Sagarika Sriram was just 10 years old when she started reading newspaper stories about a planet in trouble.One story was about a whale that was washed up on the beach after an oil spill.Another was about turtles found with plastic （塑料） in their stomachs.Sagarika knew she needed to do jye.aimething.So，she joined a group that organized （组织） cleanup activities in Dubai，her home city，in the United Arab Emirates. "The experience helped me understand what a person could do and how I could really make a difference，" she says.
   But personal power is the strongest on a larger level.So，in 2016，Sagarika created Kids for a Better World.It's a digital platform （数字平台） that has brought together nearly 10，000 kids from all over the world.Its goal is to fight climate change.
   Sagarika is now 16.She's part of a growing body of young climate activists who are working together in the name of a cleaner，healthier future. "We're the group that is going to face the results if the climate crisis （气候危机） is not solved，" Sagarika says.As well as online activities，Sagarika organizes local cleanups on beaches and deserts in the United Arab Emirates，collecting litter.She believes even small personal actions can create a "ripple effect （连锁反应），" building energy in the right direction. "Change can be created on large levels with even small actions，" she says.
   Kids for a Better World is for people aged from 8 to 16.The platform teaches them about what they can do at home and in their community to reverse （逆转） climate change.They can grow food or plant trees.They can collect recyclables （可回收物品） and avoid using plastic bags.These are lessons that Sagarika wants schools to teach. "This is the information which can help change our future，" she says.
   Growing up in a desert city has made Sagarika know better about the need for action.Her city faces risks from rising temperatures and decreasing amounts of water.She believes those kids can bring attention to these environmental problems. "When children speak out a message，and they go door-to-door telling people about this，they can understand what's going on，" she says.
   Even if she's all about small actions，Sagarika has big plans.She'd like to study at Stanford University，in California.And while she's there，she'll keep being an activist and running Kids for a Better World.Sagarika hopes to inspire （激励） others to fight for a greener planet，as others have inspired her. "We're happy to see so many inspirational change-makers，" she says.

（1）What did Sagarika understand after joining the cleanup group？

She understood what a person could do and how she could really make a difference.

She understood what a person could do and how she could really make a difference.

（2）How did Sagarika inspire more people to fight climate change？

She set up the platform，Kids for a Better World （which teaches them about what they can do at home and in their community to reverse climate change）.Also，she organized local cleanups to collect litter.

She set up the platform，Kids for a Better World （which teaches them about what they can do at home and in their community to reverse climate change）.Also，she organized local cleanups to collect litter.

（3）What do you think of Sagarika's actions on fighting for a greener planet？Why do you think so？ （In about 40 words.At least one point and two reasons. ）

I think what she has done is meaningful/important/necessary/helpful because it has inspired more people to get involved in green activities for our planet.Even small actions on large levels can have a ripple effect.Besides，what she has done also brings her self-improvement.

I think what she has done is meaningful/important/necessary/helpful because it has inspired more people to get involved in green activities for our planet.Even small actions on large levels can have a ripple effect.Besides，what she has done also brings her self-improvement.