Secondsguru is a young social enterprise with a mission to promote environmental education and awareness. It runs workshops, events, and talks to engage people. It also runs this website Secondsguru.com where readers can access a curated calendar of eco-events, guides on eco-friendly lifestyles, information on sustainable brands, and other resources. With the motto “Green Living. Made Easy.”, Secondsguru makes sustainable living a fun, creative and practical goal for all.
Secondsguru was born when the co-founders, Anuja Byotra Aggarwal and Lara Rath, were surprised how much time it took them to research and find simple, practical ways to live an eco-friendly lifestyle after they had arrived in Singapore as fresh expats. Where to buy used furniture? Where to source organic and bulk foods? What could or could not go into recycle bins? Which eco-events would let them connect with like-minded people? What to do with all the books and clothes they no longer needed? So many questions, so little information at the fingertips!
Thus began Secondsguru in end-2014.
In addition to conducting talks, workshops and experiential learning opportunities, Secondsguru also runs initiatives to support sustainable living in the community – such as educational talks and presence at eco events. We’ve conducted book swaps at Earthfest Singapore, talked on sustainable fashion at the Climate Action Carnival by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR, Singapore), conducted beach cleanups on Singapore’s coastline, and organized many more such initiatives.
- If you think your workplace, colleagues or community can benefit from our talks/ workshops and experiential learning activities, read more about our corporate workshops, and write to us at admin@secondsguru.com.
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- If you want to contribute articles to Secondsguru.com or just give feedback, drop us an email on admin@secondsguru.com.
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Welcome to this joyful green journey,
Anuja and Lara
Secondsguru is a registered trademark of Sparkbox Pte Ltd, incorporated in Singapore.
Joan
19 January 2018Good day! I am Joan from Sponslist, a student-initiated startup aimed to connect sponsors and event organizers with ease. Simply register as an event organiser now and list your events on http://www.sponslist.com, so we can help you to find sponsors. At the same time you can use your event page as a proposal (use the shareable link) to give to sponsors when you are finding sponsors yourself! In the meantime, please spread the word to your friends who might also need our service and support us by liking our facebook page https://m.facebook.com/sponslist/
Do let me know if you have any questions! (By the way, it’s free!)
Thank you and have a good week ahead!
Sujata
8 January 2018Dear Anuja & Lara,
It was interesting to read about your work and experience the website of secondsguru. We are a four decade old organization based out of Kolkata, India. Our major focus area has been to promote small producers and handmade, designing for a cleaner lifestyle. A lot of our work includes upcycling or use of eco-friendly and green raw materials & processes. Would be interested to know, if we could collaborate.
Anuja Byotra
9 January 2018Dear Sujata, Thanks for stopping by Secondsguru and your kind words! I’ve been browsing through Sasha’s website and it is great to see how you are collaborating with artisans in meaningful, beautiful ways. Would love to connect and explore collaboration ideas. Can you drop me an email at anuja@secondsguru.com?
Agatha "Agy"
27 September 2015Hello Lara!
It was lovely to finally connect with you at EarthFest. Love your idea you were telling me about. I was wondering whether we could meet over coffee sometime to see how we can collaborate 🙂 Let me know.
Best,
Agy
Lara Rath Behura
14 March 2017Lovely meeting you too Agy. See you soon !
Best
Lara