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Harit Sena

(Green Brigade For Environmental Activism):

Formation of “Green Brigade” with the membership of 5000 School children.

About us:

JEEVANTIRTH is a voluntary organisation based at Juna Koba, Gandhinagar, registered as a trust during 1997 by full time social workers working since 1985. Trustees and workers of JEEVANTIRTH consider themselves as ‘life long learners’, believing in “education through life and education throughout life”. They consider JEEVANTIRTH as a School for life lovers, “Jeevan Premio Ni Shala” and its mission is to spread Joy, Love and Understanding. Please see the pamphlet in Gujarati.

Main trustees of JEEVANTIRTH are environmental activists and they have worked in various capacities on environmental issues given below.

	They lead mass movement of “Banas Bachao Andolan” to give justice to 110 down stream Riparian owner villages of Dantiwada and Sipu dam in Banaskantha for five years under the guidance of veteran Sarvoday (Gandhian) leader Shree Chunikaka Vaidya. School children and rural youth were educated about importance of River based civilisation during the movement.
	Participated in “National Environment Awareness Campaign” in 1987-88, 1989-90, under the banner of Gujarat Biradari. Students of Post basic schools were main target in the campaign. Jeevantirth is actively participating in the NEAC campaign since 1999.
	Became one of the petitioners of PIL against ‘Girnar Rope Way’. School children took part in Street Plays, Relies, and Camps during the campaign.
	Formed ‘Sabar Sena’ to oppose Dharoi- Ahmedabad pipeline project. High school student took part in workshop organised for it. About 2000 students took part in Gandhi Mela where problem was discussed in detail.
	Jeevantirth successfully completed UNDP - GEF - SGP project in the 20 villages on the both the banks of river Sabarmati for the protection of “River based Ecology, Economy and Civilization”.
	Conducted teacher’s training programme for 2000 villages’ primary school teachers. Special emphasis is given on the process of learning from environment. Main theme of the w/s is “Joyful learning and Meaningful Education”.
	Written, published and translated about 60 booklets on environment, education and development related issues for school children, teachers and social activists.
	Developed self learning material under EOSE (Environment Orientation in School Education) of MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) Government of India.
	Jeevantirth is an active and founder member of “Taru MItra – Gujarat” a group of NGOs working for the Environment.

Project Description:

Goal:

To form ‘Harit Sena’ of 5000 school children, so that they become global citizen by nurturing local culture and heritage. Let reverence for life be the foundation for their environmental activism.

Purpose/ Objective:

The proposed project is a serious attempt to nurture the idea of environmental activism in the minds of future citizens. “No- Word Action” will be basic constituent of the programme. Each member of the ‘Harit Sena’ will plant and protect at least one tree every year and will take definite action in the field of environmental protection. Their personal life will also get enriched by coming nearer to the Mother Earth.

These members of ‘Harit Sena’ will become a change agent to propagate eco-friendly life style and concept of sustainable development in the society.

Problems/Issues the project will address:

JEEVANTIRTH feels that apathetic attitude of the common citizen in the field of environment is of serious concern. People generally do not take much interest in environmental related issues nor do they think environmentally. They do not realise that our own existence is at stake if we do not bother ourselves asking basic issues related to environment like Natural Resource Management. Real “Gram Swaraj” can be attained only through self leadership development by rural youth. The main problem that the project wants to address is “Lake of people’s initiative for environmental activism.”

Geographical Focus:

Mainly districts of North Gujarat namely Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Patan, Mehsana and Gandhinagar.

Strategy:

About two Post basic school and 8 primary schools will be selected from each district of North Gujarat. Environmental aspects from the school curriculum and text book will be high lightened and students as well as teachers will be motivated to connect their lives and study with local environment.

Each post basic school will adopt 4 primary schools in 4 different villages other then their own village. Child to child approach will be incorporated in the strategy. Harit Sena will be formed in all the post basic and primary schools.

Forest department and other CBOs, educational institutional and NGOs will be involved in the programme. Practical training for tree plantation and protection will be given to every member of the Harit Sena. Identity Card, Certificate, on the tips of environmental activism, posters etc. will be given to them with trainings, saplings of indigenous fruit bearing trees.

Outcome of the project:

	Preparation of guideline for teachers about ‘how to link environmental aspects of practical use with basic school curriculum’.
	Plantation of 5000 saplings.
	Concept of ‘Clean village Green village’ implemented in 50 villages.

Follow up:

Planning follow up activities is an integral part of the project. Our vision is to form a green brigade in Gujarat which believes in ‘Soil based economy, not oil based economy.’

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