Varshini Prakash ita mai rajin kare yanayin ne kuma babbar darekta ce ta Sunrise Movement, kungiyar 501(c)(4) wacce ta kirkiro tare a shekarar 2017. An sanya ta a cikin jerin sunayen Time 100 na 2019, kuma ta kasance sananniyar lambar yabo ta Saliyo Club John Muir a cikin 2019. Prakash ta fara sanin canjin yanayi ne lokacin da take 'yar shekara 11 a yayin da take kallon labarai game da Indian Ocean tsunami.na 2004. Girma, ta so zama likita. Prakash ta tafi kwaleji a Jami'ar Massachusetts Amherst inda ta fara shiryawa kan al'amuran da suka shafi yanayi. Yayin da take can, ta zama jagora ga kamfen ɗin burbushin man fetur na makaranta. Prakash ta kuma yi aiki tare da wata kungiyar kasa, Fosil Fuel Divestment Student Network. A cikin 2017, shekara guda bayan ta kammala karatu, UMass Amherst ya zama na farko babba, jami'ar gwamnati da ta nitse. A cikin 2017, Prakash ta ƙaddamar da Sunrise Movement, ƙungiyar siyasa ta Amurka da matasa ke jagoranta da 501(c)(4) waɗanda ke ba da shawarar aiwatar da siyasa kan canjin yanayi, tare da wasu masu haɗin gwiwa guda bakwai.