In the heart of Kwathu community, a big problem was growing like a weed.

Plastic litter was everywhere, making the town look messy and unattractive.

Mala was 11 years old. She was a girl with a kind heart.

Mala didn't like the sight of the plastic litter. Every morning on her way to school, she would see the plastic waste and sigh.

One day, while chatting with her friends, Mala shared her frustration.

"We can't just sit and watch our town drown in plastic."

Her friends nodded in agreement, and together, they decided to act.

They grabbed their worn-out school bags and started picking up the plastic litter around town.

They cleaned the parks, the playgrounds, and the riverbanks.

Soon, their school bags were overflowing with plastic, and they had no place to put it.

"Why don't we make something out of all this plastic?" suggested Gani, one of Mala's friends.

"That's a great idea!" Mala exclaimed. "But what can we make?"

Their creative minds were buzzing. They thought and thought, until they had a fantastic idea.

They would make handmade plastic balls!

They would tie the plastic bags together and heat them up just a bit to create colourful, bouncy balls.

These balls could bring joy to children all over town.

Mala and her friends collected more plastic than ever before.

They spent days and nights crafting the plastic into magical balls of different sizes and colours.

Word spread and more children joined the effort.
Soon, the town was cleaner than ever.

Mala and her friends had inspired their community to change.