Trash Talks x Foras Khadra | Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future with Mudar Haj-Hussein

🎙️ Climate Action Is Human Work Foras Khadra is a youth-led organisation creating real pathways into green jobs, climate action and community leadership across the Middle East and beyond. Through education, mentorship and grassroots programs, Foras Khadra empowers young people to turn climate anxiety into meaningful, practical action. In this episode of Trash Talks, we sit down with Mudar Haj-Hussein — Syrian medical student, climate activist and team member at Foras Khadra — to explore how youth can become the driving force of a sustainable future. We talk about Foras Khadra’s mission, its connection to Green Imprint, and how community, mental health and climate psychology are essential parts of real climate solutions — not side topics. Mudar shares how eco-anxiety, burnout and emotional overload affect young climate activists, and why belonging, rest and empathy are powerful tools for building resilient movements. This conversation goes beyond policy and CO₂ numbers. It’s about people, purpose, and the systems that help young leaders grow into the change the world needs. --- Foras Khadra connects young people to green jobs, climate action and community leadership. In this episode, Mudar Haj-Hussein from Foras Khadra joins Trash Talks to explore how youth empowerment, climate psychology and community building create lasting environmental change. --- Key themes from the episode: • Foras Khadra creates real pathways into green jobs • Youth need belonging, not just information • Climate change is emotional as well as environmental • Eco-anxiety is real — community helps counter it • Rest is part of sustainable activism • Climate psychology bridges awareness and action • Empathy builds stronger movements than fear • Small actions grow when people feel connected • Young leaders need support systems, not pressure • Change happens when people feel seen and empowered This isn’t about perfection. It’s about connection, care, and momentum. 📌 Watch, reflect, and share — someone you know might need this perspective right now. 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/second-life42 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondlife.ngo