Our team recently conducted semi-structured interviews with young individuals from the project intervention areas. These interviews were carefully crafted to delve into various themes, including the youths' understanding of the circular economy, the accessibility of leadership opportunities in their localities, and their enthusiasm towards assuming roles in guiding awareness or advocacy campaigns. The primary objective of these interviews was to gain insights into the perspectives, aspirations, and potential contributions of these youths towards advancing sustainability and community awareness initiatives, particularly focusing on mitigating plastic pollution into rivers and the circular economy.

Furthermore, the interviews yielded important qualitative insights into the types of trainings that would practically benefit the youths in assuming leadership roles, effectively implementing campaigns, and inspiring other young individuals to partake in awareness/advocacy initiatives.