SUSTAINABLE LIFETYLES AND EDUCATION
BACKGROUND & RATIONALE
We work with several schools as well as community groups each year, in developing practical on ground solutions to some of the pressing environmental concerns and projects. These βinfrastructureβ projects are aimed at engaging the communities and developing their ownership through action projects on ground.
HERB, VEGETABLE, AND SHADE GARDENS
MINI FORESTS
BUTTERFLY GARDENS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Swechha works with several schools, young people, corporates, and partner organisations each year in the setting up of green infrastructures across several campuses. These particular interventions are a crucial part of the ACTION component in our various school programs.
We work with schools to create butterfly gardens where students get to learn and be involved in numerous aspects. Topics covered include identification of different butterflies found in Delhi, species selection, designing, and maintenance. We also work on building herb and vegetable gardens. Under this intervention, we create a herb garden with a mix of culinary and medicinal herbs, planted on your campus. While engaging students in planting the garden, they are also guided on the functions the herbs serve and the need, and the techniques for maintenance of the herbs. This sort of experiential technique of education imparts to the child a connection with the environment.
Additionally, Swechha undertakes public parks and converts them into local airsheds. One of our most prominent Airshed Development projects has been in Vasant Kunj, where we converted a public park with 5% green cover into a lush green park with 90% green cover, over a decade of work. This included plantation as well as maintenance of the park.
Creating vermicompost pits is another of our eco-action projects, while engaging students in the whole process. In the last 10 years, Swechha has created over 100 green infrastructures across 100+ schools in Delhi/NCR. Each of these infrastructures is currently thriving, most of them already self-sustainable, with a tremendous survival rate of 90 percent. Under the program of Airshed park development, over 10 years, Swechha has planted over 10,000 herbs, shrubs , and trees in a community park in B2 Vasant Kunj.
PROGRAM OUTREACH
Schools
Butterfly and Herb Gardens
Urban Forests and Airsheds
Participants
PROGRAM IMAGES
Get Involved
We are always looking for young and enthusiastic minds that can help us create the change along with being the change. Whatever your passion, we always have opportunities for you along with endless cups of Chai!
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Come build a Food Garden with us! π±π«π πΆοΈπ #youtubeshorts #youtube #shorts
After multiple workshops on Food, Farming and Responsible Consumption, the students of Government Girls Senior Secondary School (GGSSS), Madanpur Khadar, got their hands dirty building a food garden today where we planted lots of vegetables like green chillies, eggplant, coriander, spinach, tomatoes, lady finger, amaranth (green and red) and beans. π±
Weβre all excited to see how the food garden does. Stay tuned for more updates! π«π πΆοΈ
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Urban Gardening workshop with St Columbas School #education #students #school #gardening
We conducted an Urban Gardening workshop at St Columbaβs School [ @st.columbas.school.delhi ] under our βBridge the Gapβ program supported by @acuityknowledgepartners . These workshops offer students an opportunity to become environmentally conscious and practice active citizenship around them. The knowledge gathered through our classroom workshops are supported by our practical exposures.
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Upcycling & Gardening with The Heritage School #youtubeshorts #nature #education #garden #herbs
A beautiful, colourful week spent at Heritage School in Gurgaon, planning and designing green spaces with grade 1 and grade 4 students! Over 250 young learners spent their last week on campus with our team, building these unique gardens by creatively upcycling old waste found at the school! We also got together and designed a vibrant butterfly shaped garden of winter flowers and some host and shelter plants! Hope to witness this space flourish in the months to come! π¦πΈπͺ»πΏ
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Building a herb spiral and herb garden!
July means back in schools for us at Swechha! Here are some moments from an engaging two days spent building a herb spiral and herb garden with over 180 students! β¨βοΈ
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Butterfly Garden - St Columbas School #environment #education #butterflygarden #youtubeshorts
After months of classroom workshops and exposure trips, we wrapped up our #bridgethegap program with St. Columbaβs School through the creation of a beautiful butterfly garden! πΏ With winterβs sun on its way, we canβt wait to see butterflies, birds, and bees fill this space. Huge kudos to the students for their dedication and the energy they brought to make this happen. Hereβs to a thriving corner of nature on campus! π¦ππΈ -
More of building beautiful butterfly gardens!
It was a memorable evening for Swechha to work again with Shiv Nadar School after 6 years to build a beautiful butterfly garden with the students of class 3 and 4. πΏππ
The students were divided in teams to carry out the different responsibilities of making a garden- from soil mixing to plantation to art team, it was an evening filled with learning for students. This has also been a step towards making them more responsible towards their environmental and care for the plants and trees around them. π»π»
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More of building beautiful butterfly gardens!
It was a memorable evening for Swechha to work again with Shiv Nadar School after 6 years to build a beautiful butterfly garden with the students of class 3 and 4. πΏππ
The students were divided in teams to carry out the different responsibilities of making a garden- from soil mixing to plantation to art team, it was an evening filled with learning for students. This has also been a step towards making them more responsible towards their environmental and care for the plants and trees around them. π»π»
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We made a butterfly garden! π¦πΏ
π± Practical Engagement, Hands-on Learning, and Experiential Education at its finest! π± We recently had the incredible opportunity to explore a school butterfly garden, crafted with love and dedication by the talented students of @theshrirammillenniumschool1635 π¦π«
In just two months, we have witnessed this magical space grow from a few seeds and tiny saplings, to a flourishing haven for butterflies, birds, and insects. πΊπ¦
Learning by doing is undoubtedly the most inspiring way to absorb knowledge, and this green oasis exemplifies that beautifully. πΏπ‘ The young minds behind this garden poured their hearts into nurturing these plants and observing the wonders of nature unfold before their eyes. πΌπ§π½π§π»βπΎ
This experience has helped students understand the significance of butterflies and other pollinators in sustaining the delicate balance of our environment. π¦πΈ Let us all be conscious of our impact on these marvelous creatures and ensure a greener future for generations to come. ππ±
ππ£ Calling all schools in Delhi NCR! π£π If you want your students to be part of such a rewarding journey, connecting with nature and creating green spaces of their own, we are here to help! π€Our workshops focus on building green infrastructure projects like this mesmerizing butterfly garden, nurturing a deeper appreciation for the environment and fostering a sense of responsibility towards it. πΏ
π© Drop us a DM to learn more about our engaging workshops and start transforming your school grounds into vibrant hubs of ecological harmony. Together, let's sow the seeds of change and watch them blossom into something extraordinary! πΊπ¦π±
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SOME OF OUR
TESTIMONIALS
"I never thought I would spend a day in school working with earthworms! Creating compost was fun, educational, and soothing. I hope to work on such projects in the future."
Kanishk
Vasant Valley School
"We spent the whole day creating a beautiful butterfly garden using everyday waste items like old shoes, tires, tubs, filling it with nutritious soil and planting flowers and plants whose nectar would attract various kinds of butterflies! I got to know the importance of butterflies in our ecosystem and how they are integral to everything in nature!"
Sapna
The Indian School
"After the urban gardening workshop today, I have realised that one need not have huge fields or open spaces, farms to grow. One can grow vegetables from a drum and from pots right in one's balcony!"
Manish
New Era School