Plan India Eco education

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Plan India Eco education

• The daily lives of the residents of Vikarabad
  district of Telangana are full of surprises. The
  land that was drought-prone, over-farmed and
  nearly barren due to fertiliser and pesticide
  overuse is now slowly recovering through organic
  farming. Lively discussions about low-cost,
  replicable ways to save the environment are
  overheard at child forums formed at schools,
  communities and environment protection committees
  (EPCs) in the communities.
• Households tend to kitchen gardens which they
  passionately advocate for environmental and
  livelihoods support while others are learning to
  make seed balls that can fill barren lands with
  lush greenery again. This is the effect of Plan
  Indias Child Friendly Schools in
  Environmentally Sensitive Communities project.
  Run in 40 schools and Neighbourhoods with support
  from Oracle India, the project is a part of Plan
  Indias effort to prepare communities for climate
  change. The goal is to create model schools and
  enable children to become environmentally
  sensitive while realising their rights to quality
  education and holistic development.

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• The first-of-its-kind project in the state, it is
  in alignment with the governments Haritha
  Haram programme to raise awareness and greenery
  in the villages. It interfaces with panchayat,
  mandal and district level government agencies to
  strengthen community structures so that they can
  lead the initiative themselves. The project also
  raises awareness through behaviour change
  communication among children, parents, teachers,
  community members so that they can negotiate with
  their panchayat and government for secure
  futures.
• Highlights
• 1,215 children (607 girls and 608 boys) from 80
  child forums in 40 schools and communities
  trained
• 40 EPCs with 723 members (460 men and 169 women,
  48 boys and 46 girls) strengthened through
  support and training
• 550 families across 40 communities supported for
  the development of kitchen gardens

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• https//www.planindia.org/our-project/eco-educatio
  n/