The best teacher is very interactive. - Bill Gates And we could feel so with our extremely interactive session with the teachers of BBPS Pusa Road. Kudos to BBPS for trying to adopt all possible environmental practices in the school  under a programme named ‘HAMARI BAGHIYA’. It’s under this programme that they are doing segregation of waste and will soon begin composting of their food/ organic waste within their own premises. For this, they needed guidance and thus we conducted a waste management workshop for them this morning. We are extremely grateful to the 25+ members audience comprising of  teachers and sweepers who were extremely warm and showered us with a lot of love and affection. We discussed various aspects of waste management, ways in which waste can be segregated as well as utilized, including their garden waste. We also discussed the kind of composting setup that would be best suited for them. We also talked about the concept of 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and R...

A DROP OF HAPPINESS! No. of saplings watered = 163 No. of volunteers = 11 Volunteers are paid in six figures... S-M-I-L-E-S. ― Gayla LeMaire Have you ever been in a sour mood and then someone has come along with a huge smile, some laughter or in a really good mood? Perhaps a baby that just looked up at you and smiled? How did this make you feel? When the person you are talking to or the people that surround you are smiling, you won’t be able to help but smile! Smile is contagious and that’s what our volunteers spread around in our volunteer drives. The happiness and satisfaction we all get in trade of the weekend drives is priceless and keeps us moving. The happiness of our volunteers is not just within the human race, we share it with our green friends as well. And to do this, our watering teams gathered last weekend at Sainik Vihar, Hauz Khas and Sangam Vihar for helping our friends in need. With watering cans all set, the teams started watering the existing...

EVERY BIT COUNTS! No. of saplings watered = 168 No. of volunteers = 14 No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop Small actions might not seem like much at first, but over time, they can have a compounding effect. Actions add up or intensify over time and we can achieve big results from small daily steps. And one such step being taken by our volunteers is regular watering of the native tree saplings planted by us. Our volunteers gathered at Sainik Vihar, Hauz Khas and Sangam Vihar last weekend to water our existing saplings. The volunteers comprised of school and college students as well as working professionals carrying watering containers ranging from two litres water bottles to 200L water tank. There was scarcity of water but the passion of our high-spirited volunteers could not deter them from helping our green friends. They managed water from a nearby police beat office and within two hours, the thirst of 160+ saplings was quenched...

PRESENTING… THE SAPLING SONG!!! Planted a sapling? Paani diya kya ? (Did you water it?) Read what a sapling has to say! Thanks to Dollyy A Kataaria for this... I am a little bundle of joy Forget me not like an old toy One beautiful sight; I reside My friend planted me here and hugged me tight! I tell yummy soil and sunny light I won't stay this little alright For sands of time run All of us together have fun! Before you will even know; My friend waters me to grow! I dream to grow so big like a big green tree Just like that big one there you see But, I am ONLY a little bundle of joy IF you forget me like an old toy What do I do of beautiful sight? I miss that day when you hugged me tight! But my thirst is rising with sunlight Difficult to stay alright! Today sands of time run Looking at me make fun Before you will even know Thirst can let me go My friend quickly you come... Time and tide waits for none Thank you for coming dear! I was today living before in fear! I am a little BIGG...

POLLUTION? SOLUTION! No. of volunteers = 37 No. of saplings planted = 53 Amount of waste collected = 54 kg Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. – William James You know what the best thing about volunteering is? A volunteer always believes that he/she is powerful… powerful enough to bring a change. It’s this spirit that keeps our volunteers going. And for that we don't go extra miles, we just focus on how we all can walk lightly on this planet while giving it back whatever we can. Giving back to nature… That’s what our volunteers did today with Sustainability Struggles. We gathered at Sangam Vihar DDA Park where our native tree saplings were waiting for us to be planted as well watered. Our team took help from the gardener of the park for arranging their home (pits), food (compost) and water. With a good volunteer turnout, we started with the collection of waste littered in the park with the biggest culprits being bottle caps and tobacco packets....

IT'S TIME TO ACT! Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. - Oprah Winfrey Delhi remains shrouded in haze as pollutants in the air have spiked to extremely toxic levels and the air quality is in the severe+ zone. The capital city is now in a public health emergency as the situation called for an emergency action. Action. We citizens too need to take some action. Something that solves the problem at the root level. One of them is planting native trees. Our volunteers have been planting native trees such as peepal, neem, amaltas, pilkhan, marodphali etc. The best part? Our volunteers also water them regularly! Our volunteers gathered at Sangam Vihar and Hauz Khas to water our existing saplings at these locations. We carried water from our homes and also sourced it from the locals. Our heartfelt thanks to them for helping us out! We also used dried leaves for mulching of the saplings to increase water retention capaci...