National Environmental Awareness Campaign 2009 

Water Body Cleaning at EKW

SAFE participated in National Environmental Awareness Campaign, 2009 launched and sponsored by Ministry of Forest & Environment, Government of India, New Delhi. This year the theme was climate change. Our target areas were the East Kolkata Wetlands where we organized water body cleaning and Padayatra (Rally) with school students. There was tremendous enthusiasm seen among the beneficiaries, especially the children who are the future citizens of our nation. We also organized workshops in Sunderban areas like Luxbagan, Ghoramara, Sudhangshupur where climate refugees are struggling with mean sea level rise. SAFE had prepared specific workshop design and presentation to share with them. It imbibed new strength of struggle and better hope for survival. The local community had raised a forum to address the climate change problem along with migration and devaluation of their traditional cultural front in association with SAFE.

SAFE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS & COLLEGES 

FOR MORE ENVIRONMENT-SENSITIVE CITIZENS 

Awareness campaigns as carried out by SAFE in schools & colleges seek to impart valuable information on various aspects of environment by undertaking activities that ensures more involvement of students in restoring and protecting the environment. Aim is to provide student opportunities to have hand on experience of many facets of the environment. The task is not just limited to disseminating information to students, but also to increase their active participation in building a sustainable nation.  In order to cultivate an attitude and shape the behavior of the younger generation towards our environment, their participation today in green activities is essential, as this will have its impact on the decision-making process in future paving way for the success of sustainability mission. 

SAFE has undertaken a multidisciplinary approach in educating students under the program name:
TREE (Teen Require Environment Education) 

TREE in Action - Students of Calctta Girls at EKW

The program includes: 

• Conduct workshop, inter-school seminars

• Organizing field visit for students & teachers

• Assigning tasks like survey, sampling.

• Facilitating their participation in community awareness campaign

• Imparting education on growth, conservation and sustainability

• Encourage students to contribute articles to SAFE publications meant for school or college.

• Rewards and awards for the most deserving candidates

• TREE station in each school & college to be monitored by a team of teachers.

• TREE station to maintain report, provide necessary information, receive feedback and co-ordinate the events jointly organized by SAFE with the institute. 

• T-Shirts, Caps, badges, stickers shall be distributed among students by SAFE