The children of GPS Mallepally No. 2 school in Hyderabad designed a project to increase tree plantation in their community. They collected plants and discussed the importance of reducing carbon emissions and increasing oxygen with community members. The children then led a rally promoting plantation and community members pledged to plant more trees. The children finished by planting trees at their school and felt successful that they inspired the community to be more environmentally conscious.
Army Public School and College Ordnance Roaddfcpakistan
Tackling environmental pollution in their area while educating their community to be more responsible citizens, students at Army Public School, Ordnance Road, Rawalpindi implemented a series of ideas designed to raise awareness. Through designing posters, organizing an awareness walk, visiting a local park and launching a clean up drive as well, students drew attention towards the issue of littering and other acts that pollute the environment.
View a video of the presentation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtkMl_j5hQ
Anshu Gupta: Creating a Parallel Economy with Reused Materials
Founder and Director of GOONJ.org
April 30, 2013, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Anshu Gupta, an Ashoka and Schwab Fellow, shared his experiences creating a cultural change - conscious giving, not thoughtless dumping - and how he came to lead one of the world's largest civic participation movements. He is the founder of GOONJ.org, a social enterprise that has created social innovations to address critical gaps in the developing world. Making clothing a matter of concern in the development sector emerged as his life's calling with GOONJ.
Considered one of the leading social enterprises in India, GOONJ, is focused on under resourced areas in development work; whether its clothing for the poor, cloth sanitary pads for women, or school materials for children. The organization is addressing the growing gap between prospering cities and rural villages, by moving resources from the former, who discard it as waste, to the later, for whom it is precious.
Event information and multimedia: http://nonprofit.haas.berkeley.edu/events.html
The Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speaker Series is presented by the Haas Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership (CNPL) and sponsored by Schwab Charitable.
About CNPL: The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders to create and seize opportunities to achieve social impact across sectors.
For resources and information on how business is integral to the achievement of positive social impact around the world:
Website: http://bit.ly/haas-cnpl
Facebook: http://bit.ly/cnpl-fb
Twitter: @ImpactMBA
Army Public School and College Ordnance Roaddfcpakistan
Tackling environmental pollution in their area while educating their community to be more responsible citizens, students at Army Public School, Ordnance Road, Rawalpindi implemented a series of ideas designed to raise awareness. Through designing posters, organizing an awareness walk, visiting a local park and launching a clean up drive as well, students drew attention towards the issue of littering and other acts that pollute the environment.
View a video of the presentation here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtkMl_j5hQ
Anshu Gupta: Creating a Parallel Economy with Reused Materials
Founder and Director of GOONJ.org
April 30, 2013, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Anshu Gupta, an Ashoka and Schwab Fellow, shared his experiences creating a cultural change - conscious giving, not thoughtless dumping - and how he came to lead one of the world's largest civic participation movements. He is the founder of GOONJ.org, a social enterprise that has created social innovations to address critical gaps in the developing world. Making clothing a matter of concern in the development sector emerged as his life's calling with GOONJ.
Considered one of the leading social enterprises in India, GOONJ, is focused on under resourced areas in development work; whether its clothing for the poor, cloth sanitary pads for women, or school materials for children. The organization is addressing the growing gap between prospering cities and rural villages, by moving resources from the former, who discard it as waste, to the later, for whom it is precious.
Event information and multimedia: http://nonprofit.haas.berkeley.edu/events.html
The Schwab Charitable Philanthropy Speaker Series is presented by the Haas Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership (CNPL) and sponsored by Schwab Charitable.
About CNPL: The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders to create and seize opportunities to achieve social impact across sectors.
For resources and information on how business is integral to the achievement of positive social impact around the world:
Website: http://bit.ly/haas-cnpl
Facebook: http://bit.ly/cnpl-fb
Twitter: @ImpactMBA
Grassroots Innovations Series - I - Home innovationsTeachers of India
We've all used earthen products in the kitchen but a clay fridge? One that does not require electricity and keeps food fresh too? In this series of 'Grassroot Innovations', you will find home innovations that make it easier and cheaper to cook and store food, and wash laundry.
Grassroots Innovations Series - I - Home innovationsTeachers of India
We've all used earthen products in the kitchen but a clay fridge? One that does not require electricity and keeps food fresh too? In this series of 'Grassroot Innovations', you will find home innovations that make it easier and cheaper to cook and store food, and wash laundry.
A compilation of guidelines to make school ,a zero waste zone.
Schools are the best platform to inculcate habits of waste segregation,composting,recycling in the minds of our future generation.
1. Design For Change Contest Mallepally NO.2
Date: 13-9-2010
Activity: Plantation
Area: Zebabag, Asif Nagar
Designed by: The children in GPS Mallepally No-2
Vinay S/oYadagiri 5th class
Kalicharan S/oPramod Kumar 5th class
Swapna D/oJagan Kumar 5th class
Chandrasekhar S/o Ashok 4th class
Swaroopa D/oGhansi Ram 4th class
Feel: The children in GPS Mallelpally No-2 designed an activity to bring change in
their surroundings. The children felt a lot about the decrease of plants in present society.
We are cutting a large number of trees for various reasons e.g.: For preparing paper etc.
In our civilized society, we are enjoying lot of comforts. One of those are
vehicles. Through the vehicles, we are releasing carbon dye oxide, which is harmful to
our health. Because of Industrialization, Carbon monoxide and other harmful gases are
releasing into the outside environment. We are taking this polluted air and getting lungs
problems.
If we plant more trees, the trees can get the carbon dye oxide and releases the
Oxygen. We should aware of this and work towards it because the every human being
needs Oxygen to survive. Trees not only give us oxygen, but also save the earth from
soil erosion.
Imagine: After the children discussed among themselves, they have collected plants
from their community. Then they have met the Community members and expressed their
thoughts. The children explained to the community people about the importance of
plantation. The community members listened to the children carefully. They told to the
children that they would plant the trees and save the lives.
Do: Then the children went as a rally in Zebabag and gave slogans to the community.
After the rally, the children returned to the school GPS Mallepally No-2 and planted the
trees. The other community members gave a promise to the children that they would
plant the trees in and outside their houses.
Share: The community people shared their feelings with one another and they felt the
importance of plantation.. In addition, if there is any necessity to cut a tree, they will
plant a tree before cutting it. The children felt very happy about the change of the
community.
2. Children are ready for the rally with the plants
Starting from the School as a rally. Interacting with the community members
Explainig about the importance of Plantation. Community member is asking the doubts.
Design team member is clarifying the doubts. Planting the trees