Environmental Education Collaborate with NGO

Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development Workshops in Sikkim 

Amrita’s educational programs have been implemented in areas where they are needed the most. In Sikkim, Amrita collaborated with the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA), International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), and International Program on Landslides (IPL) to conduct: 

• A 2-day disaster resilience workshop, training 85 participants from Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, Deorali Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, and Tadong Senior Secondary School in Gangtok. 
• A Sustainable Development workshop for 34 teachers from leading schools in the region, focusing on SDG literacy, sustainability assessments, and community resilience. 

Empowering Educators and Communities 
Through its collaborations, Amrita has equipped teachers, students, and community leaders with the knowledge and skills to promote sustainability. Following the training sessions, Mrs. Ranjana Lama, a teacher at Modern Senior Secondary School, conducted a Sustainable Development awareness session for her school, inspiring both students and faculty to adopt greener practices. 

Compassion Driven Chaupals (C-chaupals) 

C-Choupals were held across 11 Indian states to organise inclusive and participatory meetings of all sections of rural communities across India. The discussions are held in common areas of rural villages where community members gather for discussions, an area commonly known as Chaupals. The participants included villagers, village administration, representatives, local NGO partners, health workers, Self Help Group members, farmers, and women folks among many others.

The discussions with the villagers created awareness about pressing issues related to environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, agriculture, water conservation etc. 

Global Seedball Campaign 

The Global Seedball Campaign was launched in collaboration with the C20 India SRC working group with an objective to promote environmental sustainability and restoration of ecosystems by producing and distributing over a million seedballs. 
The campaign was spread across 5 continents and 12 Indian states with active participation from 500,000+ stakeholders including multiple state governments, school and college students, non-governmental organisations, individuals and institutions. 
The campaign helped to educate and create awareness about the importance of environmental sustainability, resilience to climate change and importance of biodiversity conservation through events such as workshops and awareness sessions. 

The campaign, first launched in Kerala, India, in April 2023 quickly spread across states like Sikkim, Orissa, Telangana, AP, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand in collaboration with various institutional partners and other eminent dignitaries.  

Over a period of 7 months, more than 2 million seedballs have been produced and disbursed globally especially in areas with a special focus on fragile ecosystems. Globally the campaign was carried out successfully in North America, Europe, Japan, Africa and Australia.