisations, NGOs and schools to provide sustainable waste management solutions, ensuring that rubbish is disposed of correctly and as much of it as possible is reused or recycled. She resigned from Mountain Cleaners in August 2012.
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