Shreya Rao:Planting Seeds for Change with digital solutions

Send us Fan MailOur fourth feature of Green Lens spotlights Shreya Rao - a University of Waterloo student studying Environment, Resources and Sustainability with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Originally from Vancouver, Shreya’s passion for sustainability and climate action guided her journey from a young age, and is what eventually led her to study at the University of Waterloo.Shreya has immersed herself in the community by volunteering with multiple organizations. Those experiences, combined with her entrepreneurship minor, led her to found Planted - an ed-tech platform designed to help youth upskill and find new opportunities in the social impact space.Tune into this feature to hear Shreya discuss: • The inspiration behind founding Planted • Why youth engagement is crucial for climate action • The challenges and surprises of building a startup from the ground upSupport the show