2016 - 2017 Annual Report 2016-2017

CEE Centre for Environment Education

Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad Supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India From the Director’s Desk

The year 2015-16 was a very significant year for Global decisions regarding the environment. In September 2015 the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed upon at the UN. The Climate Change agreement was reached in November 2015 at Paris. Responding to the challenge of implementing the SDGs and Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), CEE organised an international conference on ESD from January 11-13, 2016. In cooperation with MoEF&CC, Government of India, UNESCO and UNEP, it highlighted the role of education in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

CEE as a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Education (EE) implements over 100 projects at any given point of time on various EE and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) related issues. With this, the role of education in its broadest sense, including training and capacity building, communication and creating public awareness, becomes a key strategy for achieving the SDGs. The January conference developed education strategies for each of the SDGs.

Over the last 32 years, CEE has implemented projects in partnerships at national and international level. CEE’s partnership at grass root level has witnessed remarkable achievements in various initiatives, be it school education, higher education, rural development initiatives, climate change initiatives, biodiversity, water and sanitation and many more. CEE designed and developed the flagship mobile exhibition; Science Express Climate Action Special mounted on a train travelled to 62 destinations could spread climate change education and awareness among 24 lakh visitors in the country. Parampara - India’s Culture of Climate Friendly Sustainable Practices brought together several Indian traditions that represent sustainable practices. The book was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at twenty first session of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC in Paris, France, 30 November to 11 December 2015. The Parampara catalogue is a collection of a range of climate friendly traditions and practices from across the country which promotes more sustainable life styles, sustainable production and consumption.

CEE implemented programmes on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in more than 700 schools in more than 7 states in India to complement the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Through these initiatives CEE aimed to develop an Operation and Maintenance mechanism along with monitoring of WASH infrastructure and practices among children by involving different stakeholders in it. CEE’s model WASH initiative “Daily Handwashing for an Ailment free Life (DHaAL), which was implemented in Assam was replicated in many other states like Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka etc. CEE’s initiatives are also highlighted in the Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya hand book prepared by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). CEE’s primary objective of strengthening environmental education and awareness was also through its initiatives taken for National Green Corps (NGC), Paryavaran Mitra, Earthian, Mari Shaala, Swapnil Shala, Gyan Setu, CEE ka Bioscope and many other initiatives taken up nationally or at regional and state level. These initiatives have remarkably helped in achieving the SDG goal 4.7 which envisaged “By 2030 ensure all learners acquire skill needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable life styles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Director Contents

Introduction 1 1. Education for Children 11 2. Higher Education 56 3. Education for Youth 60 4. Experiencing Nature 65 5. Communicating Environment through Media 71 6. EE through Interpretation 73 7. Knowledge Management for Sustainability 74 8. Industry Initiatives 77 9. Sustainable Rural Development 87 10. Sustainable Urban Development 94 11. Water and Sanitation 100 12. Waste Management 115 13. Biodiversity Conservation 118 14. Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation 128 15. Facilitating NGOs and Community Initiatives 131 16. Training, Capacity Building and Networking 135 17. CEE and the UN 140 18. Material Development and Publications 145 19. Institutional Development and Support 146 20. Events 150 21. Facilitating, Networking and Participation 162 22. CEE Governing Council 171 23. CEE Offices 174 Introduction

EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN the programme. Under the Eco School Programme, schools in Lucknow and Pune CEE, as the resource agency for National Green were awarded the Green Flag in 2017 for Corps (NGC) programme, provided technical exemplary work done. support, guidance and relevant resource materials, and facilitated events in schools The flagship activity for 2016-17 under the throughout the year. CEE team in Assam, Bihar, Environment Service Scheme (ESS) was Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar ‘preparation of nursery’ at school level. Fifty Pradesh organised series of environment three schools prepared nurseries with more related events and activities for NGC schools than 14000 saplings of local plants. ESS during the year 2016-17 on various occasions. schools partnered with Wipro for the Earthian Save Sparrow Campaign, Green Wave Award. Marishala project, which is in its third Campaign, summer vacation workshops, Run year of implementation, is working with 60 for Environment, Water, Sanitation and primary schools in Halvad Block of Morbi Hygiene (WASH) education programme, District in Gujarat. In the academic year of orientation programme on low carbon lifestyles 2016–17, 339 children were enrolled in schools and others were conducted by CEE for school through the efforts of the project team. students. Various campaigns like Safai Ke Project E-Guruji has been started by CEE Sitare, Swachhagraha ke Reporters and Ahmedabad and Essar Foundation. The Gandagi Se Azadi were organised in schools programme will facilitate ‘Smart Class’ in to promote Swachh Bharat Mission. selected schools to provide quality education Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar (Paryavaran Mitra through advanced technology. At present, 350 Awards), the annual award process, was a students of classes 6-8 in the selected schools major activity carried out in 2016-17 and saw are facilitated to perform Maths and Science entries in the school, teacher and student activities. The theme for Indradhanush 2017 categories from all over India. This year, five was ‘Connecting Science with Everyday Life’. exemplars were recognised at the national This year, a wide range of activities, models, level through a jury process. Paryavaran Mitra experiments, demonstrations and exhibitions website was revamped in 2016-17 to a lighter were brought in for students to explore the version and is now the gateway to several science behind objects, activities and ESD initiatives. A soft copy of the Paryavaran phenomena we experience as part of our daily Mitra Teacher’s Handbook is now available lives. in English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Telugu The new features of ‘Student corner and on the website. Question paper’ in the Gyansetu application As part of the Children Forest Programme (CFP) was shared with the teachers. Under the 2016-17, CEE North team conducted 25 nature Gyansetu project, 50" LED TVs were provided tours where over 2000 students along with 40- so that the ICT material in the tablet could be 50 teachers from schools in Bareilly District of projected. This year, the system has been Uttar Pradesh attended. The year 2016-17 saw installed in six schools which would be the Eco Schools programme gaining updated with feedback from the teachers who momentum in different states with newer use it. CEE West with support from Tata schools expressing interest in being a part of Consultancy, Gandhinagar, introduced the

1 ‘Anadshala Gandhinagar’ programme in four mentoring programme which will be offered government schools of Gandhinagar. in 2017 in a virtual mode. CEE ka Bioscope programme reached out to CEE Central Regional Cell is providing 300 students of grades 7-9 during the year. A knowledge support and managing the Srushti CKB Programme Manual, consisting of a set of Mitra Awards (SMA) programme for the two books, was finalised. As part of the Environment Department, Government of Swapnilshala programme, capacity building Maharashtra. The Award aims to recognise of teachers as facilitators of education was and acknowledge the efforts and actions for conducted and the the revamped school was raising awareness about the conservation of handed over to the school authorities and the environment. community on August 19, 2016. HIGHER EDUCATION The Urja Chetana project won the Global CSR Excellence and Leadership Awards 2016 Two issues of Journal of Educaiton for under the Developing Sustainable Strategies Sustainable Development (JESD) was brought category for Calcutta Electric Supply out during the year. Corporation Limited in the year 2016. The Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Srinagar project directly benefited 175 teachers, 10,881 received the United Nations University – students and 27,071 community members Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) 2016 during the year. Akshaya Patra and CEE for RCE Award for Innovative Projects in ESD in WASH developed communication material the ‘Outstanding Flagship Project’ category. and portable hand washing units to showcase The award was for its ‘Climate Smart and the ideal method of hand washing in schools. Disaster Resilient Communities in the Indian Over 3114 students, 166 teachers and 93 cooks Himalayan Region’ programme that has were addressed during the year. contributed towards community engagement CEE facilitated the International Educational in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Exchange Programme in India organised by Risk Reduction across the Indian Himalayan the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Region. Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan and RCE Kodagu was awarded for its innovative the Ministry of Human Resource Development project titled “Nature Education Programme (MHRD), Government of India. Fourteen on Sacred Groves” as one of the flagship teacher participants from elementary and projects by the UNU-IAS. secondary education and non-formal education centres from India participated in In 2016-17, CEE offered Modules on Waste this exchange programme held in Tokyo, Japan Management and Renewable Energy at from November 6-13, 2016. Development Management Institute, Patna; Environmental Studies to the first year students As part of the ESD Expert Net, CEE is of Chemical Engineering and ICT at developing educational material for middle Ahmedabad University; and Introduction to school teachers on the 17 SDGs, and is part of Environment at CEPT University for 100 first the small group that is conceptualising a year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Architecture.

2 EDUCATION FOR YOUTH schools in Ahmedabad. Sundarvan received two African Slender-snouted crocodiles from South Asia Youth Environment Network Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT), (SAYEN) Secretariat supported the youth Chennai. In addition to various activities events organised at the Indian Institute of conducted by the nature park, this year, Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, IIT Mumbai, IIT Sundarvan introduced an annual membership Roorkee and Birla Institute of Technology programme for schools – ‘Naturalists of (BITS) Goa, where guidelines for organising Sundarvan’. Sundarvan had 82,514 visitors events sustainably were shared with the during the year. institutes. CEE continues to receive interns and in 2016-17, the SAYEN Secretariat facilitated Nature camps ranging from the forest camps the placement of 120 interns and volunteers in at Sambalpani and Bakore to the cold desert in various offices of CEE, in different thematic Ladakh and the hot sandy desert of Rajasthan, areas and with the ongoing projects. SAYEN from marine camps at Beyt Dwarka to and CEE celebrated International Youth Day, mountain trekking and adventure camps at August 2016 by conducting simultaneous on- Mt. Abu and the Himalaya were organised ground events in major cities across the during the year. In all, more than 4000 people country on the occasion. participated in these nature camps, which helped to ignite in them an appreciation and CEE was the Knowledge Partner for CMC love for nature. Vatavaran 7th travelling edition. CEE and SAYEN organised a hands-on workshop on CEE Delhi, CEE North and CEE North East cashless transactions as part of Digital organised five batches each of Nature Camps Payment Campaigns held on National Youth during 2016-17 under the National Nature Day, January 2017. CEE participated in Young Camping Programme (NNCP) of the Ministry Reporters for Environment National Operators of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Meet, February 2017 at Portugal. As part of (MoEF&CC), Government of India. YRE Litter Less Campaign, orientation and training of teachers were conducted. CEE Karnataka, in collaboration with the Forest Department of the state, conducted For the first edition of the India Environment nature camps for rural school children. CEE Festival, CEE co-organised a panel discussion Central implemented the educational project on “Pirana – Whose Responsibility?” A ‘Awareness and Education about Birds in Pune programme titled “Nature Conservation City’, a project taken up by the Pune Municipal Education Programme (NCEP) for Rural Tribal Corporation and Indradhanushya Centre for Youth” was organised by CEE Karnataka, in Citizenship and Environment Education. collaboration with NMNH (National Museum of Natural History) and the state Forest COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENT Department March 16-17, 2017. THROUGH MEDIA EXPERIENCING NATURE CEE-ENVIS Centre on Environmental Education and Sustainable Development Sundarvan received the Rufford Small Grant website has been restructured according to from Rufford Foundation, UK, to carry out the ENVIS website template provided by the snake awareness programmes for government Ministry with a number of informative

3 databases on EE & ESD. The Secretariat of the exhibition among school going children. received more than 1600 queries pertaining to The exhibition was showcased in three Indian various topics and themes like environmental cities – Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata. courses, climate change, biodiversity, natural phenomena and others. The Centre reached CMU team compiled information from 186 out to about 50 schools in Ahmedabad to publications brought out by CEE as part of the generate awareness about ESD in general and Environmental Orientation to School ENVIS activities in particular. The publication, Education project for the Bharatavani Project Ideas for a Swachh School was brought out by being facilitated by the Central Institute of the ENVIS Centre as an initiative to promote Indian Languages, Mysuru. The project theme the national campaign, ‘Swachh Bharat: for this year was Environmental Sciences. Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV)’ of the Government INDUSTRY INITIATIVES of India. CEE Climate Change group conducted a two EE THROUGH INTERPRETATION months in-depth Certificate Course in Climate During the year, CEE has undertaken a number Change for 22 Science Communicators of the of interpretation projects which include the Science Express Climate Action Special. CEE Interpretation Centre at Bir Talab Zoo, trained the new batch of Science Bathinda, Punjab; Museum-cum- Communicators for Vikram A. Sarabhai Interpretation Centre at Jabalpur; Bhagyanagar Community Science Centre. CEE participated Nandanavanam Park; Interpretation Centre at in the fourth Dialogues on Action for Climate Narpally; Signages at Pushpagiri Wildlife Empowerment held in Bonn, Germany in Sanctuary; Interpretation Centres at Amrithi 2016. At COP 22 in Morocco, CEE organised Zoological Park, Vellore District and Zero and participated in side events at the Indian Point, Kanyakumari District. Some of the above Pavilion on low carbon development, climate have been completed while others are in change education and sustainable lifestyles progress. and equity. CEE and the Indian Youth Climate Network, with support from Heinrich Boell KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR Stiftung, organised a three day event for the SUSTAINABILITY local COY 12 in November 2016 in Ahmedabad for the South Asian participants. CEE, with the support of and in partnership with the National Centre for Sustainable CEE conducted three workshops on the Coastal Management (NCSCM), facilitated perceptions of different communication field studies in the coastal areas of Karnataka, narratives on the topic of climate change with Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh as part of the university students in Ahmedabad. It was the research study on “Assessment of social first of its kind seminar and study in India. dependency and governance aspects in CEE prepared a background paper for the 2016 Critically Vulnerable Coastal Areas (CVCAs)”. Global Education Monitoring report, ‘Education for People and Planet: Creating CEE partnered with the Soka Gakkai Sustainable Futures for All’. International to bring to India the famous exhibition ‘Seeds of Hope – the Power of One’. IPP group at CEE was Technical Advisory to CEE associated with SGI to measure the impact the National Green Tribunal (NGT), CETP of

4 Pandesara, South Gujarat Textile Producers Women Representatives. Between January and Association (SGTPA), Green Environment March 2017, 10 more project villages were Services Co-operative Society Limited added to the project area. The project Prakruti (GESCSL) and Policy Advisory to enforcing Shala – Schools for Sustainability was initiated agencies like GPCB, GCPC, LDCE (BREF in September 2016 in five schools in Sanand Document for textile sector) and NGT. Research taluka of Ahmedabad District. As part of the and Development (R&D) services were project, a ‘Prakruti Shala Resource Corner’ is provided to waste utilisation centres with being developed in each school. GESCSL and SGTPA; and for pre-processing facility, caustic recovery, and product recovery The Humanitarian Engineering Design from waste with LDCE. Summit India 2016 was planned and implemented in partnership with CEE where IPP group conducted capacity building CEE facilitated the learning experience for 47 programmes based on Industrial Waste Water students and 11 facilitators from Engineers Treatment, Air Pollution Control, Hazardous Without Borders (EWB), Australia at Halvad Waste Management and Cleaner Production and Jasdan field offices of CEE. CEE Tamil for more than 600 industries, during April Nadu has facilitated the capacity building 2016 to March 2017. programme on EMF for the 182 Project Officials and 1294 Field Functionaries of TNEPRP SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT during 2017. The mode of training included CEE’s Jasdan Field Office works closely with classroom sessions, group work and field 55 active self-help groups (SHGs) who have visits. been strengthened and capacity built through SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT a variety of programmes. The women SHG members developed around 52 different In 2016, under the UNESCO Chair, the ‘Streets products worth Rs. 40 lakh and participated for People’ course was offered to in eight fairs during the year. About 130 undergraduate and postgraduate students farmers joined the certification agency, who studying architecture, planning, management purchased the farm produce from them during and design. CEE is involved in guiding the this period. Gramshilpi Jaldip Thakar, has development of communication approaches, been awarded with “Mahadev Desai assisting in the preparation of training Gramseva Award” by Gujarat Vidyapith, manuals and developing training modules for Amedabad, for his commitment to the people conducting community based resilience plans. of his village. During the year, Gramshilpis CEE is actively involved in the junction design supported more than 200 children from and traffic control for HL Commerce Six Roads migratory families by running residential and Dilli Darwaja in Ahmedabad. Currently facilities and providing better education. the trial runs for these two junctions are being planned to be conducted by CEE in As part of Jalsetu - Empowering Women Elected collaboration with Traffic Cell and other Representatives for Water Governance and stakeholders. Climate Change programme, a range of programmes were conducted with women CEE brought out the Indian Edition of the State SHG leaders, PRI members and Elected of the World (SOW) Report, 2016: “Can a City

5 be Sustainable?” Shri Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, 17 cities and towns along the river, in five Director, CEE; Ms. Madhavi Joshi and Ms. Ganga basin states - Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Sanskriti Menon, Programme Directors, CEE, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Also, CEE has have contributed a case on Ahmedabad and been invited to take up activities at the Ghat Pune in the SOW 2016. As part of introducing level along with the formation Clean Ganga the book to various audiences, a series of four Clubs in schools and colleges as part of Clean panel discussions was conducted in Ganga Programme at Varanasi Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna and Chennai. CEE Northeast, CEE Jaipur and CEE CEE, in partnership with Mahila Housing Karnataka carried out various activities during Sewa Trust (MHT), has designed and the year as part of WATSAN Programme. CEE conducted a cultural trail at Dhal ni Pol, team in Jaipur was invited to share its emphasising the cultural heritage of the old experience of whole school approach and city of Ahmedabad. CEE designed and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) organised a three day National Conference on education programmes at a state level the theme ‘Smart and Sustainable Cities’ for workshop in Jaipur, organised by UNICEF and the Bal Bhavan students. About 118 students Education department, Government of and 29 teachers from 26 Bal Bhavan centres Rajasthan. from different states participated in the Swacha Shale Programme initiated in 2015 by conference. CEE Karnataka, has been extended to 7000 Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) BRTS schools during 2016-17, and is linked to the Promotion and Outreach Programme, Public Mid-day Meal scheme of the Karnataka consultations for the preparation of the draft government. Global Hand Washing Day Pune Cycle Plan, Workshop for Street Vendors conducted by CEE Karnataka, in collaboration at Yashada, Pune; Baseline survey of Kolkata, with the Department of Public Instruction and Durgapur and Siliguri to help map key facts UNICEF, covered 36,25,379 students. about the transport sector and governance at CEE Himalaya took part in a civil society the city level as part of Study on Transport consultation organised by WaterAid, in Governance Initiative in West Bengal and collaboration with the UP WASH Forum, to walkability study of two roads of Guwahati comment on the ‘Draft National Water as part of Guwahati Urban Transport Project Framework Bill’ and ‘Draft Ground Water (GUTPro) were the Sustainable Urban Model Bill’. These draft bills have been put up Development Activities carried out by CEE in the public domain by the Ministry of Water during the year. Resources, River Development and Ganga WATER AND SANITATION Rejuvenation, Government of India, for receiving feedback and comments before CEE was designated as the nodal agency by finalisation. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to conduct Ganga Swachhata Pakhwada WASTE MANAGEMENT campaign along the Ganga river, covering CEE CHAMP (Common Healthcare waste prime cities and towns. The awareness Appropriate Management Plant) covers 200 activities of the Pakhwada were conducted in bedded healthcare establishments (HCEs) of

6 Kalaburagi District and a total of 570 non- Funded by the Rajiv Gandhi Science and bedded HCEs. During the year, CEE has Technology Commission (RGSTC) of the conducted around 250 on-site orientation Government of Maharashtra, the Gene Bank programmes for medical and paramedical project brings together 20 local, regional, personnel from HCEs and medical colleges in national level NGOs and scientific research the city and talukas to whom CHAMP institutions. The focus in 2016-17 - the third provides services. year of the project - was on the development of resource material and statewide capacity Initiated in June 2016, Swachhagraha building. With the support of GIZ Marine and programme was implemented in 650 schools Coastal Programme and Goa Forest in six cities of Gujarat. Swachhagraha has Department, CEE Goa State Office organised a involved over 12000 children as active three day training on ‘Understanding Swachhagraha Dal members who reached out Mangroves and their Ecological Role’ for the to their 3,20,000 peers, their parents and the teachers of secondary and higher secondary community through a variety of planned action schools of Tiswadi, Bardez and Bicholim projects and campaigns during the year. The taluka. programme is being scaled up to schools in 14 states in 2017, and will add a youth component CEE Goa State Office conducted a biodiversity for the cities in Gujarat. assessment on 10 sq km of mining area as part of ‘Assessment and Documentation of A module on Waste Management and Biodiversity and Development of Biodiversity Towards Circular Economy was developed Management Plan for Vedanta Mines’ in Goa. by CEE on the request of Development CEE Goa team also provided assistance in the Management Institute, Patna. CEE Central development of Beach Carrying Capacity in developed the module, organised the resource relation to tourism in Goa for the Department materials and conducted the course. of Science, Technology and Environment, BIODIVERISTY CONSERVATION Government of Goa. This year, as part of Phase 3 of the Virasat CEE has been appointed as the Resource project, CEE’s Jasdan Field Office worked with Agency to support Biodiversity Management 15 more villages and 15 People’s Biodiversity Committees (BMCs) in the preparation of Registers (PBRs) have been submitted to the People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) by Gujarat Biodiversity Board during the year. Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board The project titled “Educating schools and (APBB) and Telengana State Biodiversity Board community for sustainable actions for (TSBB). The documentation has been conserving habitat of the Ganges River completed and the PBRs have been submitted Dolphin along the Ganga River Basin” is to the five respective GPs. CEE Karnataka currently in its Phase II. As part of the school facilitated the “Koti Vruksha Andolana” (One component, CEE North is working on 20 Crore Tree Campaign) initiated by the state locations in the Ganga Basin, covering 10 forest department by developing a set of 10 locations each in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; posters for the forest department to motivate and under the community initiative CEE people to take up the plantation drive in their North is working with five villages each at neighbourhood. These posters were Bahraich and Bettiah in both the states.

7 distributed to all the government offices and on Digital Payment to youth, villagers and 40,000 government schools. general public. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND As part of “Gunotsav” programme, CEE and REHABILITATION Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) collaborated to provide in- During the Uttarakhand forest fire in February service teacher training in Social Science. This 2017, CEE Himalaya joined the local forest year CEE trained a total of 120 teachers and department in organising collective efforts to DIET lecturers as master trainers, who in turn douse the spreading fire flames, and make ‘fire trained 20,000 teachers in the state through lines’. A door-to-door programme to raise the cascade model. awareness on the causes of forest fires, fire safety and demonstration of ‘fire-line’ The Communication for Sustainable construction methods to prevent wildfires in Development group at CEE Ahmedabad the region, was also conducted. designed and hosted a Sustainability Exchange Programme (SEP) for 20 students of FACILITATING NGOs and COMMUNITY Central Queensland University (CQU) during INITIATIVES January 5-18, 2017. This programme is The GEF-UNDP SGP (Small Grants Project) designed to provide the participants with an Operational Phase 5 (OP-5) programme of 5- exposure to the social, environmental and year duration, entered its fifth year of operation. cultural diversity of India in their respective A total of 102 projects have been approved on fields with a view to understand the ground with a synergistic and integrated sustainability. The Wetskills India 2017 approach for Biodiversity Conservation, programme focused on finding creative Climate Change - mitigation and adaptation, solutions for water challenges by mixed teams Land Degradation and Chemical of students and young professionals from Management, with livelihoods as the cross- Netherlands and India. cutting area. Out of these 102 approved As part of the ESD ExpertNet, a mentoring projects, 53 have been completed and 49 are at programme is being developed for training different stages of completion. and capacity building of in-service All the seven NGO-managed projects that were professionals interested in ESD and SDGs; approved in Uttarakhand as part of this will be offered in a virtual and face to face COMDEKS Programme were completed with format from the coming year. the three types of landscapes - spanning from CEE & the UN lower, middle to higher mountainous terrains - achieving the expected outcomes. CEE participated in the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND Framework Convention on Climate Change NETWORKING (UNFCCC), held in Marrakech, Morocco, On the occasion of National Youth Day, during November 7-18, 2016. CEE organised January 12, 2017, as a part of larger initiative the opening side event at the India Pavilion of Digital India initiated by the Prime Minister, with the theme of the first session being CEE offices across India conducted campaigns ‘Sustainable Lifestyles and Climate Justice’.

8 CEE participated in the 13th Conference of MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND Parties (COP) of the United Nations PUBLICATIONS Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) held in December 2016 at Cancun, Mexico. At Under the ‘Rebuilding Faith’ programme, the conference, CEE organised a main side- several publications were brought out by CEE event on Hand Print: Positive Action for Himalaya during the year. CEE ENVIS Centre Sustainability. CEE also participated in the brought out a booklet ‘Ideas for a Swachh School’ Communication Education and Public as an initiative to promote the national Awareness (CEPA) fair at the COP where CEE campaign, ‘Swachh Bharat: Swachh showcased its work in the field of biodiversity Vidyalaya (SBSV)’ of the Government of India. education through a poster and publication A set of two booklets in Hindi on ‘Sustainability display at the fair. CEE also organised two and Water’ and ‘Sustainability and side events at the CEPA fair. Biodiversity’ was developed and distributed to 300 schools by CEE Rajasthan as part of the CEE organised the International Conference NGC programme in the state. on Education for Sustainable Development for transforming education for Children and INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND Youth, in partnership with Foundation for SUPPORT Environmental Education (FEE), during Two meetings of CEE Management Committee September 16-18, 2016, at the CEE campus. (CMC) and several meetings of the Programme New initiatives, Action against Violence: A Directors’ Forum (PDF) were held during the Gandhian Pedagogy, Partnerships for Global reporting period to discuss institutional Citizenship for Sustainability (GCS) and matters. A national recruitment process was Mainstreaming ESD in the formal education carried out for recruiting programme and system were launched during the conference. administrative staff advertised for various The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report levels. Twelve issues of the monthly newsletter (GEM Report), Education for people and planet, Ceenario were published and circulated. These was launched in Delhi on September 15, 2016, featured the programmes and initiatives The India launch of the GEM Report was held undertaken by various CEE offices across the at CEE Ahmedabad on September 16, 2016. At country. the national level, CEE provided inputs for A film on CEE covering the Centre’s journey NITI Aayog’s (National Institution for over 30 years was made and showcased at the Transforming India) 15 Year Vision Document, International Union for Conservation of 7 Year Stategy and 3 Year Action Plan for the Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress environment sector in the country. Inputs were 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. During the event, also provided to the MoEF&CC for the the Director of CEE received the 2016 Sustainable Sand Mining Management International Brandwein Medal for services Guidelines. CEE supports the Ministry in rendered for conservation. The newly developing the standards for the Eco mark - developed CEE–South campus located in an Eco-labelling scheme - being developed by Yelahanka was inaugurated in November the Ministry for easy identification of 2016. environmental friendly products.

9 EVENTS Architecture students and trainees, four groups supported by NGOs, visited CEE. Safe CEE Himalaya, with support from Give2Asia Festival Campaigns were organised during and JSW Foundation, RCE Srinagar, Diwali, Holi, Makar Sankranti festivals as also Mountain Partnership, and Indian Himalaya Save our Birds and Go Green Ganesh Climate Adaptation Programme, conducted Campaigns. Summer vacation programme for various events across the Indian Himalayan children was conducted by the IFC and CEE Region February 2, 2017 to celebrate World Jaipur. Wetlands Day and National Science Day on February 28, 2017. CEE North observed World Several staffs from the Centre attended Heritage Day on April 18, 2016 as an national and international conferences, and opportunity to relate this to the environmental were resource persons at various workshops issues that plague us. The theme for the event and seminars. Mr. Sujeetkumar Dongre, was ‘Environment as Legacy: Protecting our Programme Co-ordinator has been nominated Green Heritage’. as Member, Wildlife Board, Government of Goa. All India Radio, Guwahati, broadcasted CEE offices across India celebrated World an interview of Dr. Simanta Kalita, senior Environment Day on June 5 by hosting various Programme Co-ordinator on March 16, 2017 events, competitions, awareness programmes on ‘Environmental Studies and Employment workshops and camps. Activities were Opportunities’ under the ‘Yuva Vani’ conducted aligning with the theme for 2016, programme. Ms. Preeti R. Kanaujia, Programme “Go Wild for Life - Zero Tolerance for Illegal Director has been nominated as a member of Wildlife Trade”. the executive and steering committee under On the occasion of the International Day for the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, series of Management and Planning Authority events was organised by CEE North in NGC (CAMPA), Uttar Pradesh. Ms. Reema Banerjee, schools of Lucknow, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Programme Coordinator, Waste Management, Allahabad and Bahraich. The theme for this was invited for the Co-lab workshop year’s Ozone Day, ‘Ozone and Climate - conducted by the Department of Biochemical Restored by a world united’, was discussed at Engineering of University College London the events. CEE Jaipur, along with the Eco- (UCL) for sharing her experience on the gap club members of Sirohi, commemorated the between the technology and implementation Wildlife Week, with activities including a of bioremediation projects in various sites in nature trail, drawing competition, origami and India. environmental games, organised around the theme of biodiversity. FACILITATION, NETWORKING AND PARTICIPATION The Information and Facilitation Centre (IFC) offered orientation programmes to a varied group of visitors to CEE. A total of 3200 students from 25 schools, 10 University/

10 Education for Children 1 1.1 National Green Corps (NGC) the programme and follow up strategy was discussed with the SNA and month wise National Green Corps (NGC) is a programme school eco-club activities report were compiled launched by the Ministry of Environment, by CEE North. Forest and Climate Change in 2001-2002, to create awareness among school children CEE organised a series of environment related across the country on issues related to events with NGC schools in the state during sustainable development, keeping the year 2016-17. Some of the activities are environment as the focus. Working through a given below: network on eco-clubs, NGC motivates students In April, CEE, in association with the to be environmentally literate and responsible Directorate of Environment, Government of UP, citizens. and the Regional Science Centre (RSC), CEE’s activities under the NGC programme Lucknow, observed World Heritage Day on include: the 18th with the eco-club schools of Lucknow. The theme for the event was ‘Environment as • Coordination with respective State Nodal Legacy: Protecting our Green Heritage’. Over Agency (SNA) 200 students and teachers from 28 schools • Training of Master Trainers participated in the event. Inter-school competitions on environment reporting (Feel • Monitoring of NGC schools it, Click it, Report it) and teachers’ workshop • Development of resource materials with an interactive theatre workshop for both, • Conducting outreach activities facilitated by the CEE team, on the said theme was also conducted. 1.1.1 CEE North During February and March 2016, CEE North, Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with UP Forest Department, Under the NGC programme in Uttar Pradesh, UP State Biodiversity Board as RCE (Regional CEE North worked in close coordination with Centres of Expertise of the UN University) State Nodal Agency (SNA) - Directorate of Lucknow network partner and University of Environment (DoE), Government of Uttar Lucknow, joined hands to run a state level Pradesh. Regular meetings and discussions Save Sparrow Campaign in the districts of were held with the nodal agency regarding Uttar Pradesh. This campaign was an attempt documentation, follow up with schools and not only to conserve the Guraiya (sparrow) reporting. CEE North provided technical which is fast disappearing from the urban support and inputs for the implementation of areas but also to motivate students to the programme. With the revival of the NGC participate and contribute in the protection of programme in the state, over 6000 schools are the sparrows and in be a “Paryavaran Mitra” being covered under the eco-club programme. in the true sense. The campaign was initiated at the state level with NGC master trainers of Coordination and Outreach Events: CEE team different districts who worked closely with had regular meetings with the Nodal Officer Forest and Education departments to run the and other officials of SNA to review the campaign. The CEE team directly worked with progress and plan the activities. The status of schools involved in NGC and other

11 programmes of CEE, such as Children’s Forest In November and December, CEE North Programme, Ganges River Dolphin organised five nature camps for the eco-club Conservation and Paryavaran Mitra. Looking schools of Bareilly, Bahraich, Pilibhit, at the efforts put in by CEE North, Shri Akhilesh Lakhimpur Kheri and Gonda districts. With Yadav, Hon’ble Chief Minister of the state, the association of the Uttar Pradesh Forest felicitated CEE on the occasion of World Corporation (UPFC), the State Ecotourism Sparrow Day for its work on sparrow Nodal agency and National Nature Camping conservation. Programme of MoEFCC, a three-day and two- night nature camp was organised at the In May, CEE North conducted the Green Wave Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary. Over 250 campaign in various districts of Uttar Pradesh students along with teachers attended these on the occasion of International Day for camps from six schools. Biodiversity – May 22, 2016, with the support of NGC Master Trainers. Over 25 NGC schools In March 2016, schools took part in the Ganga participated in the campaign. A biodiversity Swachhata Pakhwada campaign for clean week was also celebrated with eco club school Ganga in eight districts with events such as students. rally, competitions, shram daan, pledge campaign and others being conducted. In June, on the occasion of World Environment Day, CEE North, in association with Regional Training: CEE North organised teacher Science City, organised an event for students training workshops at various locations and other visitors. During the event, CEE team covering six districts for NGC school teachers, along with volunteers, organised green games with the support from the local NGO partner and creative corners which included clay and active schools. Workshops were modelling, puppet making, snakes and ladder conducted at Lucknow, Jalaun, Gorakhpur, game and green tattoo making. Students Bahraich, Gonda and Bareilly where over 300 registered for quiz and creative expression teachers participated. These workshops were competitions. Senior officers from SNA supported under the Earthian-Paryavaran addressed children on the occasion. The event, Mitra programme, and focused on the themes which ended with prize distribution, had more of water and sustainability, and biodiversity than 300 students, teachers and parents conservation. As part of Dolphin Conservation participating. Education programme, review workshops were organised in Uttar Pradesh by CEE in School level events were organised for NGC association with education and forest schools of Lucknow, Bareilly, Pilibhit, departments. Workshops were also held for Allahabad and Bahraich on September 16 as rural schools located near rivers Ganga and part of Ozone Day celebrations, with support Ghaghara, in Varanasi, Faizabad, Bahraich, from the Environment and Forest Department, Meerut, Bijnore, Allahabad, Gonda and UP Government. Kanpur, covering over 300 teachers. In October, the eco club schools observed the Educational Material: A set of biodiversity and National Dolphin Day held during the tree posters were disseminated among NGC Wildlife Week in different districts. schools. Apart from this Earthian–Paryavaran Mitra material was also disseminated. These

12 materials were developed with support from In March 2017, schools at Patna and local agencies. Bhagalpur took part in the Ganga Swachhata Pakhwada campaign for clean Ganga in which Monitoring: CEE team provided support to the events such as rally, competitions, shram daan SNA in finding out the status of funds with and pledge campaign were conducted. eco-club schools. A whatsapp group of master trainers and a facebook page were used to Trainings: During August 2015, two teacher help eco-club schools and master trainers in training programmes were organised at reporting their activities. The school database Sasaram and Hajipur under the Earthian- for the NGC schools in the State was Paryavaran Mitra programme for the eco-club documented by CEE. The overall activity teachers in-charge from NGC schools. Around reports of eco-clubs were also developed by 140 teachers from 120 schools attended these CEE team in association with the SNA. programmes, which focused on water and sustainability, and the initiatives which Bihar schools and eco-club students can take up for Coordination and Outreach Events: A total of conservation efforts. Paryavaran Mitra 8600 NGC schools from 38 districts of the state Teachers Handbook was disseminated among have become a part of this national initiative. the NGC schools along with the Earthian Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Patna booklet on water and sustainability in Hindi. (BSPCB) which is the State Nodal Agency for Biodiversity campaign posters were also sent NGC Programme is providing its full support to the schools. Apart from this, a teacher review to this endeavor. workshop was conducted with support from the Dolphin initiative, in eight locations - CEE North, as a Resource Agency for the NGC Muzzafarpur, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Supaul, programme in the state, is closely working West Champaran, East Champaran, with Master Trainers, teachers in-charge and Gopalganj and Bagaha. schools in different districts. The following programmes were organised in the state during 1.1.2 CEE Central the year: Chhattisgarh In October 2016, NGC schools from various CEE is the resource agency and Chhattisgarh locations, under the Ganges River Dolphin Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is initiative, celebrated Wildlife Week with the nodal agency for the National Green Corps Dolphin Day being observed on October 5. programme running in 27 districts of School level awareness activities were Chhattisgarh state. Each of the 27 districts organised at Supaul, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, have 250 eco-clubs, four master trainers and West Champaran, Gopalganj, Patna, East one district coordinator to coordinate the NGC Champaran and Muzafarpur in Bihar. activities in their respective districts. Activities included painting and essay competitions. In some of the clusters, CEE as the resource agency has been providing awareness activities and competitions technical support, guidance and relevant including essay writing, painting and quiz, resource materials on different occasions to were also conducted. CECB and facilitating events throughout the year. These included one-day orientation

13 programmes in schools on Earth Day, Outreach Activities: CEE Chhattisgarh coordinating a cycle rally on Earth Day, Wildlife celebrated Earth Day on April 21, 2016 at Week, Low carbon lifestyle and National Youth Government Mintoo Higher Secondary School, Day on Digital India, World Water Day, training Doomertarai in Raipur. CECB, along with of teachers in-charge and others. Sports & Youth Welfare Department of the Trainings: CEE Chhattisgarh organised a one- state, held a cycle rally to celebrate the day. day orientation programme on “low carbon CEE team along with students from the lifestyle” at the Government Higher Secondary Government Mintoo HSS also took part in the School, Ramnagar, Bhilai, as part of the NGC rally which was led by Chief Minister Dr. programme for students on December 21, 2016. Raman Singh and had more than 10,000 About 48 enthusiastic students participated people participating. in this programme which included a brief CEE Chhattisgarh organised a day long introduction to low carbon lifestyles and programme in Government Higher Secondary focused on how to increase hand print towards School Kumhari, Durg on October 7, as part of sustainable development. Wildlife Week celebrations.

One-day teacher training workshops were A one-day orientation programme was organised organised in September 2016 by CEE on National Youth Day 2017, on this year’s theme Chhattisgarh in three blocks of two districts – “Youth for Digital India”, at Government Higher Raipur and Durg. These workshops aimed at Secondary School, Sarona, Raipur, for eco-club capacity building of eco-club teachers in- members and other students. charge and to strengthen their eco club 1.1.3 CEE West activities. A session on sustainable development and on opportunities to Rajasthan participate in projects like Wipro Earthian and The National Green Corps programme is being Paryavaran Mitra Puruskar 2016 was also held implemented in 33 districts of the state, with during these trainings. 250 eco-clubs in each district. The State Nodal Agency (SNA) is the Rajasthan State Bharat Scouts and Guides (RSBSG) and CEE is the State Resource Agency providing technical guidance, training, monitoring visits, preparing resource materials and providing facilitation support for various events throughout the year. Coordination with State Nodal Agency: CEE conducted several meetings with the SNA during the year for planning and strengthening the activities of the eco-clubs in the state.

Students from Jaishree Dadaji High school, Dist Training: For capacity building of eco-club in- Jalgaon do a rain water guage measurement charges, CEE Jaipur organised ten district level exercise as part of the school water audit workshops. The sessions focused on

14 facilitating teachers on education for origami, thread painting, and making sustainable development, project based homemade soap were carried out while the learning and carrying out action projects. importance of hand washing and personal These workshops aimed to support teachers hygiene was emphasised. Joy of Science to link their eco-club activities with their activities like constructing a balloon powered classroom transactions, and were supported car and balancing a pencil on its tip were by CEE’s Paryavaran Mitra-Earthian carried out to make students understand programme. National opportunities like abstract scientific principles. The workshop ‘Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar 2016’ and culminated with an exposure visit to the ‘Earthian 2016 Award’ were also discussed Regional Science Museum, Jaipur and Kagzi during these training programmes. paper making factory, Sanganer, Jaipur. Workshops were organised at Barmer, Banswara, Churu, Nagaur, Jhalawar, Responding to the UNEP call on its theme Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi ‘Zero tolerance for illegal wildlife trade’ for and Sri Ganganagar where 326 teachers World Environment Day 2016, CEE Jaipur participated. organised a two day event at Jaipur. The event began with a series of thematic competitions Resource Material Development: A set of two for children and youth on June 4 like origami, booklets on ‘Sustainability and Water’ and mask making, poster making, best out of waste ‘Sustainability and Biodiversity’ in Hindi, a and pot painting, where children were brochure on Earthian 2016 and a poster on encouraged to depict their thoughts on wildlife Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar 2016, and two sets and associated issues. They were made aware of posters on personal hygiene and of the interconnection of forest and wildlife handwashing were developed and and the need for conserving and restoring the disseminated to schools during the year. world’s forests. A demonstration of paper recycling was carried out as an action which Outreach Activities: In May, CEE Jaipur children can adopt to save forests and wildlife. organised a week long summer vacation These activities were undertaken in workshop at Jaipur in which 40 eco-club collaboration with Rajasthan State Bharat members participated. The workshop was Scouts and Guides. The state Environment designed around the theme of waste Department of Rajasthan and Pollution management, water and sanitation, and Control Board announced a ‘Run for learning science with fun. This summer Environment’ on June 5 to spread awareness workshop aimed to expose children to new among Jaipurites. The run was flagged off by activities and experiences and provide them a Shri Ramcharan Bohra, Member of Parliament chance to explore and try new things, along and Mr. Nirmal Nahata, Mayor, Jaipur with development of skills like sharing, team Municipal Corporation. The participants of work and the desire to participate. Hands on the competitions also took part in the ‘Run for activities such as making a color spinning Environment’ with great enthusiasm. CEE wheel by using primary colors, separating Team’s face painting activity was a huge hit colors by chromatography, preparing natural among the participants and even officials. A colors from flowers and leaves, preparing visit to Nahargarh Biological Park was also handmade paper by recycling used paper, organised for the participants with the support

15 of the state’s Forest Department,. The Park was the theme of Swachh Bharat; and (c) a pledge inaugurated by Ms. Vasundhara Raje Scindia, by participants to adopt a sustainable lifestyle Honourable Chief Minister, Rajasthan and Mr. through their handprints. About 70 students Rajkumar Rinwa, Minister of Environment and from the school participated in the event. Forests, Rajasthan. Children enjoyed the visit to the park and were excited to see animals As part of Swachhata Pakhwada from August like Himalayan bear, Sloth bear, Wild boar, 1-15, CEE team involved eco-club members in Panther, Hyena, Hog Deer, Civet, Porcupine the several activities. Eco-clubs of Sikar district and others in the almost natural habitat of Rajasthan organised a cleanliness drive at Around 600 students participated in the event. public places like Maru Park and Bada talab, debates and expert talk, awareness rally at In July, CEE Jaipur organised a Water, different locations, street shows, poem and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) education slogan writing, oath ceremony, and plantation programme for the schools of Jaipur, with a drive. Eco-club members also organised focus on the importance and internalisation of awareness activities in the local fair ‘Teejmela’ personal hygiene and hand washing practices to extend the message to the community. More among students. The right process of hand than 4300 eco-club members participated in washing was demonstrated and personal these activities. hygiene kits were distributed to the students. A portable hand wash unit was developed for In September, eco-club members from this purpose and was utilised as part of the Rajasthan participated in the ‘Safai Ke Sitare’ demonstration session followed by discussion campaign, an initiative to acknowledge the with the school management on hand wash heroes – in the form of cleaning staff - who facilities. To strengthen the effort and for help keep our environment clean. As part of effective delivery of the message, a set of posters the campaign, students interacted with the focusing on personal hygiene and the five steps cleaning staff of their school, prepared a of hand washing was developed and creative write-up to highlight their role, and distributed to the schools. clicked a selfie with them. Around 20 students from four districts of Rajasthan participated Acknowledging the role of youth in the in the campaign. movement towards sustainability around the world, CEE Jaipur organised a programme on In October, CEE Jaipur, along with the eco- International Youth Day on August 12, 2016, club members of Government Sr. Sec. School, with the eco-club of Neerja Modi School, Jaipur. Sirohi, commemorated Wildlife Week, with Activities organised during the programme activities such as nature trail, drawing were in line with this year’s theme: ‘The Road competition, origami and environmental to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving games. Around 35 members participated in Sustainable Consumption and Production’. these activities, which were organised around The event included (a) an essay writing the theme of biodiversity. competition on the topic; (b) a photography Responding to the national call of Swachh session to teach them the nuances of Bharat Mission, eco-clubs of Rajasthan photography - both mobile phones and participated in ‘Gandagi Se Azadi’ campaign cameras, followed by photographic entries on in January2017, where the schools carried out

16 action projects on issues related to cleanliness; from CEE North East as the resource agency, the project of Barmer eco-club was shortlisted selected nodal NGOs for districts in November as one of the best entries at the national level. 2016. These 27 NGOs will coordinate programmes and monitor activities in the In February, eco-club members from Rajasthan respective districts. In Assam, 5407 school eco- participated in ‘Swachhagraha ke Reporters’ clubs are part of the NGC network. campaign, an initiative to understand who is responsible for maintaining cleanliness. Under Training: A programme for orienting the the campaign, students interacted with the district coordinators was held by ASTEC on many stakeholders of their school and December 14, 2016, in which CEE North East community and analysed their findings as played an active role in training the 27 nodal reporters. They also prepared a creative video NGOs from the districts in implementing the as part of the campaign. Government Sec. NGC programme activities. School, Falwadi, Sirohi, was one of the 10 best entries shortlisted at the national level. Outreach Activities: In Assam, a series of five camps were held from February 4-14, 2017, at Monitoring: CEE Jaipur organised visits to the Orang National Park. Students from five NGC eco-clubs of Alwar, Barmer, Dausa, schools took part in these camps. Dungarpur, Jaipur and Sirohi to facilitate them in implementing environment education Monitoring: CEE North East monitored two activities. Ideas for documentation such as eco- schools in Nagaon District of Assam along club register, photos, media coverage and with the MoEF&CC Regional Office. The team reports, for showcasing at various platforms also provided support to the MoEF&CC office like events, print and electronic media were for monitoring in Nagaland, Mizoram and shared. Interactive sessions with eco-club Tripura. members were also held during the visit. A 1.2 Paryavaran Mitra Programme block level whatsapp group was also initiated to support the eco-club schools in their Paryavaran Mitra programme is an initiative activities. of CEE, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Gujarat Government of India. It is a nationwide Coordination with SNA: Meetings were held initiative to create a network of young leaders with the SNA for conducting eco-club activities from schools across the country, who have the round the year. awareness, knowledge, commitment, and potential to meet the challenges of sustainable Outreach Activities: World Environment Day development in their own spheres of influence. celebration and Science Express painting The Paryavaran Mitra programme primarily competition were held for schools as part of seeks to reach students from class 6 – 8 (age NGC outreach activities. group 11-15). 1.1.4 CEE North East The programme, initiated in 2008-09 as a Coordination with SNA: Assam Science campaign on Climate Change Education, has Technology and Education Council (ASTEC), developed as the flagship school programme the state NGC nodal agency, with support that brings together CEE’s experience of 33

17 years in Environmental Education (EE) and Gujarati and Telugu as a soft copy on the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). resources tab of the Paryavaran Mitra website. Paryavaran Mitra programme involves students in problem solving by engaging them 1.2.3 Communication Media Website: in action projects. The action projects taken up Paryavaran Mitra website was revamped to a by students may or may not lead to immediate lighter version and is now the gateway to or significant improvement, but would several ESD initiatives. The dedicated ‘Focused definitely lay the foundation for sustained Initiatives’ webpage gives a wide array of efforts through learning outcomes in the form different initiatives catering to different grade of knowledge, disposition, competencies and levels which any school can take up. The behaviour. In Project Based Learning (PBL), ‘Campaigns’ page is a catalogue of all the action project/s is an extensive task campaigns conducted so far and ongoing undertaken by a group of students to apply or campaigns which schools look for and illustrate classroom learning. This extends the participate in. boundary of education from information to experience. 1.2.4 Newsletter: Resource materials for the programme are The monthly newsletter covers several provided to the schools to carry out action handprint actions from schools across the projects focusing on local environmental issues country and gives information on various new in the five themes of the programme, viz; Water engagements as well as upcoming events. The & Sanitation, Biodiversity and Greening, newsletter is also a medium to provide teachers Energy, Waste Management and Culture & with ideas for Handprint actions to work with Heritage. students in schools. 1.2.1 Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar 2016 More information on the programme can be accessed at: www.paryavaranmitra.in Exemplary work done by schools is recognised through the Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar 1.2.5 Paryavaran Mitra in the Northern (Paryavaran Mitra Awards). The annual award Region process was the major activity carried out in 2016-17 and saw entries in the school, teacher CEE North implemented the Paryavaran Mitra and student categories from all over India. programme in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where The process of evaluating the entries involved a series of workshops and events were creating new criteria and benchmarks for the organised. awards which enabled taking the programme Uttar Pradesh objectives from awareness to Handprint action. This year, five exemplars were recognised at Through a strategy of one to one meetings the national level through a jury process. with schools in different locations, CEE North reached out to more schools. In collaboration 1.2.2 Resource Material: with partner NGOs, educational institutions, and with the help of other school programmes The Paryavaran Mitra Teacher’s Handbook is networks, CEE North conducted sessions now available in English, Hindi, Urdu, introducing the Paryavaran Mitra programme.

18 Around 300 schools from 10 new districts of Ganges River Dolphin initiative. Hence waste Uttar Pradesh were covered through various management and culture and heritage were programmes under Paryavaran Mitra. taken by schools under guidance from CEE. The overall experience was documented by The Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar announced schools: 40 Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar reports at the end of every year saw tremendous were submitted by them. These reports were response from the participants in all the three reviewed by a panel at the state level and two categories - best student, best teacher and best were shortlisted for the national level Puraskar school. Over 200 reports were received, out of process. which 17 reports could further make it to the national level assessment. Green Wave Campaign A state level ‘Paryavaran Mitra Schools Event Green wave campaign was observed by and Meet’ was organised on World Heritage schools in the region that are associated with Day, on April 18, 2016, at the Regional Science various CEE programmes. From Bahraich, City (RSC), Lucknow, in which around 150 Gonda, Meerut, Varanasi cluster of UP and children participated. The objective was to Bettiah, Begusarai and Supaul cluster of Bihar, celebrate local heritage all over the world, and dolphin schools took part in the campaign. to raise public awareness about the diversity Over 30 schools of the dolphin cluster and of cultural and natural heritage and the efforts dolphin project villages participated in the that are required to protect and conserve it. Green Wave campaign by planting trees. An Inter school competitions and a theatre event was organised at the NGC school workshop on the theme of ‘Our green legacy: Madhya Vidyalaya of Bettiah, where the Environment as heritage’ was organised. The Divisional Forest Officer addressed students event focused on the core message of on the importance of biodiversity in our encouraging schools to become a Paryavaran ecosystems and motivated them to take action Mitra citizen. Inter school competitions helped for conserving it. Saplings of arjun, neem, students in exploring, discovering, thinking, guava, mango, banyan and sheesham were acting and sharing environmental problems planted. In 20 schools of Bareilly District of and concerns. UP who are working with the Children’s Forest Programme, students planted their favourite In collaboration with the State Biodiversity trees as part of the campaign. Board and Regional Science City, competitions were also organised from May 17-20, 1.2.6 Paryavaran Mitra in Chhattisgarh celebrating Biodiversity Week based on the In Chhattisgarh, Paryavaran Mitra theme of ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity: programme was launched in 2010 with the Sustaining people and their livelihoods’ for National Green Corps school network and our Paryavaran Mitra schools. through local NGO partners. Teacher trainings Bihar were held in Raipur, Bilaspur, Surguja, Bastar, Kondagaon, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Schools were encouraged to work on any of Mahsamund, Balod and Bemetara districts. the three themes of the Paryavaran Mitra Paryavaran Mitra 2016 was launched with programme. Water and Biodiversity was Earthian programme and clubbed with covered under Earthian-Paryavaran Mitra and

19 Earthian activities and curriculum linkages. the issue/theme of water and biodiversity. This Schools have submitted their action project partnership programme was implemented in reports on their activities under the themes of the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, water, waste management, biodiversity, energy Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and and culture and heritage for Paryavaran Mitra Jammu & Kashmir. Puruskar 2016. The activities under the project involved 1.2.7 Paryavaran Saathi - An online development of an Earthian brochure and communication platform for translation of the Earthian booklet into Hindi educators for dissemination in schools, and dissemination of Earthian material to schools This service uses the internet and mobile in the Paryavaran Mitra network in the above telephony to resolve queries of educators mentioned states. It also included training of related to EE/ESD and reach out to schools teachers from selected schools in these states and teachers in the network. The aim of the to facilitate projects/activities on water and platform is to provide online support for biodiversity in their schools and submission educators to effectively transact EE/ESD in of entries from the schools. schools. The service was launched on October 14, 2014 and is available in four languages: English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. About 705 queries from educators and students related to varied programmes were addressed during the year. The toll free number for this service is 1800 3000 0996. 1.3 Earthian – Paryavaran Mitra Programme ‘Earthian’ by Wipro is a nationwide initiative to deepen sustainability education within No of teachers trained under Earthian schools and colleges across the country. Through a chosen theme, the programme aims This year, the programme was initiated in July. to engage teams of students and faculties from Against a target of 1000 teachers to be trained schools in a set of activities to understand under the programme, 1169 were covered water and biodiversity in their local context through the training programmes. A total of and explore sustainability linkages. 535 activity reports were received against a target of 350 from participating schools. Five Wipro and CEE joined hands in 2013-14 to school reports were selected for the final work together through the Earthian initiative Earthian award. of Wipro and the Paryavaran Mitra initiative of CEE. The partnership involved the schools in the Paryavaran Mitra network, particularly government schools with Hindi as the medium of instruction, in activities related to

20 1.3.1 Earthian – Paryavaran Mitra understanding among teachers about Programme in CEE North environmental education and the concept of sustainable development, its curriculum Uttar Pradesh (UP) linkage, components of ‘Earthian’ and The strategy adopted for this programme was Paryavaran Mitra Programme and the role of to use the existing network of schools in the schools and teachers in participating and state which included the schools in UP implementing these programmes in their working with National Green Corps, respective schools and communities. Children’s Forest Programme, Ganges River Subsequent to the teacher training workshops, Dolphin Conservation Education Programme, follow up visits were undertaken to schools to and involve CEE’s partner organisations who guide them in implementing the action projects. have worked with schools in implementing Project activity related materials consisting of the Paryavaran Mitra programme in various a brochure and flier were sent to around 2000 districts of the state. The schools that were schools across Uttar Pradesh. part of our Yuva Paryavaran Leader programme agreed to take the lead in The schools participated in the programme organising the Earthian-Paryavaran Mitra with enthusiasm and their response was workshops this year and with their support, tremendous. A total of 230 reports were workshops were organised at various received from the state. The results were locations across UP. To reach out to a wider declared in the month of December and the number of schools, the CEE team identified felicitation ceremony was held in February and directly approached schools to conduct a 2017 at Bangalore, where two schools from workshop for students and teachers. the state made it to the top 10 schools at the national Level. As part of the implementation of the Earthian- Paryavaran Mitra Programme 2016, one-day Bihar teachers training workshops were organised For the Earthian-Paryavaran Mitra initiative by CEE across six districts of Uttar Pradesh in Bihar, the strategy adopted for the year 2016- during July-August. Around 300 teachers, 17 was to work with CEE’s existing network partner institutions (District Science Clubs, of schools which included Paryavaran Mitra NGOs) and people from government schools, NGC schools and UNICEFs Child institutions participated in these workshops. Friendly Schools and Systems Programme. As, The districts were selected with the objective over the years, CEE North has developed a of extending the reach of the programme in good network of civil society groups actively places which have not been approached working with schools, this network was also previously. utilised to take the programme to a large The workshops were conducted at Lucknow, number of schools in selected districts. Jalaun, Gorakhpur, Bahraich, Gonda and During August 2017, two one-day Teacher Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh in Training Workshops (TTW) were organised collaboration with schools, educational at Sasaram and Hajipur. Around 140 teachers institutions and District Science Clubs. The from 120 schools attended these workshops objective of the workshops was to develop an and were briefed about Water and Biodiversity

21 and what initiatives the schools can take for for capacity building and enhancing their their conservation. The objective of the understanding of linkages between water, workshop was to develop an understanding biodiversity and sustainable development and among teachers about environmental the school curriculum. About 114 teachers education, its curriculum linkage, components participated in this training. Classroom and of Earthian-Paryavaran Mitra programme and outdoor activities were conducted and action the role of schools in participating and projects were carried out by students with the implementing these programmes in their help of teachers. Reports on the activities respective schools and communities. undertaken on the themes of Water and Biodiversity were received from 81 schools. During September and October 2017, CEE team visited schools in Vaishali to motivate and Maharashtra guide schools to carry out the project activities. The objectives of the Earthian-Paryavaran Efforts were also taken to strengthen the clubs Mitra Water and Biodiversity programme is to where these had become dormant. During the help teachers undertake activities with visit, the team interacted with the school children for exploring water and biodiversity Principal/Headmaster and eco-club teacher through audit activities, and drawing linkages in-charge and they were motivated to take up between the local and global perspectives conservation initiatives in their schools. In through research projects. The 2016 some schools they also interacted with club programme in Maharashtra was implemented members. Around 30 such schools were visited in the school network of the Environment during this period and these schools were Service Scheme (ESS) programme of the encouraged to submit their activity reports at Maharashtra State Environment Department the earliest. with CEE, Western Ghats Eco Club Programme Project activity related materials consisting of a and other networks. brochure and flier were sent to around 800 schools and over 140 teachers were trained. In Bihar, over 40 schools submitted their reports. 1.3.2 Earthian – Paryavaran Mitra Programme in CEE Central Chhattisgarh From the last few years, CEE Chhattisgarh implemented the programme across the state. In the reporting year, Earthian 2016 was implemented in the school network of the National Green Corps (NGC) programme with the help of the Education Department of Students from Jaishree Dadaji High school, Dist Chhattisgarh. Jalgaon do a rain water guage measurement One-day training programmes for teachers exercise as part of the school water audit were conducted in three locations in the state,

22 Activities Follow-up visits were organised in September • 160 teachers in eight districts (Pune, and October to schools, to support teachers Chiplun, Rajapur, Solapur, Nashik, and students in implementing the action Jalgaon, Nagpur and Aurangabad) were projects. To extend the reach of the programme capacity built to increase their in the state, a programme brochure was sent understanding of linkages between water, to 1900 schools. biodiversity and sustainable development An enthusiastic participation was reported in various parts of Maharashtra and to by 116 schools under the programme on the carry out classroom activities and action theme of ‘Biodiversity and Sustainability’ and projects with the students. ‘Water and Sustainability’. One of the schools • Two schools were amongst the national from the state was felicitated at the national level awardee schools who were felicitated level in an award ceremony held in Bangalore by Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro at in February 2017. Bengaluru. The schools are: 1.4 Continuous Engagement 1. Secondary School Yadavwadi, Programme (CEP) Hargude. Purandar, Pune, Maharashtra (Theme: Water) The CEP is a two year initiative driven by the 2. Zilha Parishad School Kondhar objective of enhancing the teaching and (Chincholi) Karmala, Solapur, learning process, making it more interactive, Maharashtra (Theme: Water) learner-centric, participatory (such as learning from peer and community) and empowering. 1.3.3 Earthian – Paryavaran Mitra The learning outcomes of the programme are Programme in Rajasthan expected to provide children with the local to For the implementation of the programme, CEE global context related to the ecological and Jaipur utilised the existing network and social dimensions of the environment. In order partnerships of the Paryavaran Mitra to bring about changes in their own contexts programme. Other potential schools, which and environment, the programme would were not a part of our existing network, were empower teachers and learners to take also identified and directly approached. responsible actions. During August, one-day teacher training Currently, 18 schools, which are the Earthian workshops were organised in 10 districts. The winners from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar objective of workshops was to develop an Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Delhi, have been understanding among teachers on the concept engaged with the programme, which is in its of sustainable development, its curriculum second year. linkage, components of ‘Earthian’ and As planned, the programme was offered to Paryavaran Mitra Programme and the role of classes 6 and 7 in the enrolled schools, which schools and teachers in participating and include the 2016 year winners too. For implementing these programmes in their implementation and strengthening of CEP in respective schools and communities. About schools, the following activities were 326 teachers participated in these workshops. conducted by the CEE team:

23 • School level teachers’ orientation CEE North team visited the CEP schools with workshop the aim of assessing the implementation, • Interaction with school management effectiveness, understanding and feasibility of the module, both for students and teachers. • Activities with students The schools visited were ML Convent School • Assessment and follow-up of Jalaun; Purva Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Learnings from 2016 Itaunja; Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Bibipur; KGBV Mohanlalgunj of Lucknow; and City • Teachers learnt about a new teaching and Montessori School, Lucknow. The team had learning process. an interactive discussion followed by a • Teachers could understand easy teaching question-answer session with students. methods to teach complicated subjects. During the visit, the CEE team observed that the activities were conducted by the teachers • This proved to be an effective process in very well, the major objectives of the activities teaching environment education with joy were well understood by the facilitators and and entertainment. also communicated to the students. • This was effective to understand the role of observation in nature and also in subject The module is part of a series of six modules related problems. which are to be introduced in the schools over a period of three years. Module 1, titled ‘My This method helps in increasing the • World’, was designed with the objective of involvement, observation and thinking supporting a child in understanding that ability of the students towards learning is a continuous process and that we environment. learn from our surroundings – teachers, family, 1.4.1 Continuous Engagement friends, pets, neighbours, nature and others. Programme in CEE North Module 2, which was recently introduced, conveys that we share a remarkable home, the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Earth, with lakhs of other living things - plants During 2016-17, CEE North implemented the and animals - all of which have developed Continuous Engagement Programme (CEP) in over many crores of years as a result of a never collaboration with CEE and Avehi Abacus, a ending process of change. The first year of the Mumbai based NGO. From over two hundred programme was conducted with children in schools who had participated in the Earthian- grade 6, in sessions of three months each. In Paryavaran Mitra programme 2015, six the second year of the programme, the second schools from Uttar Pradesh and two schools module is being carried out with the students from Bihar had made it to the national level of class 7. The students and schools have been award. As part of the award, Wipro, through actively participating and allocating time for CEE, has been continuously working with this new approach of teaching-learning. The these schools through CEP. This two year activities and home assignments are designed programme is aimed at enhancing social and in such a way that the students find it very environmental sensitivity among children. interesting and fun to learn. The module also provides space for the teachers to infuse the

24 topics with the syllabus they have to teach/ During the workshop, after a brief discussion cover. about the Continued Engagement Programme(CEP) and Module 1, the first six The following activities were conducted sessions of Module 2 were introduced to the during 2016-17: teachers. A brief feedback session on Module To introduce Module 2, a one-day workshop 1 which the participating teachers had carried was conducted in April 2016 by the CEE team out with class 6 in the previous year was also at Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Itaunja, with conducted. The teachers planned to complete all the teachers of the school participating. the six sessions by September end, after which Out of the 12 sessions of the module, the first the remaining sessions will be introduced. three sessions were introduced in the schools Short follow-up visits were organised from that talk about the equal importance of all September to November to obtain feedback living beings, be they small or big, and how from the teachers and students regarding the the Earth came into existence. The CEP team module and also to understand the impact the demonstrated to the teachers using flipcharts module has had on them. and conducting activities. A one-day workshop was organised at M L 1.4.2 Continuous Engagement Convent School, Jalaun on May 3, 2016, where Programme in Rajasthan over 25 teachers from classes 5-10 participated. The Continuous Engagement Programme The first six sessions were introduced during (CEP) is being implemented in three schools of the workshop along with discussions on how Rajasthan. these activities could be linked to the school curriculum. In August, a workshop was organised at each school for capacity building of the teachers The CEE team organised workshops at Purv about the programme and the class specific Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Bibipur and KGBV modules. During the workshop, activities were Mohanlalgunj in May 2016 to introduce carried out with the teachers along with Module 2 which builds a student’s discussion on curricular and extra-curricular understanding of Earth and its evolution. The linkages. All teachers of classes 6 and 7 teachers found the CEP package and participated in workshop and found the methodology very interesting and effective in module as an effective tool to deliver value engaging children clarifying difficult concepts education and sustainability content in the related to time and evolution. The students classroom through active and participatory and teachers also discussed and shared their learning. learning from the previous module with the CEE team. Module I was introduced in 2015. As part of the programme, two modules were introduced: Module 1 titled ‘My World’ in class A workshop for introducing Module 2 with 6 Module 2 class 7. The students have been the teachers of classes 6-8 was conducted on actively participating in the activities and June 18, 2016, at City Montessori School, home assignments and find it very interesting Kanpur Road, Lucknow, where 26 teachers and fun to learn. from different subject areas participated.

25 During the school visit, a meeting was also participation, team work, documentation and held with the principal and other members of self-belief. Teachers also reported that the the school management about the programme, programme led to improvement in students’ its objective, requirement of their support with confidence and expression in exams as it connects regard to time and involvement of other students with their daily life experience. teachers in it. 1.4.3 Continuous Engagement CEE team visited the schools every month and Programme in Maharashtra carried out some sessions with the students. An interaction was held with teachers and The programme is being implemented in three students to obtain their feedback and schools of Maharashtra and will continue in assessment of learning outcomes from the these schools until the academic year 2018-19, programme. The interaction also sought to progressing through the grades with the same analyse and assess the impact of the activities. students, which will help the implementers The team also followed up over phone to get insights into learning outcomes in ESD at discuss the status and progress of the the educator and student level. programme. The programme has been received well in the Schools found that the programme supportive schools. Teacher orientation followed by of the teaching learning process as it provides classroom activities have been carried out by a new way of transacting with students and all the schools. Key insights from the teachers making the classroom an enriched learning were that they found the activities and games environment. The programme helped to (approach) new and interesting and felt they inculcate skills among students like were beneficial to students as they helped them build on skills of observation and critical thinking. Teachers also felt that the module which is aligned to the curriculum is good for them to learn new ways of teaching EE in particular subjects. 1.5 Children’s Forest Programme (CFP) CEE North is implementing the Children’s Forest Programme (CFP) in Bareilly District of Uttar Pradesh. CFP was initiated in six districts under the Uttar Pradesh Participatory Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation Project (UP-PFMPAP) of the UP Forest Department, supported by JICA. CEE was given In the ‘learning happens everywhere’ unit of the responsibility for Lucknow district in Phase I. CEP module students interact to get to know With the overwhelming response in these six community members they meet almost districts, Phase II of the programme has been introduced with seven more districts being everyday. Here a student interacts with the local selected for the CFP initiative. CEE North was shopkeeper.

26 given the responsibility of one more district, students and teachers about the causes and i.e., Bareilly, for the implementation of the negative impacts of climate change. programme in the second phase. Environmental movies were screened to create awareness in the students and teachers about CFP aims to create understanding among environmental issues and how to protect our children about the value of trees, and to environment. motivate and support them to plant saplings in school campus, and ensure their protection. In June 2016, CEE team observed World The programme focuses on engaging children, Environment Day with children, youth and teachers, school management and local community. Residential schools were community in meaningful action to promote encouraged to observe the day in the school environment conservation. campus. In the event organised, over 125 children from six schools participated in Nature Tour for CFP Schools: CEE team competitions, pledge and plantation activities. conducted 25 nature tours during November and December 2016 where over 2000 students CEE team encouraged CFP schools to observe along with 40-50 teachers attended the day green Raksha Bandhan. Acknowledging the long tour. The tour was conducted at the Forest fact that plants provided us oxygen and all Research Centre, C. B. Ganj, Bareilly. The the basic necessities for our own survival, Centre is spread over an area of eight acres, students prepared Rakhis from waste material and has a meditational garden, tissue culture and tied them to a sapling which they had laboratory, arboretum, lush green forest and planted. bamboo forest space. About 70-80 students along with 3-4 teachers in charge from classes In September 2016, an event to observe 5-8 participated in each nature tour. The main International Ozone Day was organised for objective of the nature tours was to provide a CFP schools. More than 2050 students and unique experiential learning opportunity to 150 teachers from 35 CFP schools participated the CFP action team with the students getting in the programme. Painting and slogan writing an exposure to the splendor of nature and its competitions were conducted for the students varied elements, through different activities, and prizes awarded to winners. educational games and a nature trail. The In October 2016, CEE celebrated Wildlife Week schedule of the nature tour has been planned by observing National Dolphin Day in keeping in mind that students get a learning collaboration with the Forest Department, experience full of fun where they also develop Bareilly. Around 1400 students participated their knowledge of the flora and fauna of the in the painting competition organised in CFP area. schools. The prize distribution ceremony for Environment Awareness Events: In April 2016, winners was held in the presence of the DFO CEE Bareilly observed Earth Day where a Bareilly. programme was organised for schools In December 2016, a bird watching trip was working under the CFP initiative. More than conducted by Bareilly Forest Division in 150 students and teachers from 50 CFP schools collaboration with CEE in which student of Bareilly District participated in the event. groups from four CFP schools participated. The aim of the programme was to sensitise the

27 Teachers Refresher Meet: A one-day Teachers community’s engagement in activities was Review Meet under CFP was organised in also ensured by schools in different forms. August 2016 at Government Inter College, Bareilly. CEE team from Lucknow and Bareilly Educational Aids: Under the project, each CFP facilitated the workshop. The meet aimed at school is provided with a set of educational sharing experience, helping teachers to take material including reference books, activity up school level activities such as booklets, posters, stickers, t-shirts, caps, environmental review of school campus, environment calendar, flex banner, etc. CEE preparing CFP action plan, adopting CFP code team developed stickers, a tree poster and other for the schools, displaying and explaining the display material. A set of publications from use of Educational Aids in the school campus, CEE’s school series and other publishers were and activities linking CFP to the curriculum. identified for distribution. During the year, Around 85 teachers from 50 schools material was distributed to 35 CFP schools. participated in the training workshop. 1.6 International Eco Schools Mortality Replacement: In 2016, CEE team Programme reviewed the survival of saplings/trees in each school and decided on the number of saplings Eco School Programme in Lucknow to be planted for mortality replacement. The A school from Lucknow had joined the plantation as part of this was undertaken International Eco Schools programme in during July-August 2016, with over 1593 September 2014. After the orientation saplings being planted in 50 selected CFP workshop by CEE, the school formed their Eco schools: 841 saplings were planted in school School Committee which then conducted an campuses while 752 were distributed to environment review of the school campus students and local communities. covering five thematic areas, including water and sanitation, biodiversity, waste Adopting Seven Steps: Each project school was management, energy, health and hygiene. guided to adopt a seven step process to become Based on the survey results, the CEE team a CFP school. CEE team guided teachers in facilitated the development of environment charge to form a CFP Action Committee action plans in three thematic areas: waste engaging students, teachers, non-teaching staff management, water and biodiversity.. and community members. Most of the schools clubbed it with the Village Education As part of the Eco Schools programme, the Committee and, in some cases, with Meena school worked extensively towards effective Manch activities. Each school formed a management of the waste produced in their students’ CFP group which conducted an campus. The change is evident from the fact environment review of the campus and that the school campus is now declared a developed an action plan. Based on the action polythene free zone and the school practices plan, an action code was developed and efficient segregation of waste at source. The adopted by each school. A system to monitor school has started organising an annual eco- and evaluate progress was devised by the friendly fete where students prepare items out teams where meetings were held and of waste and sell them to generate funds and documentation was completed. The encourage everyone to follow the 3 R’s of waste management.

28 Their work on biodiversity and greening has In Maharashtra, the programme is presently resulted in further greening of the school being implemented in four schools of the campus and helped students in realising the Universal Group in Mumbai and Vidya importance of biodiversity; they have now Niketan School, Pimpri, Pune. adopted trees in the school campus and feed their pets themselves. To prevent wastage and The association with the five schools to reduce consumption of water within the continued this academic year with school school campus, and develop this into a habit, visits and facilitation for curriculum linked the school conducts regular awareness activities and projects. One school from Pune activities. has received the Green Flag Award which indicates that they have received the The project work undertaken by the school international eco schools certification for the was evaluated by CEE and external evaluators 2015-18 cycle. and the school was awarded the Green Flag in February 2017 for exemplary work done on 1.7 ESD Food the three thematic areas of water conservation, ESD Food is an international collaborative waste management and biodiversity learning project implemented in four countries conservation and awareness. The programme of the Asia Pacific Regions, viz., India, Japan, is gaining momentum in the state with newer Thailand and Indonesia. In India the schools expressing interest in being a part of programme is implemented in seven schools the programme. with varied themes. Eco School Programme in Pune The components of the programme include: • Orientation to Teachers : 11 teachers from seven schools were oriented on the concept of ESD • Action based Projects: The schools have developed seven different projects under the ESD Food theme. • Interaction with International Schools: Schools regularly interact with schools in other countries through Facebook, Skype and emails. Schools regularly share their activities on Facebook, while a Whatsapp group has been developed for Indian Grade 3 students of Universal High School, schools to share their ideas and activities Malad, Mumbai do a presentation at the with other participant teachers. assembly of the nutritional information given on the packages of food like fizzy drinks and french fries and explain the negative health impacts of these foods.

29 Outcomes of the project: Name of the School Theme Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Organic Food Growing vegetables organically and using Public School, Jubilee Hills them in the school canteen Preparation of bio extract for use in pest management Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Millets Diversity in India and its Importance School, Atmakuri Rama Rao Millets seed bank in the school Creating awareness on role of millets in food security and nutrition value Little Flower High School, Traditional Food of Telangana/Andhra Pradesh State Abids Documentation of traditional food with nutritional value - in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana School canteen shall sell only traditional food products and must decline ultra-processed food Delhi Public School, Any Time Food Nacharam Analysis of food wastage on a daily basis in the school canteen and setting up a system to reduce the food wastage Keeping the food available to needy people in the surrounding area of the school Delhi Public School, Nadargul Farm to Table Raising leafy vegetables in the school and distributing to nearby community Creating awareness on the importance of kitchen garden in urban areas Delhi Public School, Micro Urban Food Production – Foodscaping Mahindra Hills Concept of vertical vegetable garden development using waste water bottles, cans, tubs, etc. Establishing a compost pit in the school Meridian School Food & Childhood Obesity Survey statistics on food of the partner countries Master chef competition

30 1.8 Hand Print for Change the support of the Education departments of the respective states and Novozymes. The Hand Print is the symbol of positive actions of programme was implemented in 150 schools individuals or groups towards sustainability in the two states – 120 in Telangana and 31 in in a rapidly changing world. AP. The goal of the programme is to prepare CEE, in partnership with Novozymes South students to face the challenges of Asia Private Limited, implemented a environmental sustainability in their own programme on Hand Print for Change - A sphere of influence in a rapidly changing Sustainability Education Initiative in schools world. Components of the programme include from April 2016 to March 2017. The programme orienting the teachers on the concepts of EE aimed to reach out to 15,000 students studying and ESD, sensitising students through them in the classes 7-9 in the five southern states of and taking up action based activities in India. Adopting the club model with a group schools. In each school, a student club called of 60-100 students per club called the Hand HPC Club is formed with 60 members drawn Print Club, CEE engaged the State Education from classes 7-9, who are responsible for Departments, 250 schools and 260 teachers in the implementation of the programme. CEE developed and distributed an activity based teachers’ manual, conducted 10 teacher orientation programmes - three in Karnataka, four in Telangana and one each in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala - to capacity build schools. On March 31, 2017, the programme had reached out to 15,349 students directly from 250 schools across the five southern states. The percentage of participation in Hand Print Graph 1: Participation of the schools Clubs was 45% boys and 54% girls. The programmes led to the implementation of 693 action projects on the themes of Biodiversity, Food, Waste management, Water and Sanitation and Energy. The hand print club members further reached out to 84,343 students indirectly through various awareness campaigns, hands on activities and action projects. 1.8.1 CEE Andhra Pradesh (AP)/ Telangana CEE AP/Telangana states have implemented Graph 2: Participation of boys and girls in the the ‘Hand Print for Change’ programme with HPC programme

31 creating positive actions towards Graph 3 & 4 represent the number of schools environmental conservation and that have taken up action projects under each sustainability. theme and the various activities conducted under each theme. HPC clubs have to develop action projects in any three selected themes from Biodiversity, 1.8.2 CEE Tamil Nadu Food, Waste Management, Water and Sanitation, and Energy. CEE Tamil Nadu has implemented the Handprint for Change programme, funded by Outcomes of the programme Novozymes, in 25 schools across Chennai. • 151 teachers oriented on the concepts of EE Action projects in Energy, Biodiversity, Food, and ESD Water and Sanitation and Waste Management • Around 7771 students involved in the were implemented in these schools. project 1.9 Bio-cultural Camp in the Northern Western • Behaviour Change : In 120 schools, Ghats for Schools from Maharashtra and Goa students are practising hand washing before lunch An educational camp was conducted by CEE with support from Wipro, in partnership with the Nature Club Akole, from October 14-16, 2016 in the environs of the Harishchandragadh and Kalasubai Wildlife Sanctuary area. The three-day camp for 12 students and five teachers of four schools from Maharashtra and Goa in the Northern Western Ghats aimed at orienting students to the unique biological and cultural aspects of the region and sustainability practices of the region. Graph 3: Action projects taken by the schools The group was hosted by two villages, under each theme Uddavane which comprises of the Thakkarbaba community and Jagirdarwadi which has primarily the Mahadev Koli tribal community. The camp consisted of several interactions with the local community on their culture and sustainability practices and exploring the natural diversity of the area. 1.9 Bio-cultural Camp in the Northern Western Ghats for Schools from Maharashtra and Goa Graph 4: Various Activities under each theme

32 An educational camp was conducted by CEE implementing agency for the scheme working with support from Wipro, in partnership with with 62 schools from 14 districts of the Nature Club Akole, from October 14-16, Maharashtra. 2016 in the environs of the Harishchandragadh and Kalasubai Wildlife The participating schools are required to Sanctuary area. The three-day camp for 12 prepare an environment status report of their students and five teachers of four schools from village and school, which helps them to Maharashtra and Goa in the Northern Western understand and take up need based action Ghats aimed at orienting students to the projects. The flagship activity for 2016-17 was unique biological and cultural aspects of the ‘preparation of nursery’ at school level. This region and sustainability practices of the activity included collection of seeds, its region. treatment, study of seed germination, preparing saplings and plantation. Fifty three The group was hosted by two villages, schools prepared nurseries with more than Uddavane which comprises of the 14000 saplings of local plants. These saplings Thakkarbaba community and Jagirdarwadi were distributed to local organisations on which has primarily the Mahadev Koli tribal demand, and to households which could community. The camp consisted of several easily take care of one or two saplings interactions with the local community on their individually. culture and sustainability practices and exploring the natural diversity of the area. Highlights of various other school activities carried out under the scheme: 1.10 Environment Service Scheme • Janardan Pawade Vidyalaya, Masod, The Environment Service Scheme (ESS) was Amravati, through the village survey, initiated in 2011 by the Environment found that there is community interest in Department, Government of Maharashtra, to understanding ‘sustainable agriculture’. promote the importance of environment and The ESS unit conducted a workshop on conservation among school students through ‘concepts of sustainable agriculture’ which a hands-on activity concept. CEE is the was attended by 75 farmers from six villages. A demonstration plot has been developed in the school and students are being guided by farmers who are trying out the concept on their individual plots. • For storing water in school, students of New English School Solagav, Rajapur, Ratanagiri, prepared a water storage tank using a locally available bamboo variety. A few other schools from the region have conducted water audits and replaced all the dripping taps in their school campuses. Students interact and try their hand at making ‘bhakri’ (the local bread) at the homestay in • Vidyamandir High School, Kankavali chose to work on managing the solid waste Jagirdarwadi village.

33 in their area by collaborating with the local 1.11 Mari Shala municipal authorities and other schools in the area. As of 2016, they have got a In partnership with Reach to Teach, a charity complete ban on use of plastic in their area. based in the United Kingdom, CEE is piloting the implementation of a new intervention • 4-5 schools from Karmala Taluka, Solapur model, working collaboratively with District, conducted a survey of mango communities and schools to support varieties and documented about 60 varieties in a small semi-arid patch of the study area. • Four ESS schools from Ratnagiri, Nasik and Solapur have installed rainwater harvesting systems in the school buildings. These schools are able to calculate the potential of harvesting rainwater from their school roof, and then measure the rainfall using locally prepared rain gauges. • In 2016, ESS schools partnered with Wipro for the Earthian Award. Workshops were conducted in 62 ESS schools. Twenty six From preparing the ground for plantation, schools took up activities related to water. The Zilla Parishad School at Kondhar choosing host/nectar plants to documenting Chincholi, Karmala, won the Wipro entire process of their work, the students of Earthian Award 2016. Digambarrao Bayal Vidyalaya, Kumbhej are • A school from Karamala, Solapur has enthusiastically involved in every single step. converted the school as an Interpretation With a successful garden and butterfly breeding Centre, with five spots of interest in the the students are now acting as educators for school campus: Rain Water Harvesting visitors from far off areas visiting their garden. system; Butterfly Garden, Bird Restaurant, Nursery of 20 varieties, and Compost Pit enrolment, encourage attendance, improve for garden waste. Each student from the teaching and learning quality and overall ESS group works as an educator on these pupil outcomes. The project, which is in its subjects. People from other schools and third year of implementation, is working with even officials are visiting this school to 60 primary schools in Halvad Block of Morbi understand different environmental District in Gujarat. activities. The project promotes high quality teaching ESS schools celebrate Environmental Festivals and learning in the Pragya Standards 1 to 5 like cracker free Diwali, ecofriendly Dussehra, classes of the government schools through a ecofriendly Ganesh festival, ecofriendly Holi qualified teacher to ‘co-teach’. In the first year, at village and school levels, thereby also the implementation of the project was with creating awareness in the community. classes 1 and 2; from this year, intensive focus is on classes 3 and 4 with continued support

34 and handholding of teachers to stabilise the An orientation programme was organised to best practices in the classroom. All the schools develop clarity and understanding about the have deployed Pragya, an activity based project objectives, processes, and participation teaching and learning model, and the of schools and the education system. This was classroom interventions are designed to held on January 9, 2017, at Mora Primary enhance the impact of Pragya. School with 12 participants Including 10 school principals, Taluka Primary Education An important factor of the project is that it has Officer (TPEO) and a Cluster Resource interventions to ensure that children of school Coordinator (CRC) attending. The following going age in the project area attend school points were discussed. regularly. The interventions include running activities to enrol and retain children with • The need to understand and actively Highly Irregular attendance. In the academic participate in the E-Guruji project by year of 2016–17, 339 children were enrolled schools, society and the officers of the through the efforts of the project team with the education department. The main objective help of the community, and meetings with of E-Guruji programme is to provide quality parents and school management committees. education to the students of government The schools have also shown improvement in primary schools. attendance. The project played an important • Ways to complete the secondary/higher role in the starting of a bus service in two secondary examination by youngsters of schools for students living on farms through the age group 15-25 years, who are willing provision by the government. but were unable to complete their The students have started showing education; and provide literacy to people improvement in learning achievements as of the age group 25-35 years in eight selected measured by assessments. The community villages. participation in school activities has increased Ten government primary schools (eight schools in all the project villages and the evidence in with grade 1-8 and two schools with grade 1- seen in the form of increased attendance in 5) in eight villages (viz. Hazira, Mora, Suvali, meetings organised in schools, support in cash Junagam, Damaka, Rajgiri, Vasava, and and kind for school improvement and parents Bhatalai) have been covered under the project. coming to drop children to school and keeping track of their wards’ learning. To ensure quality education through advanced technology, every selected school will be given 1.12 E-Gurujee a facelift with ‘Smart class’, with CEE staff undertaking the smart class teaching along Project E-Guruji has been started by CEE with teachers in the initial phase, so that the Ahmedabad and Essar Foundation, Hazira, teachers are training in this. As a result of that among 10 government primary schools in eight students will have new tool for their learning villages of Kantha Block, Choryashi Taluka, process. During the project duration, necessary Surat. The project will be financially supported trainings and workshops will be organised by Essar Foundation while the implementing for the teachers and active support from will body will be CEE. A field office of CEE has be sought from the schools and the education been established at Suvali for this project. department.

35 Feedbacks/Comments from teachers were willing and would like to look for better (participants) of the workshop: career opportunities after qualifying; and (ii) the persons who never went to school and so • Every school teacher should participate in never gained literacy. After an orientation to the education process through smart class. the tasks under E-Guruji project, the six female • Planning of trainings, balmelas, etc. should volunteers started working with four villages be organised and managed through the on adult literacy and preparation for secondary project. examination through NIOS (National Institute • Selected schools should develop a feeling of Open Schooling). They held meetings with of ownership of the programme which will aspirants of the NIOS examinations, and also help them achieve higher grades in provided information on NIOS, the the Gunotsav programme. registration process, subject selection, examination fees and the classes initiated by • Necessary support will be ensured by CEE for their help. Three ladies from Suvali TPEO. have shown interest in taking up the Classroom Activity through Mobile Material: examination. Volunteers of B. R. S College Bilpudi, Door to door Survey in Four Villages: As the Dharampur, Valsad, who have been trained primary objectives of E-Guruji project are to in Gujarati Grammar under ‘Darshak provide quality education to the students of Lokganga Yojana managed by Lokbharti, selected schools, make illiterate people literate Sanosara, conducted classroom activities with in selected villages, and to prepare youngsters around 350 students of Junagam, Mora and to take their secondary/higher secondary Suvali schools. This was a pioneering effort as examinations, a door to door survey was activities had not been developed for teaching Gujarati grammar though such activities were available for science and other subjects. With the help of around 18 activities, the volunteers taught topics like noun, pronoun, adjective, verb and so on as a ‘Learn with Fun’ concept. Education Facilitator Orientation Workshop: For engagement of local resource persons to conduct NIOS and adult literacy classes, an advertisement was put up in common places in four selected villages along with word of mouth publicity. As a result of this six female candidates were selected from 16 applications received for the education facilitator post. A workshop for these volunteers for training them to help (i) the youngsters of selected villages who were unable to complete their secondary/higher secondary examination but

36 conducted in four villages (Suvali, Mora, Junagam, Hazira) by a team of 12 students of B. R. S College, to identify such target groups. In all, they visited 9362 houses out of which 4878 were closed. The survey showed that there were many migrants from other states working in companies in the area. The data obtained of the target groups in the four villages are depicted in the following graphs. Classroom Activities by CEE Staff: Classroom activities were carried out by CEE staff along with teachers in four selected schools in the project area. Students responded enthusiastically and were even willing to stay back after school hours. Schools did not have Maths and Science teachers felt this as a great support. CEE staff facilitated students in carrying out experiments on their own, which sparked curiosity in them leading them to ask questions and seek answers. At present, 350 students of classes 6-8 in the selected schools are facilitated to perform Maths and Science activities. 1.13 Mobile Educational Materials Exhibition: Development and Training Programme This project is being supported by Lokvigyan Kendra (Community Science Centre), Lokbharati, Sanosara, under the ‘Darshak Lokganga Project’ funded by Pidilite Industries Pvt. Ltd. As part of this project, CEE is developing theme based exhibition materials

37 and activity kits according to the syllabus of local material for educational purposes classes 6-8. and activities. The training programme of the project focused The partner organizations for this project on: include: • Introducing participants to the exhibition, 1. Ananddhara, Chaparda, Junagadh the activities of the current round, and how 2. Gram Nirman Samaj, Mahua, Bhavnagar to carry them out 3. Gram Dakshina Murti, Manar, Bhavnagar • Enabling participants to conduct a range 4. Lokbharti Vigyan Kendra, Sanosara, of activities that are aimed to make children Bhavnagar understand the concepts dealt with in the school subjects and relate them to real life 5. Lokbharti Adhyapan Mandir, Sanosara, Bhavnagar • Provide the material, obtaining feedback on the previous round and planning for 6. Ravi Krupa Trust, Maydhar, Bhavnagar the next round. 7. Vigyan Nagari, Bhavnagar The training process included the following 8. Shree Hiralal Trust, Dholaka, Ahmedabad steps and activities: 9. Bhaibandh Project, Khadir, Kutch • Feedback on the previous round – on the 10. Mari Shala Rajpur, Gandhinagar quantity and quality of the material provided - from students, teachers and 11. Gyansetu Project, Mundra, Kutch educators through an experience sharing The subjects for which material was session, which will help plan subsequent developed in each round is as follows. rounds Round Subject • Discussion on the objectives of the training No. • Session on connecting the materials of this 1 Language and Grammar round with the teaching-learning process 2 Competitive Exam Quiz through • Hands on activity – demonstration of Tablet activities were conducted to make the educators understand the appropriate 3 Health and Hygiene utilisation of materials and clarification of 4 Traditional Games queries. This also made the educators more confident to use the materials in the 1.14 Indradhanush Mela: ‘Shiksha Ke classroom. Saat Rang’- 2017 • Material distribution – An adequate About Indradhanush: Indradhanush celebrates quantity of ready to use educational approaches to learning that draw on real life material was provided to the partner experiences, promotes the idea that learning organisations, more of which they could can be fun and can take place beyond buy from the local market as per their textbooks. It is Essar Foundation’s flagship requirements. This also encouraged use of educational initiative, now in its 6th year,

38 promoting various approaches to education Pre-Indradhanush Activities: Every year that are not usually accessible to government Indradhanush schedule of activity is schools. Participating in this project are a range meticulously planned with a view to making of organisations working to make knowledge it more participatory and educational. The accessible to students. It also discourages rote school principals of the local areas are involved learning which is common in our education in the planning of the mela. For better system. The project caters to all, though management of the festival and better student of classes 5-8 and their teachers and engagement of students and teachers, feedback parents are especially benefited. on the event held in the previous year was obtained. The feedback included suggestions Through the many interactive sessions at the like ensuring adequate safety measures and festival conducted by educational sanitation facilities, providing local and organisations, Indradhanush draws students seasonal food, ensuring enough time for to the idea of learning as a creative activity. students to carry out activities and inviting The informal workshops promote hands-on agencies and resource persons who are not activity, experimentation, learning by doing easily accessible to schools, students and and demonstration of working models and teachers in the area. exhibits. The idea is to encourage students and teachers to discover learning in non- Teachers Workshop for Model Making: While structured environments the basis of which is Indradhanush is a students’ event, teachers the child’s own desire to ask questions. Such are provided technical and educational an approach expands the scope of learning support in model making, especially to provide beyond the curriculum, infusing the process help in difficult concepts in the curriculum of learning with a sense of joy for both the through connecting them with daily life. The child and the teacher. CEE resource person for this was Ms. Khushbu Shah. The teachers in turn would help the Indradhanush 2017: Connecting Science with students to prepare models in different subject Everyday Life: Each year the programme is areas. meticulously designed around specific themes on science, mathematics and environment Key Programme and Resource Organisations science. From a bicycle to a toy car, a bullock (i) Model making: Keeping this year’s theme cart to a tractor, the momentum of the wheel, in mind, and peer group learning as a the function of levers and the principles of strategy, award winning teachers from the physics around them is best understood with state were invited to work with children to real life observation and application. Science develop models that explain science is all around us; even the kitchen is a chemistry concepts. The Lokmitra Trust and Rajpur laboratory! The kitchen garden is can be used Prathmik Shala were the organisations to learn botany. This year, a wide range of invited to work with students on model activities, models and experiments were making. Students could take away the brought in for students to explore the science models they made and explore further. behind objects, activities and phenomena we Balancing toys that use the lever principle experience as part of our daily lives. and sound producing toys that use the principle of sound and friction, were major

39 attractions for the students. The world’s largest mobile hands-on science organisation uses local material like thread, education programme for economically cardboard, paper dish, galvanised wire, disadvantaged students and teachers, etc. to make these toys. presented 10 different models covering Shri O.V. Sheth Regional Community Newton’s law, electrical joints, human Science Centre, Rajkot, brought nine skeleton and refraction of light. These different working models based on exhibits were very useful for the students principles of physics. Models like eerofoil, to understand basic science concepts and balancing nail, clap in the air, climbing for teachers to get ideas for classroom cloth clip, flying bat, straw flute, tumbler teaching models. and others were a great attraction for the STEM Learning Pvt. Ltd. from Mumbai and students. Agastya International Foundation, Green the Blue Charitable Trust, Vadodara, Bangalore is in continuous pursuit of demonstrated to as well as made models making learning a stimulating and with students. Making of flexagon and 3D exploratory process. With rich resource of models of geometry helped the students subject experts and experienced teaching understand geometry with fun. faculties, STEM has pioneered and Chromatography was made simpler promoted the demonstration-based through an activity called ‘mystery marker’. learning approach; it has designed over 1000 working demos, models, visual aids (ii) Experiments: Jivantirth, Gandhinagar, in and experiments to be used in science and their interactive workshops, enabled math labs. These interactive, entertaining students to perform several interesting and informative centres give the students experiments in physics, chemistry and a first-hand exposure to popular scientific biology, especially in the kitchen which theories and principles, and ignite the brought to them the idea that they encounter young minds with the right scientific science daily in their routine life. temper. During Indradhanush, they Nisarg Community Science Centre, exhibited a Mini Science Centre consisting Gandhinagar, presented experiments that of 60 interactive math and science working dispelled superstitions found in rural models which related theories to areas. They demonstrate experiments in applications. basic chemical and physical chemistry of (iv) Demonstration and Audio-visual science. The activities were highly enjoyed by the students like a magic show, The demonstration activity section, which especially the tricks in chemistry like colour included plays, puppet shows and clay changing chemicals, invisible writing, modeling, engaged a large number of changing the colour of flowers and fire on students and provided ideas for coconut. They conducted 15 experiments educational engagement to the teachers as with the students during the event. well. (iii) Exhibition The Lokbharti Gramvidyapith, inaugurated by Shri Kaka Saheb Kalelkar, Agastya International Foundation, a the great Gandhian, based on the charitable education trust that runs the

40 Sarvodaya principles of truth and non- like Zip Line and River Crossing were violence, showed how basic and higher conducted under the guidance of experts. education can contribute towards solving • Science Maze - a fun learning activity that rural problems practically. The puppet helps develop cognitive skills like show with science in them was the key understanding maps and scientific activity performed by the students of the principles, especially environment science elementary education course. and biology. It was designed in a way that Shri M.D. Mehta Regional Community giving the right answer to a question Science Centre, Jamnagar; Jaybharati opened up the right path to the District Community Science Centre, Surat; participating students. and Adhyayan Sansthan, Mumbai • Magic show – brought out the science of demonstrated several activities like magic magic, especially that which happens with balloon, fun with chemistry, and the around us.the magic happen around us. working of simple machines. CEE The famous magician S. Kumar was invited Ahmedabad’s demonstration of energy for this activity. Students realised that that efficient models like solar lantern, bicycle magic is ultimately a science and scientific with pump and environment games were tricks. also a big attraction. • Virtual video game and Selfie corner - (v) Science Models from Students: acquainted the students with the new Indradhanush also invites students and technology and the ushering in of a new teachers to present their work during the era of science. event. About 100 teachers and 20 students The overall feedback from the participants in participated in the model making and the Indradhanush event was very positive and presentation programme and presented the activities were highly appreciated. innovative working models. Some of these include: Participant Data • Treasure hunt - a game based activity for Sr Activity Number of children to explore the scientific concepts No. participants behind science models and experiments based on common scientific principles. 1 Total number of 2697 Children had to identify six concepts of students science like Newton’s Law and centre of 2 Total number of 127 gravity to complete the Treasure Hunt Card teachers which are then used to in a draw for prizes. Two students won the full housie prize in 3 Principal meeting 23 this game. participants • Adventure activity - provided children a 4 Model making first-hand experience of the science behind workshop adventure, besides giving them a chance to participants 20 challenge their fears. Thrilling activities 5 Treasure Hunt 1000

41 6 Virtual video game 2000 In Mundra, the Gyansetu project is implemented as part of the CSR activities of 7 Selfie corner 1000 MICT, Mundra. 8 Adventure activity 1500 Gyansetu Advance is a version of the project 9 Magic show All students that enables school teachers and students to and teachers interact using a technology platform. The objective of this portal is to facilitate existing 10 Invited NGOs 12 education methodologies in various ways 11 Science Centres 4 including imparting of new skills to teachers as well as students, providing useful content 1.15 Gyansetu apart from regular school curriculum, enabling teachers to continuously evaluate student Gyansetu is a concept developed by CEE for skills and enabling self-paced learning for providing accessibility of digital education students. materials to teachers to improve classroom teaching. Improving their capacity to use Key Activities of the Project digital technologies, updating their knowledge and using efficient teaching learning methods Teacher feedback and review meeting: As the in the classroom, will improve the overall Gyansetu application and supportive quality of education manifold. Gyansetu hardware need an orientation before before project interventions strive to enhance the being used, and many teachers were keen to capacities of teachers as facilitators which will be part of the project, an orientation workshop have a lasting impact on their classroom was conducted with 19 teachers, three CRCs interactions. and one BRC participating. They were briefed on the project and on the use of the device by Initiated in 2012 with the support of Education the technical team of CEE. The first review and Innovation Fund for India (EIFI) 2012 as an feedback meeting was organise with teachers award, Gyansetu has developed an Android at the Block Resource Centre, Mundra. The based application and portal to connect experience of Gyansetu material and issues teachers through a server. It is an online as related to operating the application through well offline educational Android application. the tablet were discussed. The new features of As a pilot project, 10 school teachers of the ‘Student corner and Question paper in the tribal area of Valsad District provided tablets Gyansetu application was shared with them. to enable access to the application and the A common issue identified was low mobile portal (a website). The tablet was preloaded network coverage which made it difficult for with educational audio- visual/digital them to use the tablet. Daily routine and materials procured and developed by CEE. technical errors were also problems and With the success of the pilot, the project has solutions for these were suggested during the been extended to 183 school five districts of meeting. Since the system works offline too, Gujarat. It has also been extended to grades 1- they were asked to update the application at 8 for all the major subjects. home or an area with good coverage. In some areas, lack of electricity posed a challenge. Under the Gyansetu project, 50" LED TVs were

42 provided so that the ICT material in the tablet 1.16 Bhaibandh: Mobile Education could be projected. Vehicle at Khadir, Kutch, Gujarat Gyansetu Advance: Gyansetu is used by This project is supported by Nanhi Bala teachers for accessing information through Cheritable Trust, Mumbai, who provided a internet ultimately benefiting the students. The bus which can be used as a mobile educational idea behind the Advanced version is to develop vehicle. Khadir is an island situated in the the application so as to be accessible to little Rann of Kutch containing 17 villages students. The student version of Gyansetu which are located in interior areas with little provides space for children to learn according access to facilities. Education is also a to their own pace and learning styles. The challenge for the students with not enough basic idea is to develop the web-portal and staff in the schools – against a requirement of browser based application which can be around 140 teachers for the government accessed from any device like laptop, tablet or primary schools, only 40 teachers are available even mobile phone. The teacher facilitates the to handle around 2000 children in the area. student log in. With the individual login, they can understand the subject, do the activities The focus of the Bhaiband project focus is to (for which material is provided), and ask for provide additional support to these teachers teachers’ help. They can give the exam by their to conduct activities in the schools which own schedule. All this can be monitored and would also help to maintain the enrolment in facilitated by the teacher who controls the the school. The content is procured from the software. All the data from students to teacher mobile education material development project and teacher to principal at school level will be supported by Ravikrupa Trust, Sanosara. automatically synced to a central server which can extract the data and progress of students. Under this project, last year, four rounds of activities under different subjects have been As this requires considerable research and conducted and 1656 students benefited from development, a workshop was organised with them. resource persons such as education consultant of UNICEF, textbook writer, software developer 1.17 Anandshala team, designer and education expert from CEE Enhancing Students’ Participation in School and Education Department, Government of Proceedings through Students’ Cabinet: A CEE- Gujarat for brainstorming the draft level of TCS collaborative Gyansetu Advance software. The workshop threw up a lot of inputs, learnings and Right of Children to Free and Compulsory suggestions, based on which the Software Education (RTE) Act envisages all children Requirement Specification (SRS) for The between 6 and 14 years to get free quality Gyansetu Advance has been developed. This education. RTE assures that every child has a year, the system has been installed in six right to quality elementary education and the schools which would be updated with state, teachers, families and communities have feedback from the teachers who use it. to fulfil this obligation together. Anandshala, a whole school approach for the holistic development of the child, has emerged

43 as a solution to deal with this issue. The Real-life based Activities: A variety of Anandshala approach, developed by CEE in interactive and real-life based teaching- 2003, has been used since then as a model and learning activities were conducted for students methodology for education by various of classes 6-8 in each project school using the stakeholders in different states. Literally Mobile Education Van, with the focus on meaning ‘school of joy’, it is a model for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and holistic development of a child, established Nutrition. The approach aimed to institute through participatory visioning exercises, inclusive and joyful learning, to support the local capacity building and provision of teacher to deal with multi-grade multi-level support in terms of financial and technical classroom situations, and to enhance the resources. It correlates formal education with quality of education through a child centric life skill activities and strengthens the existing intervention. Nutrition related activities institutions for developing a child friendly included checking the nutritional value of the school environment. The model correlates food, checking hemoglobin levels, calculating formal education with life skill activities, thus the BMI index and making soap. also reorienting education for sustainable development. Student Council for School Level Planning and Involvement: One of the objectives of The ‘Anandshala Gandhinagar’ approach is ‘Anandshala Gandhinagar was to to increase being implemented by CEE West with support student participation in the decision-making from Tata Consultancy, Gandhinagar, in four process in their schools. The Student Council, government schools of Gandhinagar. The which was formed for this, actively project aims to increase students’ participation represented all the students of the school and in the decision making process in their school was involved in daily routine, decision making and to bring in systemic intervention within on all issues, democracy education and the existing school system to ensure that ownership generation. In all four schools an students’ voices get represented/ election was conducted, and six students were acknowledged in decision-making, to elected for the Cabinet, with 12 portfolios being enhance/revive the school’s link with the local identified for them. community/village, and to actively engage the School Management Committee (SMC) in School Management Committees (SMC) for school processes. School Development Plan: Developing a ‘Child Centred and Child Friendly School’ was a Activities conducted under the ‘Anandshala major objective of the project, emphasis was Gandhinagar’ project in 2016-17 are: laid on involving the communities for school and child development. A one-day workshop Orientation Workshop: As a first step to was organised in December 2016 for all the implementing the Anandshala approach in SMC members of the project schools, where Gandhinagar, an orientation workshop was the educational activities were linked with organised for various partners, principals and hardware improvements in schools, and an teachers involved in the project. Besides understanding of quality education and introducing the approach, school water and participatory approaches was sought to be sanitation issues and possible solutions were developed. Some of the activities and ideas also discusssed.

44 shared with the SMC members include hand to explore and try new things along with skill washing facility enhancement plan, kitchen development like sharing, team work and garden, energy conservation and repair of participation. Emphasis was given to activity sanitation unit. based joyful learning that generated interest in various subjects other than the curriculum. Exposure Visit for Student Council Members About 240 students of classes 6-8 from the and Teachers: was organised to the ‘Mari shala’ four schools attended the two-day workshop. School, Rajpur, Gujarat to share the experiences of how students, teachers and the Subsequent to the orientation and capacity community were involved in hardware and building workshops, school development software tasks, and in the processes of school plans were prepared in a participatory manner development plans. Each Council then involving the student council members, prepared their school development plan, with teachers, principals and community members, the participants envisioning their ‘dream and designs, locations and budgets arrived at. school’, focusing on the changes that need to The work envisaged included creation of hand be brought about to make the school a joyful washing unit for children after mid-day meal, place where they would love to come. Some kitchen garden, bio-fencing, creation of Ram activities they could introduce to improve the Dukan, India map on the ground, all of which quality of teaching-learning along with were also directly linked with the curriculum. infrastructure improvements were also discussed with the respective school At the beginning of the project, the condition authorities and SMCs. of the schools appeared difficult to work with, but with the tremendous efforts put in by the Visit to Grambharti Amrapur & KGBV team along with the support and enthusiasm Gandhinagar, Gujarat: An exposure visit was of the SMC, principals, teachers and students, organised for the teachers of the project schools the mission was achieved. and SMC members in April 2017, to observe and understand different school options for In all the schools, their school development the Anadshala students, enrollment in class plans have been developed and is currently 9, government schemes for schools, and functional, with their sustainability lying with enhancing awareness on action projects. They the student council, who have been allocated get to know about Government scheme schools. special time in the daily schedule of the school. Noticeable characteristics in both the schools To cite an example, the primary school of visited were low cost options for activities, Dholakuva has been able to install a and environment and child friendliness. Both functioning hand washing unit in the school the schools are residential and so dropout rate premises as part of the project. is low. 1.18 CEE Ka Bioscope (CKB) Vacation Workshop at Summer Camp: A CEE ka Bioscope is an ICT enabled programme vacation workshop was organised in May designed to provide interactive and fun-filled 2017, with different sections like origami, learning for school children. The activities of traditional games and art and craft, with the the programme help students in integrating objective of exposing children to new activities learning in Environmental Studies, Science as and experiences and providing them a chance

45 well as Social Sciences. In its eight year, CKB 1.19 Swapnilshala programme has reached out to 300 students of grades 7-9 of Rachana School in Ahmedabad. To address the issue of migration, and to Two different modules, viz., Population and ensure the provisions of RTE Act, the Development, and Sustainable Agriculture Anandshala approach developed by CEE in were dealt with during the year. 2003, has been adapted as ‘Swapnilshala’ and is being implemented with the support of Various teaching-learning methods and tools Ashiana Housing Limited at the Government were used as part of the programme, including UPS, in Ghatal, Bhiwadi, which is an industrial power point presentations, lab-based sessions hub of Rajasthan where migration is prevalent. using internet connected machines, global With a child centric intervention to mainstream positioning system (GPS), Google Earth, MS him/her, Swapnilshala project could be a Office, group discussions, nature camp and model that can be replicated by the education field visits among others. Students also had department and the government for achieving an opportunity to interact with experts and the goal of education for all. The model pulls government officials of the Agricultural together a comprehensive range of quality Produce Market Committee (APMC), the Waste interventions in education from the national Water Treatment Plant, and the Census and international levels. In accordance with Department, Gandhinagar. A visit to the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) Sundarvan, CEE’s Nature Discovery Centre, 2005, and RTE, Swapnilshala emphasises a was also organised. One-day and one-night holistic approach to enable construction of educational tours to CEE’s campsite at Bakore knowledge among students. The model and Lokbharti for senior grades were held this correlates formal education with life skill year. The education tours were organised as activities and thus reorients education for part of the Sustainable Agriculture and sustainable development. Population and Development modules respectively. The tours were followed by a one- Activities conducted under the Swapnilshala hour internet-enabled computer session. project in 2016-17 are: Camps of three days and two nights at CEE’s Capacity building of teachers as facilitators of camp site at Beyt Dwarka on the coast of Gujarat education: Workshops for teachers on teaching were also organised, followed by a one-hour learning methodologies, communication and internet-enabled computer session. management, and ways to teach specific subject areas, were organised to make teachers A CKB Programme Manual, consisting of a set understand the importance of creating learning of two books, was finalised. One of the books environments that are more interactive. These elaborates on the programme and the standard programme helped teachers to identify the operating procedures while the other consists different learning needs among children, to of annexures in the form of ready-to-use understand the learning styles of children, the resources like forms, formats, presentations, importance of teaching learning materials link diagrams and others. (TLM’s) and how to make them, so as to improve academics as well as the overall performance of the children

46 Promoting child to child approach of learning: arts, art and crafts. Community members were When children play, they use all their senses also involved in a few of these activities. – hearing, seeing, tasting, touching, smelling and moving – to gather information about their Community stewardship for school world. Play comes naturally to children and development and management: Since one of hence is filled with opportunities for children the objectives of Swapnilshala was to develop to learn and develop new skills. Later they a ‘Child Centred and Child Friendly School, gather information through language. Many involving communities for school and child such activities were conducted at the project development was given special attention. With school in Ghatal to facilitate inclusive the SMC as the focal point, various activities education via peer learning. These included like visualisation workshop, formal SMC celebration of major environmental and other orientation, involving community in special important days as per the academic calendar training programme for students, informal of the education department. Activity interaction during mid-day meal and workshops and competitions for students were celebration of important days at school were organised along with fun games like face organised, with a view to identifying roles painting, art and crafts. These activities helped and shared responsibilities for the school. to inculcate skills among the students like Community participation played a key role at planning, participation, expression, team each juncture of the project, including bringing work, creative thinking and presentation of non-school going children into the special their work. training programme, Bal mela, and other developmental work like making swings from School newsletter by students: Two issues of tyres, building a periscope, painting, a student led school newsletter were gardening, etc. Involving community in such developed as a platform to express the activities also developed a sense of students’ voices and views. The articles in the responsibility ownership in them. newsletters covered issues like their likes and dislikes, their problems, observations and Learning for the environment, by the experiences inside and outside the school, environment, of the environment: Using the activities and learnings. school building as a learning tool is about developing and using the physical space and Special Training Programme (STP): STP was infrastructure around the child as a learning conducted with non school going children of resource in a child friendly manner. 6-14 years along with other children who were Swapnilshala laid emphasis on using the graded as below age appropriate attainment physical settings as learning elements across level and were facing difficulty in learning various subjects and concepts as well as language and maths. While it helped such grades which also established an interface children attain a better level of learning, it also between pedagogy and physical space. supported the teacher to deal with multi-grade Swapnilshala managed the dynamics between multi–level classroom situations via a child flexibility to accommodate change/ specific intervention. STP involved approaches development and incorporate sustainability of joyful learning using a variety of teaching within the design of building and ground. learning approaches like games, performing While developing the teaching learning

47 material (TLM), children’s views on difficult 1.20 Urja Chetana topics were also taken into consideration, leading to preparation of class wise, interactive The Urja Chetana project won the Global CSR materials. A space was also provided for Excellence and Leadership Awards 2016 making the TLMs interactive and situational. (Award Category: Developing Sustainable Strategies) for CESC Ltd. in the year 2016. Classrooms were designed for whole-class, group and individualised teaching and The Waste Management group at CEE Kolkata learning, with special attention being given to is implementing the Urja Chetana programme, the interior areas, colour scheme of the walls, which is supported by Calcutta Electric Supply flooring and lighting. The verandah and Corporation Limited (CESC Ltd.) as part of pillars outside were also used for designing their CSR activities, since 2012. It is an the TLMs while the waste generated became a environment sustainability education resource for making TLMs too with a workshop programme aiming to generate awareness and designated for it. Hand washing, drinking action related to the environment and water facility and mid-day meal areas also sustainable development, amongst students, received attention in terms of suitability and teachers and community members. The ease of use for children. A dumping ground programme is implemented in 30 schools in for chemicals and other wastes by nearby and around Kolkata through existing/to be industries within the school premises was formed eco-clubs/energy clubs. It provides a transformed into a rain water recharge area, platform to the schools to undertake action while green corners served as biology labs. projects through community outreach, thereby Curved seats were constructed surrounding helping children to share and expand their the trees at various location were children understanding, and bringing about change could interact comfortably. The seats also that has significantly reduced wastage of became TLMs games and puzzles painted on energy and rainwater, as well as managed them. waste and nurtured plants. Community handover of Swapnilshala: After During the year, various capacity building working on the school for a year and a half, workshops on composting, waste paper the school was handed over to the school recycling, product development, rain water authorities and community via an event on harvesting and medicinal plant garden were August 19, 2016. The event witnessed the conducted for students and teachers to enable presence of Mr. Hem Singh Bhadana, Minister, them to implement and sustain these best Food and Civil Supply & Consumer Affairs, practices in their respective schools. During Government of Rajasthan as chief guest, along the trainings, teachers were oriented to with local government representatives; Ms. different facets of environmental conservation Shivani Jain, Programme Director, CEE and sustainability. Exposure trips to solar a Ahmedabad; BPS Architect team along with power plant, a thermal power station, organic CEE Rajasthan team. School children, farming and botanical garden were organised community members and teachers participated for the students to augment their classroom in this event and shared the excitement of their learning. The schools participated in the revamped school. Energy Week celebrations where eco-club

48 members shared their knowledge and support to implement innovative and action experience with the entire school during oriented environment and development assembly, by practical demonstrations and projects in their school or neighbourhood. conducting various competitions that boosted the creative skills of the students. The schools SECA was formally launched by Mr. Craig celebrate special environment days with Hall, Consular General of the American community members. The school wall art by Consulate in January 2017. The CEE team was the students has helped to communicate key involved in the formation and restructuring of environmental messages not only to the eco-clubs of the participating schools along students themselves but also to the nearby with capacity building students through community at large, while also promoting a classroom sessions and beyond-school healthy school environment and protecting activities. An exposure visit to the butterfly the premises from nuisance. The students also garden of Eco Park in Kolkata was conducted disseminate the knowledge gained under the for the students under the project. A massive programme to nearby communities by community outreach was conducted for Clean conducting a series of community outreach Ganga campaign by one of the participating and awareness campaigns, rallies and schools from Kolkata as part of the beyond- cleanup drives. school initiative. The two-day YLC Summit was organised for schools of Kolkata and The capacity building of the students and Patna at the American Centre, Kolkata in teachers has helped schools to implement the March 2017, with the objective of training the best practices (e.g. composting, waste paper shortlisted project teams on different facets of recycling, rainwater harvesting and nurturing leadership, sustainability, environment and medicinal plants) to sustain their school development. The idea was to help them environment. Around 512.55 kg of organic streamline their envisaged environmental waste was composted, 97.7 kg of waste paper action projects to be implemented in their recycled into handmade paper and then made schools/immediate neighbourhood over the into useful products by students, and around next few months. 2,29,365 litres of rain water was harvested by the schools during this year. The project has School Eco-Club Action (SECA) Project in directly been able to benefit 175 teachers, Patna 10,881 students and 27,071 community The SECA Project is being implemented in six members during the year. schools of Patna along with the schools in 1.21 School Eco-Club Action Project Kolkata. The project focuses on action oriented activities in the field of waste management, CEE Kolkata, in collaboration with the US recycling, greening and biodiversity, natural Consulate General of Kolkata, is implementing resource conservation, renewable energy and the School Eco Club Action (SECA) project, traditional knowledge towards environmental focusing on developing and strengthening the conservation and protection. The activities capacity of the eco-clubs of 20 schools of will be undertaken with the help of Kolkata and Patna. The project also aims to environment champions/youth with the aim develop a cadre of Young Leaders of Change of reduction in their ecological footprints. The (YLC), who would be trained and provided students and schools are being oriented and

49 facilitated for their contribution to reduce 1.23 Swachhagraha Campaigns: carbon footprints through inculcating the habit ‘Safai ke sitare ke sath selfie’ of recycling, greenery development and Campaign rainwater harvesting. The project also builds capacity of the teachers to impart environment Swachhagraha is an initiative of the Adani and sustainability education and also build Foundation with CEE as its Implementation bridges between school and community and Knowledge Partner. The project takes through campaigns taken up by the schools. inspiration from the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan For developing Young Leaders for Change announced by the Honourable Prime Minister Action Project and planning the activities, of India, Shri Narendra Modi. To acknowledge individual visits to schools were undertaken and appreciate the silent efforts put in by the with the aim of reorganising the Eco-clubs cleaning staff of schools in keeping our and orienting the club members and environment clean, a campaign called ‘Safai developing YLC action plans. Ke Sitare’ has been launched by CEE with the support of Adani Foundation. The students 1.22 Green School Rating, Assam had to click a selfie with the staff at their school/home/neighborhood with a short The aim of the project was to verify and write-up which describes the person with his/ evaluate the rating of schools applied under her name, background and how important the state level Swachh Puraskar Award of the their role is for the society. SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Assam. The activities included field visits to schools, This campaign saw tremendous response from verification of the award format and school schools in Varanasi, Pilibhit, Bareilly, responses, evaluation and rating against Allahabad and Lucknow, where students critieria, consultation with key stakeholders enthusiastically clicked selfies with their (such as mothers’ group, SMC and student cleaning staff and shared their thoughts. The council) and resolution of problems and issues results of the campaign were announced on identified at school level. October 1, 2016 and a student from City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Lucknow, CEE team conducted the inspection and field was acknowledged as one of the best entries verification of 21 Green rated schools under at the national level. MHRD’s Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar, for the state level Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar. They 1.24 Child Friendly Schools and verified the evidences presented and consulted Systems Project in Vaishali with the key stakeholders. Based on these, three Bihar best schools were selected in the category of ‘Best Maintained Green Schools’ and 10 best Provision of quality education along with safe schools from among 21 Green rated schools. drinking water and sanitation facilities has The evaluation reports on the schools were been broadly envisaged in our Constitution submitted to the education department. under Article 21-A – ‘free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right’ and specifically notified in the RTE Act, 2009.

50 In Bihar, CEE has partnered with UNICEF and Orientation Meetings: were conducted in 78 Bihar Education Project Council (BEPC) to schools for an in depth interaction with the promote Child Friendly Schools and Systems stakeholders, through interactive discussions (CFSS) in 100 schools of Vaishali District, and group work. The participants in groups Bihar. This initiative focuses on demonstration discussed issues related to current status and of ‘Swachh Vidyalaya - Swasth Vidyalaya’ action for implementation of CFSS and education, ensuring a set of functional and presented their views. This also helped well maintained water, sanitation and hygiene improve involvement and build rapport facilities along with improvisation in the among them. overall school’s teaching-learning environment, thereby making the school SMC Trainings: Trainings were organised in environment a ‘child friendly learning’ space. schools for the members of SMC, Meena Manch, Children’s Cabinet and teachers, CFSS covers child friendly quality education where the Swachh Vidyalaya Swastha system, activity based learning, proper Vidyalaya initiative and the RTE Act 2009 function of SMC, MTA, Child Cabinet and provisions were discussed along with their Meena Manch, along with a clean and green roles and responsibilities. All 100 schools were environment in the school, proper sanitation covered under the SMC trainings. Along with and hygiene (WASH) practices by students these, a transect walk was also organised for and safe and nutritious mid day meals. School the participants within the school campus to sanitation and hygiene depend on the capacity identify existing gaps followed by a problem enhancement of teachers, community analysis exercise and updating of school members, SMCs, Non-Governmental development plans. Organisations (NGOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs), and education Teacher Training Workshops: To create an administrators. A key feature of this 20 month enabling learning environment for children and long campaign is to ensure that these 100 to promote child focused teaching-learning schools are developed into ‘Swachh Vidyalaya activities and materials for making learning Swasth Vidyalaya’ campuses, with extension fun in the school and classroom, and to ensure of a similar model in all the districts of Bihar teachers’ active engagement through use of subsequently. innovative methodologies, two-day trainings were conducted in September 2016 in two Initiated in October 2015, thefollowing batches to cover all the 100 schools. Around activities were carried out till March 2017. 99 teachers in-charge from 100 schools in four blocks of Vaishali attended this training Sensitisation Meeting: for members of SMCs, programme. Student Councils and Meena Manch, with a view to introduce the project to the stakeholder, Installation of Handwashing (HW) Units: delineating their roles and responsibilities for Hand washing units – either fixed or portable the success of the intervention, to build rapport according to suitability - were constructed and and elicit participation. Meetings were held in installed in 70 schools as part of the project, to 61 schools in consultation with the District develop hand washing as a daily habit among Programme Officer, SSA, Vaishali. students for hygiene and reducing incidence of diseases.

51 Creating Enabling Learning Environment: A initiative. A set of four posters was developed menu has been developed by CEE team of and disseminated in the schools. Wall possible elements (tools, methodologies, child paintings were also finalised and a menu focused teaching-learning activities and developed for using the space in the materials) which could be included in school classroom, corridor, stairs and boundary walls learning environment. for various messages on hand washing and learning. Promoting Use of Library: CEE team observed that in most schools, the library facility is non- 1.25 Akshay Patra and CEE for existent or non-functional, with the students WASH either unable to access books. CEE team guided the Balsansad members on the use of the School Akshay Patra Foundation partnered with CEE Library with a separate room is designated for for promoting hand washing in schools across the purpose. In over 50 schools, CEE team was five cities in the country. CEE North able to develop active libraries with a set of implemented the programme in 43 schools of 100 books being provided to all. Sarojini Nagar Block including primary and upper primary schools in Lucknow. CEE team MDM Serving and Cleanliness: CEE team developed communication material and discussed issues related to cleanliness and portable hand washing units to showcase the behavior during mid day meals and helped ideal method of hand washing in schools. A schools in setting up a system for the serving personal hygiene kit for students was also of food, related hygiene practices, posture of provided by Akshay Patra Foundation to help sitting, etc. children learn the daily habit of personal Kitchen Garden and Composting: Balsansad cleanliness. and Meena Manch members were involved in Over 3114 students, 166 teachers and 93 cooks developing kitchen gardens, with CEE were addressed during the visits to the schools providing seeds and training for their growing. in the first week of August 2016, wherein the Schools were also guided for the composting CEE team conducted orientation sessions and of wet waste. Teachers were encouraged to demonstration of the five step hand washing link textbook chapters to these activities. process through the portable hand washing Learning Elements: Morning assembly which unit. Through action songs and education is also known as ‘chetna satra’ was used as activities, CEE team emphasised the role of space to introduce various elements related to personal hygiene and cleanliness, specifically learning. Using the physical space of the hand washing. school to make learning joyful is being planned The kit provided to each student included a through wall painting. Art and craft is also nail cutter, comb, tooth brush and tongue being used as a tool to encourage children to cleaner, soap, sachets of hair oil and shampoo, showcase their creativity and use their and a hand towel. A WASH council was set imagination. up and put in charge of the monitoring of the IEC Material for Schools: IEC material overall cleanliness of the campus, hand development is an integral part of the CFSS washing and personal hygiene.

52 1.26 Invitation Programme for 1.27 Material Development for Teachers from India: Japan, Schools November 6 – 13, 2016 1.27.1 Learning Non-violence: Evolving The invitation programme for teachers from a Gandhian Pedagogy India to Japan was conducted within the framework of the ‘International Educational Children’s Media Unit (CMU) has developed Exchange Programme in close cooperation a Teacher’s Manual for ‘Learning Non- with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, violence: Evolving a Gandhian Pedagogy’, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan; under the Leaning Non-Violence project. It Ministry of Human Resource Development includes various activities based on Gandhian (MHRD), Government of India; and CEE India. pedagogy. Concepts lik: Understanding Fourteen teacher participants from elementary Violence, Understanding Diversity, Critical and secondary education and non-formal Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Empathy, education centres from India participated in Multiple Perspectives, Anger Management, this exchange programme held in Tokyo, Japan Peaceful Demonstration, Socially Sanctioned from November 6-13, 2016. Violence and Cultural Violence, have been introduced in the manual. The activities were The exchange programme was facilitated by tried out in three schools (Saint Kabir School, the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO F. D High school, and C. N. Vidhyavihar) in (ACCU) with the overall objective of promoting Ahmedabad. CMU prepared a two panel mutual understanding and international exhibition on the programme to be presented friendship in the Asia-Pacific region. ACCU at the UNESCO Week for Peace and has previously conducted such programmes Sustainable Development: The Role of with Korea, China and Thailand . CEE Education conference held in Ottawa, Canada. facilitated the exchange programme in India. 1.27.2 Glossary of Climate Change and Highlights of the programme EE terms • Introduction to the Japanese educational CMU coordinated and facilitated the system, its current situation, and preparation of a Glossary for the MoEF&CC. characteristic approach (ethics education, The glossary consists of two lists - List A of 25 club activities, and more) of the school key terminologies in Climate Change and List education system to in-service teachers in B of 291 words. The glossary was prepared to elementary and secondary schools give the meanings of the words in simple • Exchange forum between the teachers from language within the MoEF&CC context and India and Japan to improve the quality included the background, the mandate and of education, by providing opportunities stand of MoEF&CC, the target or the vision on to share their teaching experiences the issue, and/or the way forward with reference to the rest of the world. • Experience of Japanese culture and society • School visits and interaction with students The objective of compiling the glossary was to by presenting Indian techniques and give a clear picture to the general user and methodologies, especially for Mathematics. media persons so that the word is not used out

53 of context or misinterpreted in any way. The exhibition ‘Seeds of Hope – the Power of One’. glossary would be made available on the The exhibition was value-added by CEE by website of MoEF&CC as a glossary of designing its impact assessment through a environment related words for ready reference. school outreach programme, a before and after survey, and interactive workshop sessions. As 1.27.3 SDG Material for Teachers part of its multi-city outreach, the exhibition was As part of the ESD Expert Net, Ms. Rajeswari taken to six schools in the National Capital Region where staff from the Delhi office conducted day- Gorana is developing educational material for long workshops with school staff and children. middle school teachers on the 17SDGs, and is Surveys were carried out in each school, data part of the small group that is conceptualising collected, and its analysis was done to feed into a mentoring programme which will be offered the main dataset of the project. in 2017 in a virtual mode. She attended a conceptual planning meeting for both the 1.29 Srushti Mitra Awards for material development and mentoring Promoting Citizens Action on programme in Germany during July 7-12, 2016. Environment Conservation 1.27.4 Climate Caravan Campaign 4th Srushti Mitra Awards Materials CEE Central Regional Cell is providing CEE Central has been invited by Madhya knowledge support and managing the Srushti Pradesh Clean Development Mechanism Mitra Awards (SMA) programme for the Agency for the ‘development of resource Environment Department, Government of material and knowledge products on Climate Maharashtra. The Award aims at recognising Change and GHG mitigation’. The knowledge and acknowledging the efforts and actions for products were to facilitate awareness raising raising awareness about the conservation of on Climate Change for various groups in order the environment. The Award is targeted to the to encourage them to make small efforts in people of Maharashtra including school and their daily life for reduction of greenhouse gas college students and teachers, youth, women, emissions. The knowledge products supported writers, poets, authors, photographers and the the campaign titled - Climate Caravan, Hum general public. Sab Saath Chalen. The activities undertaken during this period 1.27.5 Climate Change: Learn, Measure were: and Act is a workbook for middle school students and • ‘Abhivyakti Srushtimitranchi’ - a souvenir book for the SMA 2015 was developed and teachers, which contains published. The book is a collection of information, activities and winning entries of the 4th Srushti Mitra simple audits. Awards. 1.28 Seeds of Hope Exhibition • A set of exhibition panels was designed and developed to showcase the success CEE partnered with the Soka Gakkai stories from the award winning entries. A International to bring to India the famous panel on the testimonials from the previous

54 award winners was also showcased to highlight the mark made by the Srushti Mitra Awards. • The Srushti Mitra Awards were presented by the Environment Minister, Maharashtra and State Environment Minister, Maharashtra, at an event organised on the World Environment Day at Mumbai. The winners were felicitated with the Award citation and honorarium. • The best inspiring and creative work of over 120 participants including students and adults, and four schools were felicitated and awarded by the 4th Srushti Mitra Awards 2015 from all over the state.

55 Higher Education 2 2.1 Journal of Education for awareness about the rich biodiversity of Sustainable Development (JESD) Uttar Pradesh. • Students from the University of Lucknow JESD is a peer reviewed international academic joined CEE North during the year for journal published by SAGE. It is being internship and worked on various ongoing managed and edited by CEE Australia since programmes. 2012. It provides a platform for presenting research, debating ideas and showcasing 2.2.1 Biodiversity Festival success stories in the emergent field of ESD. RCE Lucknow observed a Biodiversity Week During the current year, two issues – 10.1 and programme in May 2016 in Lucknow on the 10.2 – were brought out as per schedule. occasion of the International Biological Diversity Day. University of Lucknow, CEE 2.2 Regional Centres of Expertise North and UP State Biodiversity Board, along (RCEs) with the Regional Science City and local schools, joined hands to observe various 2.2.1 RCE Lucknow activities during the week. A series of competitions and interactive sessions by RCE Lucknow, in partnership with eight experts were organized; more than 300 organizations, established a network on ESD students from over 15 NGC schools took part in Lucknow. The key action areas of RCE in rangoli, tattoo making, slogan writing, quiz, Lucknow are biodiversity conservation and essay and painting competitions. The themes school education programmes. The target for the competition covered topics ranging groups for these activities are students, from butterflies, connection of biodiversity with teachers, NGOs, communities, youth and mythology and traditional knowledge, animal others. trade, livelihood and others. Prizes were given CEE North, as the nodal point for RCE to winners on the last day of the programme. Lucknow, initiated ESD activities with its RCE 2.2.2 Awards for RCEs partners in the region. Award for RCE Srinagar • School events based on various environment related themes were RCE Srinagar received the United Nations organised where students and teachers University – Institute of Advanced Studies’ from schools of Lucknow participated. (UNU-IAS) 2016 RCE Award for Innovative • A biodiversity focused ESD initiative – Projects in Education for Sustainable Prakriti bus – has been undertaken in Uttar Development (ESD) in the ‘Outstanding Pradesh with the help of formal and non Flagship Project’ category. The award was for formal education institutions - University its ‘Climate Smart and Disaster Resilient of Lucknow, UP State Biodiversity Board, Communities in the Indian Himalayan Education and Forest Departments, Region’ programme that has contributed schools, scientific institutions, Lucknow towards community engagement in Climate Zoo and others. This bus travels to various Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk schools and community locations to create

56 Reduction across the Indian Himalayan and children in both formal and non formal Region. settings and learning, a workshop session on RCEs was organised under Theme 10: ‘ESD The RCE Award for Innovative Projects in ESD for Youth’ on September 17, 2016. This session was established in 2012 to celebrate good sought to facilitate the learning about how the practices in ESD conducted by RCEs RCEs are working to promote Education for worldwide. The Award recognises projects, Sustainable Development individually as well initiatives, and activities that have translated as collectively, sharing of experience, existing local knowledge into concrete challenges faced and future strategy and sustainable practices, and empowered partnerships. Representatives from the RCEs individuals and communities to make of CEE - Guwahati, Lucknow, Kashmir, sustainable choices. The Award honours RCEs Kodagu, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Goa that have made outstanding contributions to - were present during the session. It was agreed sustainable practices and have influenced and that RCEs need to enhance their working strengthened various education and together in order to empower and mobilise the sustainability efforts. youth for ESD, as active involvement of youth CEE Himalaya and RCE Srinagar’s is vital in enhancing the ESD agenda. programme ‘Climate Smart and Disaster 2.2.3.2 The 8th Tongyeong ESD International Resilient Communities in the Indian Forum: “Sejahtera Forest for All” Himalayan Region’ focuses on disaster risk reduction, climate change education, capacity The Tongyeong Education Foundation for building and sustainable livelihoods through Sustainable Development and RCE its ‘Rebuilding’ programmes - Rebuilding Tongyeong invited Dr. Abdhesh Kumar Trust (post Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, Gangwar, Programme Director, CEE, to attend 2005 and the J&K deluge during September the 8th Tongyeong ESD International Forum: 2014) and Rebuilding Faith (post Uttarakhand “Sejahtera Forest for All” held on October 21- floods of June 16-17, 2013). 22, 2016 at Tongyeong, the Republic of Korea. Award for RCE Kodagu The event was a platform to share experiences at ‘Sejahtera Forest’, to review its role as an RCE Kodagu was awarded for its innovative ESD platform after one and a half years’ project titled “Nature Education Programme service, share thoughts on how to make better on Sacred Groves” as one of the flagship use of Sejahtera Forest and the new window projects by the UNU-IAS. of opportunities it creates for all as a platform for ESD in the Asia Pacific region. The 2.2.3 RCE Meets possibilities of collaboration amongst the RCEs 2.2.3.1 RCEs Meet during the International of India as well as the Asia Pacific were Conference on ESD in Ahmedabad discussed in the forum. During the International Conference on ‘Sejahtera’ means well-being and ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) sustainability in Malaya. The Sejahtera Project for transforming education for children and is a joint initiative of the Asia Pacific RCE youth’, held during September 16-18, 2016 to network to find an alternative path towards discuss the best practices for engaging youth sustainability, acknowledged by the members

57 as existent within the unique traditional teaching and learning in 2500 schools of culture of the Asia Pacific region with its Baramulla District, Jammu and Kashmir, and emphasis on coexistence. 50 schools of Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, with the focus on the issues of disaster risk As a part of the Sejahtera Project, RCE reduction, climate change and sustainable Tongyeong has established a Sejahtera Centre, mountain development. CEE Himalaya and a three-storey education centre with an eco- RCE Srinagar have also constructed eight park, ‘Sejahetra Forest’, to serve as the hub of sustainable model schools named the RCEs network in the Asia Pacific. Being ‘Anandshalas’ (meaning ‘Joyful School’) in one of its kind, the 200,000 sq m eco-park was Uri tehsil of Baramulla District, post Kashmir supported by the Ministry of Environment, Earthquake of 2005. These schools enrich Korea, with financial support from the education by linking classroom teaching with Ministry and the Provincial Government of the outside environment. Students are involved Gyeongnam, with the aim of achieving the in different activities like gardening, bird goal of the UN Decade of Education for watching, flora and fauna species Sustainable Development (DESD - 2005-2014). identification, eco-camps and yoga, apart from Sejahtera Forest consists of several amenities the regular school curriculum. In addition to like Eco-dormitory, Aquatic Centre, Wetland, this, CEE India and RCE Srinagar have been Rice Paddy, and Vegetable Garden. It contributing towards ESD by organising emphasises coexistence between human international and national workshops, ESD beings and nature, and present and future forums, and other programmes and activities. generations, and promotes the learning of a 2.2.3.3 First Asian Regional Planning and self-sustaining lifestyle for a sustainable Training Meeting at Kuala Lumpur future. Mr. Mubashir Sultan Zargar, Project Officer, Since the opening of Sejahtera Forest & CEE Baramulla and RCE Srinagar, represented Sejahtera Centre for RCEs in the Asia Pacific CEE Himalaya at the ‘First Asian Regional on May 23, 2015, over 70,000 people have Planning and Training Meeting’ on January visited facility, including those from the 23 18-21, 2017 at University Sains Islam Malaysia RCEs. As a member of the Key Partner Network (USIM) in Nilai, Kuala Lumpur, Republic of of the UNESCO Global Action Programme on Malaysia, under the global project ‘Reorienting Education for Sustainable Development, Education and Training Systems to Improve Sejahtera Centre aims to contribute to the Lives of Indigenous and Marginalised Youth’. strengthening of partnership among the RCEs in the Asia Pacific and to promote ESD in the This was the first meeting under the project for region. the Asian Region organised jointly by Charles A. Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting CEE and RCE Srinagar have been actively Teacher Education to Address Sustainability involved in creating awareness about at York University and University Sains Islam environment and sustainable development Malaysia (USIM). Around 15 participants from through formal and informal learning New Zealand, Philippines, Kazakhstan, including curriculum based activities. RCE Tajikistan, Australia, India and Malaysia Srinagar promotes the joyful method of participated in the meeting.

58 ‘Reorienting Education and Training Systems final examinations and projects by the students to Improve Lives of Indigenous and were evaluated. Marginalised Youth’ is a global project that intends to generate academic research into how 2.3.3 Introduction to Environment - CEPT schools and formal education systems could University: change to better meet local education needs of CEE conducted the Introduction to the indigenous and marginalised youth in Environment course at CEPT University for traditional communities, and to develop 100 first year undergraduate students of the recommendations to assist education leaders Faculty of Architecture, during 2016. The worldwide. course was held over a semester with interactive sessions and projects as an intrinsic Mubashir Zargar presented the idea proposed part of the course, with the focus on building by CEE Himalaya to address and promote the linkages with their core discipline. education system of Mobile Schools or Seasonal Schools running in the Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir for the children of Gujjars and Bakarwals, the cattle rearing trans-humans (people practising seasonal migration) in the valleys of the state. 2.3 Courses Offered/Taught by CEE 2.3.1 Modules on Waste Management and Renewable Energy – Development Management Institute: CEE entered into an MoU with the Development Management Institute, Patna, to teach two courses of 40 hours each to 20 students of the Post Graduate Development Management course. The condensed module conducted over a week included lecture-presentations, field visits, interactive discussions, assignments and projects. The courses were well received and will be offered in 2017 as well. 2.3.2 Environmental Studies - Ahmedabad University: CEE offered the Environmental Studies course to the first year students of Chemical Engineering and ICT at Ahmedabad University. With 60 students in each batch, the sessions were held over a semester and the

59 Education for Youth 3 3.1 South Asia Youth Environment research, survey, field work, campaigning and Network (SAYEN) fund raising activities. For example, Children’s Media Unit (CMU) of CEE supported two SAYEN initiatives during the year focused on interns from Entrepreneurship Development engaging youth in sustainability action on Institute of India, Ahmedabad who worked their campuses and in the community, and on the topics of Climate Change and Health fostering new and strengthening ongoing and Energy Access. They developed a partnerships. SAYEN was recognised as the questionnaire and conducted surveys in three National Focal Point for the Young Reporters slums in Ahmedabad: Ramapir ni Tekro, for the Environment (YRE) initiative of the Ganesh Nagar and Juna Vadaj. Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). SAYEN Secretariat supported the youth As a part of the ongoing partnership events organised at the Indian Institute of arrangement with KURVE Wustrow, a peace Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, IIT Mumbai, IIT building organisation in Germany, CEE is Roorkee and Birla Institute of Technology hosting two of their volunteers during 2016- (BITS) Goa, where guidelines for organising 17. events sustainably were shared with the 3.1.3 Celebrating Sustainability: institutes. SAYEN also participated in the International Youth Day, August event organised at IIT Roorkee in March 2017. 2016 CEE continues to receive interns and the SAYEN Secretariat facilitates the process of Acknowledging the role of youth as future placement of interns within CEE. leaders and an integral part of the sustainability movement around the world, 3.1.1 World Environment Day (WED), SAYEN and CEE partnered with Rajiv Gandhi June 2016 National Institute of Youth Development Youth Programmes hosted a group of 12 (RGNIYD), to organise simultaneous on- interns from Ahmedabad University and ground events in major cities across the Nirma University during the WED Week. In country on the occasion of the International groups of four each, they were involved in Youth Day - August 12, 2016. various projects around the theme of In a one day workshop hosted at the MG sustainable lifestyle and wildlife conservation. Science Institute in Ahmedabad, MJK College These included “Study on Cities’ Green in Bettiah, Parishkar College and Neerja Modi spaces”, exhibition walk-through on “Illegal School in Jaipur on this occasion, over 300 Wildlife Trading” and a fun game on waste youth from these institutions participated in management titled “KUDO LUDO”. an on-the-spot essay writing as well 3.1.2 SAYEN Internships photography competitions. While they wrote about the need for practising a sustainable Throughout the year, around 120 interns and lifestyle, their cameras captured their volunteers are placed in various offices of CEE, perspectives on the national cleanliness in different thematic areas and with the movement, the Swachh Bharat Mission. Apart ongoing projects. They are involved in from the competitions, the youth also took a communication material development,

60 pledge to lead a sustainable lifestyle and to students from the college participated in the consume with care. event. The winners of this competition were awarded Based on the entries, Akshat Pokharna, a free participation to the International Kartikey Sharma Ms. Saloni Singh from Neerja Conference on ‘ESD for Transforming Modi School and Devendra Sain from Education for Children and Youth’ held at Parishkar College were selected to attend and CEE on September 16-17, 2016. share their views at the International Conference on Transforming Education for 3.1.4 International Youth Day at Jaipur Children and Youth held in Ahmedabad Acknowledging the role of youth in the during September 16-18, 2016. sustainability movement around the world, 3.1.5 International Conference on CEE Jaipur organised a programme on the Transforming ESD for Youth & International Youth Day on August 12 at Jaipur. Sensitisation of youth towards the cause Children, September 2016 of sustainable consumption and production, The International Conference on ‘ESD for and enhancing their communication skills Transforming Education for Children and were the main objectives of the event. Activities Youth’ held at CEE Ahmedabad on September organised in the programme were in line with 16-17, 2016, discussed the outcomes of the this year’s theme: “The Road to 2030: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.7. The Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Conference specifically focused on examples Sustainable Consumption and Production”. of good practice highlighting innovative The event was organised at two places in strategies and methodologies in pedagogy and Jaipur - Neerja Modi School and Parishkar curriculum, in both formal and non formal College. settings, to engage children and youth. The event at Neerja Modi School had an The session on Youth was divided into four introductory session on the role of youth in major themes: Regional Centre of Expertise sustainable development by the CEE team. An (RCE), Skill Development, Youth and essay writing competition was organised on Sustainable Campuses. Each session was the theme of sustainable consumption and chaired by a field expert supported by production. A session on photography was panelists. The speakers shared personal organised to acquaint students with the experiences and good practices, identifying technicalities of photography with experts what has worked particularly well and could explaining the nuances of photography using be replicated by others, and what were some both mobile phones and cameras. The 70 of the challenges. They then engaged in students who participated pledged to adopt a discussions on how to generate and scale up sustainable lifestyle. ESD action in their given thematic area and At Parishkar College too, the programme how youth can support these actions. included an introductory session, essay 3.1.6 Water for Life – Sabarmati River competition, photography session following Festival, October 2016 which they submitted entries on the theme of Swachh Bharat, and the pledge. About 36

61 CMS VATAVARAN organised the Sabarmati digital payment systems. This year, our River Festival 2016, from October 19-23, 2016 Hon’ble Prime Minister has requested the in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad, as part of youth to take the lead and run campaigns to its 7th travelling edition. CEE, as the Knowledge create awareness on cashless transactions. Partner, along with VIKSAT as the Programme CEE and SAYEN contributed to the call by the Partner for this festival, helped organise a Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate media round table and panel discussions Change and organised hands-on presentation around the subject. Held at multiple venues on cashless transactions on the newly (seven) across the two cities of Ahmedabad launched UPI (Unified Payment Interface) and and Gandhinagar, this edition of the festival BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) App in 18 themed “Water for Life” had a special focus cities of India. SAYEN took the initiative in on “Conserving our Local Water Bodies”. In spreading the message across colleges in India. all, there were screenings of 45 award winning About 2620 youth, students, teachers, staff, films of the CMS VATAVARAN 2015 farmers and community group members were competitive edition, which also included films trained during this initiative. The team of Gujarati filmmakers and films on Gujarat. continues to get updates and feedback from youth volunteers who have taken charge to There were two thematic panel discussions in continue these drives in their community. this festival: 3.1.8 Spot Fixing – Youth Addressing 1. Media Roundtable Discussion on River Cleanliness Issues in the City, Sabarmati: Issues and Challenges February 2017 2. Panel Discussion on ‘Conservation and Sustainable Management of Existing and Youth from JP Shah Institute of Business Potential Coastal and Marine Protected Administration, Gujarat Law Society (GLS) Areas’ University adopted public spaces like tea stalls, 3.1.7 Digital Payment Campaigns Held vegetable vendors and cobblers as well as residential areas, and implemented innovative on National Youth Day, January ideas to keep these spaces clean. About 22 2017 spots in the city were identified and fixed. The In a transformative attempt to weed out black youth took ownership of the public spaces money and corruption from public life, the and got down to fix unclean streets as opposed Government of India has constituted a to labeling and complaining. And the results Committee of Officers to enable 100 per cent are visible for everyone to see. Their efforts conversion of Government–Citizen were posted on the SAYEN Facebook page Transactions to the digital platform1. To take and received much appreciation. a speedy leap towards a cashless society, 3.2 Young Reporters for Environment Central Ministries, regulators, State governments, district administration, local - India bodies, trade and industry associations, and 3.2.1 Young Reporters for Environment others are rapidly promoting adoption of National Operators Meet, 1 Press Information Bureau , Government of India, February 2017 NITI Aayog - 25-November-2016 13:52 IST

62 CEE, as a member country of the Foundation living through the medium of environment for Environmental Education, is implementing communication. The inaugural panel two programmes in the country: Eco-schools consisted of Shri Mukesh Kumar, IAS, Programme for school children and YRE for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as the youth in India. The National Operators Meet Chief Guest, along with Shri Kartikeya for YRE was held in Portugal in February 2017 Sarabhai, Director, CEE; Shri Piyush Desai, and Sagar Suri, Programme Officer, Youth Chairman, Wagh Bakri; and Shri Sunil Parekh, Programmes at CEE represented the Centre as Global Shapers Community. The panel the National Operator at the Meet. Part of the members talked about the need for and agenda was to extend the age limit from 21 to importance of citizens taking ownership of 25 to be able to include University students in their neighbourhood and the city and being the programme and CEE was able to sensitive to the dignity of labour. They also successfully lobby and increase the age limit shared the initiatives being taken to achieve to 25. the vision of making Ahmedabad a Zero Waste city by 2030. 3.2.2 YRE Litter Less Campaign: Teacher Training Workshop, April CEE, being the supporting organisation for 2017 the festival, co-organised a panel discussion on “Pirana – Whose Responsibility?” Mr. YRE Litter Less Campaign is an awareness Prashant Pandya, Deputy Director, Solid campaign focusing on waste management Waste Management, Ahmedabad Municipal issues, using the methodology of Corporation; Mr. Suneet Dabke, Concept Environmental Journalism as a skill for youth Biotech; Ms. Yamini Dave, SEWA; Prof. Mona to explore their surroundings, identify Iyer, Centre for Environmental Planning and problems, find solutions and share them with Technology (CEPT) University; and Mr. the wider community through journalistic Shailendra Jaisawal, Geocycle, participated as pieces such as written reports, photographs panelists, bringing attention to the grave or videos. The programme is being situation arising out of the Pirana landfill, the implemented in 30 schools. The activities will need for reduction of waste and for improving include an orientation and training of teachers, the management of waste, the need for people’s students projects and will conclude with an participation and the importance of education. Award Ceremony in November 2017. 3.4 EE through Youth 3.3 India Environment Festival - Be Waste Positive A programme titled “Nature Conservation Education Programme (NCEP) for Rural Tribal World Around You (WAY) put forward an Youth” was organised by CEE Karnataka, in idea for a one of a kind festival to instil the collaboration with NMNH (National Museum concept of ‘being waste positive’. The first of Natural History) and the state Forest edition of the India Environment Festival was Department March 16-17, 2017. During this held in Ahmedabad during February 24-26, programme which was organised at 2017. WAY is one of the few organisations Gopinatham Nature Camp, Chamarajnagar in that are exclusively working for sustainable Karnataka, over 33 tribal youths were

63 sensitised on issues related to nature in the forest areas, through hands-on activities and nature exploration. 3.5 Interns at CEE Offices 3.5.1 Interns at CEE Urban Seventeen interns, coming from varied backgrounds, were taken in by CEE Urban where they worked on several of the urban projects for durations ranging from one to six months. 3.5.2 Interns at CEE Himalaya Four interns from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus, worked on several projects of CEE Himalaya at Uttarkashi, for periods ranging from one to two months. They also participated in the celebrations of important environment days. 3.6 Visit to CEE South Campus Sirsi College visit to the campus : The final year students of B.Sc Forestry of Sirsi College visited CEE south campus to understand the Centre’s activities and projects.

64 Experiencing Nature 4 4.1 Sundarvan - A Nature Discovery through art. This received a great response Centre with over 250 children participating in the event. Prizes were distributed to the children Sundarvan, created in 1978, is popularly who scored the first three places in each age known for its snake rescue and snake category on June 5, 2016. awareness programmes. The facility is recognised as a Mini Zoo by the Central Zoo Young explorers of 8 to 12 year olds Authority of India. participated in three separate batches of four day summer activities, which included Sundarvan received 82,514 visitors, including learning about nature through hands-on 33,664 (40.8%) children and 48,850 adults learning modules, art activities and a night- during the period. In all, 11,797 students and camp to learn about the nocturnal life that 1,813 teachers from 118 schools visited during comes alive in the dark. Activities such as this year. guided zoo visit and nature trail, night trail at the zoo, getting to know different animal Reptile Awareness Programmes was groups in the zoo, T-shirt painting, paper conducted for park visitors on every Sunday. mache and bird watching were carried out for It was carried out for 32 schools on other days, the participants. where about 1,879 students and teachers participated. A seven day snake survey and As part of the Wildlife Week celebration, awareness programme was conducted for Sundarvan conducted quiz programmes on UltraTech Cement, located in Chhattisgarh. wildlife: one for school students of Class 8 Around 1000 people of different age groups and 9, and another that was open to all. A attended the awareness programme. field trip to Polo Forest was also conducted as part of the Wildlife Week programme with a 4.1.1 Events and Activities at group of 32 participants of various age groups, Sundarvan fields of interest and professional backgrounds. Located in Vijaynagar taluka of A photo contest to mark the Earth Day was Sabarkantha district, supporting a rich carried out in Sundarvan in collaboration with biodiversity that includes more 200 species of Geetha Photo Goods. The results were birds, the site has mountains that form part of announced on April 22, 2016 and prizes were the Aravalli Range and streams that fill up distributed to the winners. A photography after monsoons. A trek to the echo point, a workshop was also organised for interested short hike to the stream, bathing, discussing people on the same day, with Mr. Subil Shah diversity, participating in craft activities, a visit as the resource person. to the ancient Jain temple ruins and Harnav The World Environment Day was celebrated dam, completed a day of connectedness to in a big way in collaboration with Skyblue nature and spirituality. Institute of Design and Het Graphics. A three Two bird watching trips to the wetland Pariej day art celebration named ‘Wild Art of was made twice during this year. An Ahmedabad’ was held, where children of orientation programme was organised for bird different age groups from three year olds were watchers in Ahmedabad as a preparation to given an opportunity to express their thoughts take part in the Campus Bird Count (CBC),

65 which is a sub event of the global Great project in Gujarati was given to all the Backyard Bird Count. This initiative provided participants. A set of posters on snakes was a tremendous response: out of 40 campuses given to all the schools that participated in the registered for CBC this year from Gujarat, 31 programme for display in a prominent spot. were from Ahmedabad. Two one-day teachers’ orientation On January 18, 2017, Sundarvan conducted programmes on reptiles were conducted at sessions on ‘Reptile Management and Sundarvan for 60 teachers. An activity manual Marking in Captivity’ and ‘How to make zoo was circulated to all the teachers along with visitors friends with your friends’, for zoo other material such as the snake folder and keepers from zoos in Gujarat and Maharashtra. posters. Using this project as an opportunity, These sessions were a part of a week-long articles covering vital information such as specialised theme-based training programme precautions to avoid snakebite and things to for zoo keepers organised by Central Zoo do in case of snakebite were published in local Authority of India at Ahmedabad. newspapers. 4.1.2 Grants and Support for Education 4.1.3 Procuring New Animals for the Programmes Zoo Sundarvan received the Rufford Small Grant As part of networking and partnership, from Rufford Foundation, UK, to carry out Nishant Construction has completed the snake awareness programmes for government renovation work of the crocodile enclosure at schools in Ahmedabad. Sundarvan reached Sundarvan during this period. The Central out to 9,043 students and 321 teachers from 82 Zoo Authority has approved our proposal to government or government aided schools. A receive two African Slender-snouted crocodiles folder on snakes developed through this from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT), Chennai. The national carrier, Air India, had generously provided the complimentary cargo service to transport these crocodiles from Chennai to Ahmedabad, considering the educational and conservation value of this project. The crocodiles reached Sundarvan on August 4 and they were opened to the public from August 23. Various educational activities were carried out to generate interest on these fascinating animals among the general public. 4.1.4 Young Naturalists of Sundarvan The usage of natural markings in captive animal This year, Sundarvan introduced an annual management was explained to the animal membership programme for schools – keepers different Indian zoos of West Zone. ‘Naturalists of Sundarvan’, especially for students of class 6-8. With an aim to create a Participants in to bird watching during one of our connect between the kids raised in an urban trips to Pariej wetland.

66 environment with their natural surroundings, The camps were organised from December to this initiative banks on nurturing the innate mid-February. During this period of less than curiosity within every child. The programme three months, 22 batches totaling 904 campers helps to generate an interest and awaken the spent 66 days (each batch stayed for 2 and ½ naturalist within the students through three days) on the campsite, observing different unique sessions, each focussing on three types of corals, crabs and other marine life as different animal groups, namely – insects, also plenty of algal growth. Most campers were reptiles and birds. Each programme is planned also able to see the ever playful dolphins, at a different location and is packed with which makes it a memorable camp for them. hands-on learning modules, resource materials and expert inputs. One 6 night/7 day Himalaya camp and two 7 night/8 day Trans-Himalaya Explorations – The first batch of 70 young naturalists, from Ladakh: A journey, was also a thrilling and St. Kabir School, Ahmedabad, was enrolled enchanting experience, which was much for the academic year 2016-17. appreciated by the 31 campers who participated during this year. 4.2 Nature Camping Camps were organised at Mt Abu during the 4.2.1 Nature Camps of CEE summer, with 11 batches involving 580 campers from all age groups camping in the CEE’s nature camping programmes provide wilderness of Arbudachal. A special tribal an opportunity to people of all ages to children’s camp and adventure camps were reconnect with nature and experience its also organised at Mt. Abu like every year. Along beauty and diversity, ranging from the cold with other trekking, nature watch and camping desert in Ladakh to the hot sandy desert of activities, sloth bear sighting remains the Rajasthan, from marine camps at Beyt Dwarka highlight of the camps at Abu. to mountain trekking and adventure camps at Mt. Abu and the Himalaya. Similarly, forest Besides Abu, four camps was organised at camps at Sambalpani and Bakore provide a Sembalpani-Ambaji within Balaram wonderful opportunity to not just explore the Sanctuary. Sembalpani is a remote tribal area unique forest ecosystem, but also obtain a peek with deciduous forests near the famous temple into the life of the forest dwelling community. town Ambaji. These camps provided adventurous activities such as trekking, rock During 2016-17, the Bakore campsite has been climbing, rappelling and bird watching, along partially renovated and is in the process of with a glimpse of tribal culture and land getting a complete camping infrastructure with cultivation pattern. More than 256 nature various other facilities. Twenty six nature lovers participated in these camps. camps were organised at Bakore during the year, giving more than 1500 campers an To mark the celebration of World Environment experience of forest trails and tribal life. Day at CEE, an overnight camp for children was organised at the CEE campus itself, with Nature lovers eagerly look forward to a star watch, night trekking, nature trails, bird firsthand experience of marine ecosystem by watching and adventure games as its major the sea at the marine camps at Beyt Dwarka. attractions. The participating children

67 subsequently joined the celebrations of World Interaction sessions with experts from the Environment Day in the campus. Forest Department and other resource persons were also organised. After the demonetisation and introduction of new currency notes, two major financial 4.2.3 CEE North: NNCP at Suhelwa literacy programmes were conducted in Wildlife Sanctuary collaboration with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Ahmedabad, for the villagers of Bakore CEE North conducted five nature camps at Taluka and for CRPF personnel at Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary, Balrampur, Gandhinagar. under the National Nature Camping Programme (NNCP) supported by the Apart from these camping experiences, various MoEF&CC. Eco club schools working under watch programmes, desert camp, monsoon the National Green Corps (NGC) programme camp and others continued to be organised as were selected for these 2 nights and 3 days per the season. In all, during the year, more camp. Around 260 students and 12 teachers than 4000 people participated in these nature from six schools of Bareilly, Pilibhit, camps, which helped to ignite in them an Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda and Bahraich appreciation and love for nature. districts participated in these camps. The 4.2.2 National Nature Camping camps gave the participants an opportunity to experience the joyful and enlightening Programme (NNCP) insights of nature in the Bhabhar region of Five batches of Nature Camps were organised Uttar Pradesh. The camping included nature during 2016-17 by CEE’s Delhi Regional trails through the forests of Suhelwa, a trek Office, under the NNCP Programme of Ministry through the hilly area of Sonpathri and exciting of Environment, Forest and Climate Change educational activities for instilling (MoEF&CC), Government of India. The camps appreciation and concern for nature. Nature were sanctioned for the State of Haryana, and trails in the day time were followed by an CEE organised these in partnership with the evening of fun and frolic with bonfire and Haryana Forest Development Corporation cultural activities. Interaction with local (HFDC). A total of 250 school children from children was an exciting part of the camp Haryana schools participated in the camps, which helped them to identify birds and their each batch being of 2 nights-3 days duration. sounds. Other CEE regional offices organised similar 4.2.4 NNCP in CEE Northeast camps under the NNCP for Assam, Goa and Uttar Pradesh. CEE Northeast organised a series of five camps during the period February 4-14, 2017, in Activities in the camps covered nature Orang National Park, Darrang District in observations, study of local ecology, flora and Assam, as part of the National Nature fauna, basic field-craft, hands-on waste Camping Programme (NNCP). Students from management practices, visits to medicinal Kopati Vallabh Bhai Patel HS School, Silbori plant garden, a nearby bird sanctuary and ME School, Keramat Ali ME School, Sialmari captive breeding centres for endangered ME Madrassa and Borjhar ME from Darrang species of Haryana (peafowl and chinkara).

68 and Sonitpur district of Assam participated in As part of the World Environment Day, a one these camps. day nature camp was organised for teachers and student representatives from 30 schools The Orang National Park of Assam covers an of Kushalnagara Taluk of Kodagu. The event area of 78.81 sq. km and forms an integral part was jointly organised by the Forest of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. The Department, Education Department and CEE park has a rich vegetation with varied flora Karnataka. From each school there were 2 and fauna. The camp site saw a plethora of representatives (1 teacher and 1 student). The activities including mini dramas, night forest participants (one teacher and one student trail, field inspection, campus mapping, habitat representative from each school) were fragmentation, Joy of Science activities, sensitised about forests, the need for their national park visit, night sky study, cultural conservation, and their importance for the activities and a variety of environmental games. existence of the river Cauvery. More than 250 students were sensitised about A one day educational programme on nature conservation through these camps at medicinal plant conservation was also Orang National Park. Through games and organised for school students by Foundation activities, various environmental concepts Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health were transacted which would create a lasting Traditions (FLRHT), which was facilitated by impact on the young minds and an awareness CEE through activities and eco games. about the negative impacts of unplanned and injudicious human activities and habitat 4.2.6 CEE Pune: Pashan Nature fragmentation. Education Centre 4.2.5 Nature Camps in CEE Karnataka Recognising the ecological importance and the ecosystem services provided by urban CEE Karnataka, in collaboration with the wilderness areas, an educational project Forest Department of the state, conducted ‘Awareness and Education about Birds in Pune nature camps for rural school children of class City’, has been taken up by the Pune Municipal 8 and 9 of government schools at Honnavar Corporation and Indradhanushya Centre for Range, Kasargod Eco Beach, Hireguthi Range Citizenship and Environment Education, and Gerusoppa range, with the aim of which is being implemented by CEE. The sensitising them on nature, forests, wildlife project site is Pashan Lake in Pune. and conservation. Nearly 350 students in seven batches participated in this programme. The A visitor centre is being developed as part of approaches followed in this programme the project. An educational programme that involved learning through interpretative includes activities at the interpretation centre, games, discovery of the forest around and nature trails, bird watching activities and interactive sessions on topics related to forest expert talks is also being carried out. and wildlife, followed by hands on activities and screening of wildlife related The visitor centre would house a diorama, documentaries. photo text panels and a photo collage of key bird species. Several wayside signages are being installed that would provide on-site

69 guidance to visitors on the local ecology and material developed for the educational water systems, and key species of plants and activities includes an educator’s manual, self- animals. The visitor centre will also have a guided nature trail brochure for the educators small library and bird watching equipment. and general public, and a specially designed The educational approach focuses on: Nature Journal for children to start them on the journey of exploring the environment. CEE • Developing a love and concern for nature has conducted nine nature trails at Pashan, of • Understanding the ecosystem values of the which six were for PMC schools while three site and ways of conserving it were open to the public. The programme has been developed in partnership with local experts. The resource

Grade 6 students from PMC school taking tree autograph in their nature journal.

Concept of wetland and watershed being simplified by nature educator on a trail for grade 4 students of PMC school.

70 Communicating Environment through Media 5 5.1 CEE-ENVIS Centre on Environmental Education and Sustainable Development ENVIS, a programme of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), is a decentralised network of distributed subject oriented centres integrating national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination. It comprises a Focal Point at the Ministry and ENVIS centres set up in different organisations/ establishments in the country, dealing with specific subject areas pertaining to the environment. CEE has been hosting the ENVIS Centre on Environmental Education (EE) and Sustainable Development (SD) for the last 25 years. The following mechanisms have been set up at CEE for fulfilling the ENVIS and reports of different events celebrated with responsibilities and objectives. kids and students within the Centre; list of EE 1. http://ceeenvis.nic.in – the website for the and ESD organisations; information on the ENVIS Centre on EE & SD national and international universities with EE and ESD as a subject for the students; 2. Query-Response Service - to respond to information on environmental treaties, information requests on any aspect of EE conventions and milestones. The website also 3. Education for Change - a quarterly newsletter has an updated section on upcoming events, to disseminate information on EE and ESD recent news and major activities of the Centre on the thematic area. It has resources on EE 4. E-Library and ESD for schools like curriculum activities 5.1.1 CEE ENVIS Website & E-Library: for students of primary and secondary sections, school projects, audio-visuals and The website has been restructured according publications on EE and ESD by the Centre in to the ENVIS website template provided by the various languages. The website is being Ministry with a number of informative updated regularly. databases on EE & ESD such as: E-library with categorised articles, journals, books and e- 5.1.2 Education for Change – ENVIS books, glossary and bibliography; relevant Newsletter: online links for kids; list of prominent environmental leaders; internationally Three issues of this quarterly newsletter were important environmental days; feature stories published in an electronic format, while an

71 annual print of the newsletter focusing on Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV)’ (Clean selected articles from the three was brought India: Clean Schools) of the Government of out in the fourth quarter. The annual print India. It explains swachhta or cleanliness in newsletter also featured as the cover story the the context of a school and gives 55 steps GEF-UNDP Small Grants Programme: towards a swachh school. A handy compilation Community Action, Global Impact, as the of ideas written in simple language, the booklet programme is completing 25 years of presence can be used by school managements, teachers in India. This issue of the newsletter was and students. launched during the GEF-SGP India Meet held during March 15-17, 2017 in Ahmedabad. All 5.2 TVE Video Resource Centre the four issues have been circulated widely (VRC) and also uploaded on the website for easy and free access. CEE has been a Video Resource Centre (VRC) of the Television Trust for the Environment 5.1.3 Query Response Management since 1997. As a VRC, CEE makes local Service language versions of international environment films; produces instructional This is a significant function of the ENVIS material for facilitating effective use of the films Centre and as part of this, the ENVIS Secretariat as an educational resource; produces print solicits enquires across regions and strives to materials to support and promote film answer them. The Secretariat received more distribution — film catalogues, newsletters, than 1600 queries pertaining to various topics periodical publications, etc.; promotes the and themes like environmental courses, dissemination of films on environment, climate change, biodiversity, natural development and social justice issues through phenomena and others. These were received various channels — print, Internet, through email and phone calls. Besides, workshops, film festivals; and also produces queries were also received during the ENVIS own films and publicises films produced by team’s visits to various schools to promote EE others. and ESD as well as ENVIS activities. CMU continued its function as a Video 5.1.4 Outreach to Schools Resource Centre this year too. Various environment and sustainable development As part of ENVIS activities this year, the Centre related films were borrowed both by reached out to about 50 schools in Ahmedabad programme groups within CEE, and by to generate awareness about ESD in general external institutions, for use in training and ENVIS activities in particular. During programmes and for public screenings. these sessions, teachers and students were also Schools, colleges and NGOs continue to use encouraged to ask/write any queries they had this resource for their needs. relating to the environment. 5.1.5 Ideas for a Swachh School Ideas for a Swachh School is a publication brought out by the ENVIS Centre as an initiative to promote the national campaign, ‘Swachh

72 EE through Interpretation 6 6.1 Interpretation Centre at Bir at Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu Talab Zoo, Bathinda, Punjab District, Karnataka. An Interpretation Centre was designed, 6.5 Interpretation Centres in Tamil developed and set up by CEE at the Bir Talab Nadu Zoo, highlighting the forest, wetland and bird The Forest Department, Government of Tamil diversity of the area. Dioramas with live size Nadu, with financial support from Tamil Nadu models recreating the habitat, sound exhibits, Biodiversity Conservation and Greening and Augmented Reality were the multi-media Project (TBGP), and technical support form techniques used for enriching visitors’ CEE, has initiated Interpretation Centres at experience to the Centre. Amrithi Zoological Park, Vellore District and 6.2 Museum-cum-Interpretation Zero Point, Kanyakumari District with a view Centre at Jabalpur to transforming a recreational visit into an educational opportunity. A museum-cum-interpretation centre was set The media being used in the interpretation up at the State Forest Research Institute, centres are informative and interactive panels, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, in December 2016, dioramas, displays and wall paper. by the Protected Area Interpretation and Eco- tourism (PAIE) group and the Studio at CEE Ahmedabad. The centre engages the visitors on the subject of forest ecology and the science of forestry. The highlight of the project is a 40 foot long diorama depicting the various interactions amongst animals and plants in a forest. 6.3 Bhagyanagar Nandanavanam Park Interpretation Centre at Narpally CEE Hyderabad office has received approval for Concept, Designing, Developing and Erection of panels and 3 D models at Bhagyanagar Nandanavanam Interpretation Centre. The work is currently in progress. 6.4 Signages at Pushpagirir Wildlife Sanctuary CEE Karnataka, in collaboration with the Forest Department, has developed outdoor signages on nature and wildlife conservation

73 Knowledge Management for Sustainability 7 7.1 Assessment of Social Dependency The results of the field studies were captured and Governance Aspects in from different sites onto a central server and the data analysis was undertaken by NCSCM. Critically Vulnerable Coastal The results of the research study will help in Areas (CVCAs) the development of a decision support tool for the MoEF&CC and state governments to CEE, with the support of and in partnership identify potential areas for developing co- with the National Centre for Sustainable management strategies involving local Coastal Management (NCSCM), facilitated community, and provide overall inputs for field studies in the coastal areas of Karwar strengthening sustainable development and (Karnataka); Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of biodiversity conservation efforts in coastal Khambhat (Gujarat); East and West Godavari, areas. Coringa (Andhra Pradesh), as part of the research study on “Assessment of social The survey covered around 106 villages and dependency and governance aspects in 1926 households in the Gulf of Kachh; 282 Critically Vulnerable Coastal Areas (CVCAs)”. villages and 1820 households in the Gulf of Khambhat; 52 villages and 1170 households The project objective is to capture household in East Godavari-Coringa; 34 villages and 843 level perception and data related to the households in Krishna; 32 villages and 957 dependency of the community on the households in Karwar. The research study will ecologically sensitive natural coastal resources be further used by NCSCM to provide inputs and their ability to manage them. The for strengthening the CRZ Notification and observations recorded included those on encourage stakeholder consultations for natural resource availability and dependency; participatory management efforts. livelihood aspects; perception about threats and solutions; participation in conservation 7.2 Seeds of Hope Exhibition and management aspects. The Seeds of Hope exhibition was created by The sites are identified as per the indicative Soka Gakkai International (SGI), in partnership list of CVCAs mentioned in the CRZ 2011 with the Earth Charter International, as a Notification. The NCSCM had developed the resource for the UN Decade of Education for questionnaire and survey instrument through Sustainable Development (UNDESD). The expert consultations. “Learn, Reflect, Empower” formula used in CEE facilitated the field implementation with this exhibition was introduced by SGI President support from local administration and NGO Daisaku Ikeda in a proposal on ESD for the partners. The process involved training of World Summit on Sustainable Development graduate youths, especially from the social in 2002. CEE partnered SGI in India to measure science background, and a few community the impact of the exhibition among school members on the use of the survey instrument; going children. sampling methodology; conducting The primary aim of the exhibition is to instil household interviews and uploading the data a sense of belongingness among children and on the server. an awareness of how an individual can make

74 a difference by learning, reflecting and taking 7.3.1 Content on Mahatma Gandhi action. Twenty NCERT textbooks (as given below) The exhibition was showcased in three Indian were reviewed for content on Mahatma cities – Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata. Gandhi. The objective of holding this exhibition in Indian cities was to measure the impact of Class 1 & 2: Hindi, English and Maths interventions (guided and facilitated tour) Class 3-5: Hindi, English, Maths and among secondary school children. Environmental Studies Children’s Media Unit (CMU) of CEE One of the findings of the analysis was that supported the process of designing the study the first time students of primary level are and reviewing the questionnaire for carrying introduced to Gandhi is in class 5 through it out. Environmental Studies. This textbook 7.2.1 Evaluation of Seeds of Hope mentions the incident of Dandi March which took place during India’s freedom struggle is Exhibition - Kolkata described. CEE Kolkata facilitated and showcased the 7.3.2 Content on Transport and Seeds of Hope Exhibition at six schools in Kolkata, during March 2017. The exhibition Mobility focused on communicating education for An analysis of textbooks of classes 1-8 was sustainable development to high school undertaken by CMU for GSEB (Gujarat State students. The exhibition was shown to two Education Board) and NCERT (National sections of Class 9, wherein one section Council of Educational Research and Training) participated in the activities and facilitation to identify Transportation and Mobility by CEE while the other section did not. The concepts in them. The main finding of this students were observed noting down facts and study was that as the classes progress, the figures from the exhibition panels. A pre and content on the theme declines. As an outcome post test for both the section students was of this study, and based on the textbook administered just before and after the analyses of Gujarat Board, NCERT and exhibition to gauge their perception levels. The Maharashtra Board, a draft paper titled exhibition has been able to instill a sense of ‘Schools and Sustainable Urban Mobility: An belongingness among children about how an Approach Paper with special reference to individual can make a difference by textbook analysis’ has been developed. The inspiration, learning, reflection and taking project was supported by SUM NET India action to save the environment. (Sustainable Urban Mobility Network in 7.3 Textbook Analyses India). CMU carried out textbook analyses for two 7.4 Digitisation of CEE’s and other themes — (a) Gandhi and (b) Transport and EE Resources Mobility. CMU team compiled information from 186 publications brought out by CEE as part of the

75 Environmental Orientation to School Education project for the Bharatavani Project being facilitated by the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru. The project theme for this year was Environmental Sciences.

76 Industry Initiatives 8 8.1 CEE Climate Change Group the science communicators’ knowledge about mitigation and adaptation solutions, The Climate Change Group of seeks to engage international climate policy and personal decision makers, support vulnerable action (Handprint). The course helped develop communities and empower interested skills in critical thinking, systems thinking, stakeholders to build a low-carbon, climate- problem solving, decision making and resilient society and sustainable living through communication through learner-centered the following objectives. approaches for collaborative and participatory learning, in the class room, in groups and on • Facilitate exchange of dialogue with multi- excursions. Twenty two participants disciplinary decision makers for climate completed the course successfully. action • Provide knowledge and skills to vulnerable 8.1.2 Informing the Indo-German Solar communities - in particular youth, women Partnership and marginalised groups - for quality life The Heinrich-Boell Stiftung supported project including climate resilience “Informing the Indo-German Solar • Identify relevant innovative solutions Partnership” seeks to provide Indian and through stakeholder inclusion by German decision makers with first hand diversifying their knowledge base and information to inform the planning and instilling capacities to sustain implementation processes of the Indo-German sustainability efforts Solar Energy Partnership, according to the · Encourage sustainable lifestyles by needs of Indian stakeholders. To achieve this providing and educating about objective, five stakeholder consultations were responsible alternatives which increase held in partnership with Gujarat Energy individual Handprint Research & Management Institute (GERMI), in urban and rural settings, to gather insights 8.1 Climate Change Projects and into the interests of various stakeholders like Programmes 2016-17 farmers, NGOs, think tanks, businesses, consultants and local policy makers. The 8.1.1 Certificate Course in Climate consultations aimed to seek inputs on the Change challenges, gaps and learnings from different A two months in-depth Certificate Course in experiences across the country in fostering the Climate Change was conducted for the Science use of solar energy. This bottom-up Communicators of the Science Express Climate consultative approach can help in bridging Action Special during mid June to mid August the gap between policy formulation and 2016. The aim of the course was to empower implementation and build momentum for the the participants who come from different adoption of solar energy systems, informing academic backgrounds to take climate action the Indo-German bilateral solar cooperation. by enhancing their knowledge on the science, 8.1.3 Science Express Climate Action impacts and solutions related to the complex Special - Phase 2 issues of climate change. Employing a variety of hands-on pedagogy, the course deepened

77 The Wildlife Institute of India entrusted CEE 200,000 schools and (b) the Science Express with the responsibility to carry out the required Climate Action Special (SECAS), a mobile upgrades of the Science Express Climate exhibition on climate change on a train visited Action Special (SECAS) exhibition for its by 2.3 million visitors. At COP 22 in Morocco, second phase. CEE updated the information CEE organised and participated in side events according to the recent scientific findings and at the Indian Pavilion on low carbon the policy developments of the Paris development, climate change education and Agreement of the UNFCCC. CEE had designed sustainable lifestyles and equity. the climate change exhibition for the first round of SECAS. 8.1.5 COY 12 CEE also trained the new batch of Science The youth NGOs network called YOUNGO, Communicators for the Vikram A. Sarabhai which represents children and youth at the Community Science Centre. The Climate official UN climate change negotiations, Change Group of CEE introduced the organises a Conference of Youth (COY) every communicators to the SECAS climate year prior to the Conference of Parties (COP), exhibition and trained them in the scientific, with the aim of engaging youth in the discourse technical, socio-economic and political on climate change. To enable greater backgrounds of the exhibition displays. The participation of youth, enhance Science Express was flagged off from Delhi on understanding on climate change among February 17, 2017 for its second run across youth and enable inclusion of diverse India until September 2017. In the current perspectives, local COYs are held in different phase, SECAS II will travel over 19,000 km cities across the world. CEE and the Indian across the country, halting at 68 locations in Youth Climate Network, with support from 20 states. Heinrich Boell Stiftung, organised a three day event for the local COY 12 in November 2016 8.1.4 Action for Climate Empowerment in Ahmedabad, the for South Asian at UNFCCC participants. The key outcome of COY 12 was the 120 participants’ policy brief which As an observer in the official climate change provided inputs to COP 22 in Marrakesh. negotiations, CEE’s has contributed to Article 6 of the Convention: ‘Education, Training and 8.1.6 Climate Change – Everybody’s Public Awareness/Action for Climate Business Empowerment (ACE)’. In the current year, CEE participated in the fourth Dialogues on Action The course on ‘Climate Action: Everybody’s for Climate Empowerment held in Bonn, Business’ was offered by CEE during December Germany in 2016 and shared some of the 12- 17, 2016, as a part of Ahmedabad examples of climate change education and University’s initiative of Independent Study public awareness programmes in India. The Period. This one week course was offered to 50 programmes of CEE highlighted during the undergraduate students with backgrounds in Dialogues include (a) Paryavaran Mitra science, commerce and management. The (Friends of Environment), a climate change course facilitated independent learning on education programme which reaches out to climate change science and solutions, during which participants explored the multi-

78 disciplinary subject of climate change from Mitigation” identified 21 case studies various angles and gained skills and highlighting the role of education in mitigating competencies for future studies in climate greenhouse gas emissions from three sectors – change. transport, energy and agriculture - in developing countries. The case studies showed 8.1.7 Climate Change Workshop at the how the initiatives could enable the countries International Conference on ESD to leapfrog the faulty carbon intensive for transforming education for processes and opt for a low carbon Children and Youth development path. The Climate Change Group led the Workshop Paper available on: http://unesdoc. titled “Sustainable Consumption & Production unesco.org/Ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl? and Climate Change Education” in this catno=245615&set=0057F2D764_0_ conference. The workshop discussed the 272&gp=&lin=1&ll=1 crucial role of Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development (CCESD) in filling 8.1.9 Climate Change Narratives in the knowledge gap, enhancing awareness CEE conducted three workshops on the about climate change and bringing about perceptions of different communication behaviour and attitude change. This workshop narratives on the topic of climate change with hosted a discourse on CCESD as an enabler university students in Ahmedabad on January for the transformation to sustainable 10, 11 and 12, 2017. The three workshops, consumption and production patterns and organised by Climate Action Network, Delhi, identification of good practices for integrating were part of a Climate Change Narratives CCESD in formal and non-formal settings, with seminar with Mr. George Marshall from the a view to empowering children and youth to Oxford-based Climate Outreach and take action. It was attended by about 60 Information Network. The seminar trained international and Indian participants. Indian organisations in the skills for 8.1.8 UNESCO Global Education developing distinct climate narratives which Monitoring Report address different audiences, values and cultural identities. A member of CEE’s Climate CEE prepared a background paper for the 2016 Change Group participated in the seminar and Global Education Monitoring report, conducted the three workshops in ‘Education for People and Planet: Creating Ahmedabad. The workshop results became Sustainable Futures for All’. The UNESCO part of an overall climate change narrative report highlighted the inter-sectoral report of the seminar. It was the first of its kind relationships between education and seminar and study in India. development sectors and emphasised the integral role of education as an enabler in 8.1.10 Lecture Series on Oceans and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Climate Change The paper titled “The Leapfrogging A lecture series on oceanography and the role Opportunity – Role of Education in of oceans in and for climate change was Sustainable Development and Climate Change conducted by CEE in early 2017. Dr. Sarin

79 from Physical Research Laboratory, felicitated with the Earth Care Award in an Ahmedabad, conducted the series of lectures event where their efforts were showcased and for CEE employees. A lab visit was organised presented. as part of this to understand the radiocarbon dating measurements conducted on ocean 8.3 Industrial Pollution Prevention sediments as part of climate change research. (IPP) Group 8.2 Earth Care Awards IPP group is actively involved in increasing the level of awareness among and the The Earth Care Awards, started in year 2007, development of skills in different stakeholders, entered into its seventh edition this year. The which include industrial associations, awards recognise excellence in climate change individual industries, common environmental action and covers both mitigation and infrastructure facility operators (like Treatment adaptation sectors. As part of the process, CEE Storage Disposal Facility (TSDF), Common evaluated 265 applications (Table 1) from Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Common Bio categories like industry, community, urban Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF), and innovation. The applications were Common Hazardous Waste Incineration received from across India and countries in Facility (CHWI), E Waste recyclers, the SAARC region. The cases on climate Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D change were assessed on climate change Waste) recyclers), regulators such as local mitigation and adaptation aspects and were bodies, State Pollution Control Boards, policy further evaluated on the basis of their impact, makers such as representatives of the adherence to benchmark and sustainability Department of Environment of state aspects. Further, an evaluation team visited governments, students, researchers, Research the shortlisted applicants for completing site and Development (R&D) technical institutes, level evaluation, and the findings were builders, NGOs, auditors and consultants. IPP presented to the jury. The awardees were operates through knowledge transfer, Table 1 Category Applications Applications Field Visits Given Received Shortlisted Conducted Award Leadership in 71 8 8 2 Urban Climate Action Community 74 5 4 2 Innovation for 102 3 3 1 Climate Protection Large Scale 18 3 3 0 Enterprises Total 265 19 18 5

80 Programmes Organised in 2016-17 for Awareness and Capacity Building Sr Programmes Date Partners Participants No

1 SGP Meet : March 15-17, MoEFCC, 20 PoPs and Waste 2017 UNDP, GEF, CEE Management 2 Promoting market February 14, CEE, SGTPA, TERI, 80 transformation for 2017 MSME, EESL,GEF energy efficiency in Indian MSMEs - Surat Textile Cluster UNIDO 3 National Productivity February 13, CEE and NPC 20 Week - 2017, Waste to 2017 Gandhinagar Profit through 3R 4 Workshop and Multi- February 7, CEE, SGTPA, GPCB 70 stakeholder Consultation 2017 on “Measures for improved compliance for environmental regulation and sustainable industrial production” 5 Wetskills 2017 January 2-13, CEE, GPCB, 30 2017 Wetskills Foundation - Netherlands 6 Workshop on aspects of September 30, CEE, LDCE 50 Water Pollution 2016 7 Regulatory Changes to July 30, CEE, CII - 150 Counter Climate Change 2016 Surat Chapter 8 Workshop on Hazardous June 17, CEE, GPCB 210 Waste Management 2016 and NEERI 9 National Level April 22, PDPU —- Environmental Conclave 2016 (EnCon’16), Total 630

81 organising training programmes, R & D for Industrial Associations, Common Facility waste utilisation, and promoting sustainable Operators, The Energy Research Institute industrial development with a view to (TERI). improving the quality of the environment through continual compliance. The major Technical Advisory: was provided to National programmes and projects undertaken by IPP Green Tribunal (NGT), CETP of Pandesara, are given below. South Gujarat Textile Producers Association (SGTPA), Green Environment Services Co- Training Programmes: Several training operative Society Limited (GESCSL). programmes were conducted by the IPP Group, the partners for which were: National Policy Advisory: was provided to enforcing Environmental Engineering Research Institute agencies like GPCB, GCPC, LDCE (BREF (NEERI), Gujarat Pollution Control Board Document for textile sector) and NGT. (GPCB), Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre Research and Development (R&D): R&D (GCPC), LD College of Engineering (LDCE) services were provided to waste utilisation Ahmedabad, Wetskills Foundation, centres with GESCSL and SGTPA; and for pre- Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), processing facility, caustic recovery, and product recovery from waste with LDCE.

Workshop on Regulatory change to Counter Climate Change jointly organised by CEE and CII at Surat on July 30, 2016

Workshop on Hazardous Waste Management: Waste to Wealth - June 2016, jointly organised by NEERI, GPCB and CEE on June 17, 2016 at CEE Ahmedabad

82 Mr. J. K Vyas of IPP also attended several programmes as an expert and/or delivered expert lectures during 2016-17. Sr Programmes Organiser(s) Time and Venue No 1 Advanced Pre-Launch Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation February 20, 2017, Consultation on Draft (AMC); Indian Institute of Tropical Hall Usmanpura Ahmedabad Air Meteorology, Pune (IITM); Indian AMC Conference Information & Response Institute of Public Health (AIR) Plan and Air Gandhinagar (IIPH-G); Health Quality Index (AQI) Gandhinagar Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); Safar Air 2 National Level PDPU April 22-23, 2016, Environmental Department of Civil Conclave Engineering, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University 3 Air Pollution and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation December 13-14, 2016 Health: Laying the (AMC); Indian Institute of Tropical at Hyatt Regency, Foundation for Meteorology, Pune (IITM); Indian Ashram Road, Effective Use of the Institute of Public Health Usmanpura, Ahmedabad Air Gandhinagar (IIPH-G); Natural Ahmedabad Quality Index Resources Defense Council (NRDC); Safar Air 4 Workshop on UNDP, MoEFCC August 10, 2016 at Improved Mercury The Taj Mahal Hotel, Management in India New Delhi 5 7th National Conference GPCB, Saket Projects Limited August 5-6, 2016, on Urban, Biomedical Auditorium, & Industrial Waste Ahmedabad Management Management Association 6 Round Table on Best GPCB,GIZ December 3, 2016, Available Technology Wastech 2016, Reference Mahatma Mandir, Documentation Gandhinagar 7 Industry vs Waste: Round World Around You (WAY), February 24-26, 2017, Table Discussion during CEE Ahmedabad Haat, India Environment Festival Vastrapur

83 IPP has so far conducted capacity building programmes based on Industrial Waste Water Treatment, Air Pollution Control, Hazardous Waste Management and Cleaner Production for more than 600 industries, during April 2016 to March 2017. 9. MOU/MOA Signed in 2016-17 Sr. Agencies Thematic Date Target Group Status No areas 1 GPCB Training & January Industries, industrial Two forthcoming Capacity 30, 2017 associations, common programmes in Building facility operators, April and regulators, students, November/ researchers, faculties, December NGO, auditors, 2017 consultants 2 GPCB and Skill January 12, Students and Young November- Wetskills Development during Professionals of India December 2018 Foundation & Capacity VGGS 2017 and Netherlands Building 3 PIL CETP September Industries, industrial Q I completed Upgradation 19, 2016 associations, common and Quarterly facility operators, report submitted regulators 4 PIL Utilisation of September Industries, industrial Q I completed Hazardous 19, 2016 associations, common and Quarterly Waste facility Operators, report submitted regulators 5 PIL Sustainable September Industries, industrial Q I completed Textile 19, 2016 associations, common and Quarterly Production facility operators, report submitted regulators 6 SGTPA Measures for September Industries, industrial Q I completed Improved 19, 2016 associations, common and Quarterly Compliance facility operators, report submitted regulators 7 GSFCU Training , May Industries, industrial Programmes to awareness and 2, 2016 associations, common be initiated capacity facility operators, building of the regulators, students, GSFCU students researchers, faculties, and GSFC NGO, auditors, employees consultants

84 8.3.1 Some Major Programmes of IPP organizations; networking of the two institutes in the areas of the mutual benefit; and frequent GPCB and CEE: signed an MoU on January interactions. 30, 2017, under the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017, to encourage, facilitate, collaborate, IPP Group and Pandesara Infrastructure transfer technology and partner towards the Limited (PIL): which is a common effluent promotion and development of best practices treatment facility located at Pandesara, Surat, with an aim to (1) adopt the concept of 4R - have agreed to work together for performance Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover evaluation and upgradation of the CETP at Resources; (2) transfer technology; (3) build Pandesra, sustainable textile production and capacity and develop skills of the stakeholders R&D in the field of utilisation of hazardous through various programmes; (4) share best waste as building material at GIDC Pandesra environment management practices in the state for improved compliance of environmental of Gujarat; (5) implement the concept of circular legislations and betterment of the quality of economy and sustainable industrial environment. Three MoAs were signed on development in different sectors; and (6) September 19, 2016 in this regard. organise other programmes related to After site visits and observation of the CETP environmental pollution prevention and and textile processing units at GIDC control. Pandesara, the recommendations of IPP were The goal of this co-operation is to foster sent to PIL along with a detailed project report. collaboration; provide opportunity for The analysis reports of the effluent indicate exposure to the state of the art facilities improvement in the quality of the treated available to the personnel of both the effluent. For sustainable production in textile units, the data related to a textile unit was obtained during site visits and a report sent to the unit

MoU signed with GPCB and CEE for organising awareness programmes, in the presence of Mr. Arvind Agarwal, IAS Additional Chief Secretary, F&ED, Government of Gujarat and Chairman GPCB, and Mr. K C Mistry, Member Secretary, Site Visit at CETP Pandesara, Surat for CETP GPCB upgradation project

85 IPP Group carried out an extensive literature survey for this project including theoretical and practical experiments carried out by researchers in India and abroad. Detailed discussions were also held with experts in the field about the use of various combinations of sludge and other raw materials which were prepared to determine the quality of blocks and bricks, their compressive strength, water absorption ratio, density and leaching characteristics along with their moisture movement. This subject was also discussed at length with Site visit to explore ways for sustainable textile the technical representatives of NCCBM - production at GIDC Pandesara, Surat Ahmedabad and eminent professors of the Civil Engineering department of L D indicating all aspects of reuse and recycling of Engineering College, which included issues the treated waste water. This helped reduce like raw materials, capacities of block/bricks the huge quantity of fresh water consumption manufacturing machines, furnaces and and improve the quality of treated effluent as product quality. bore well water consumption with high TDS is reduced. Reuse and recycling of effluent has The financial appraisal reveals that this further reduced power consumption of the unit project is economically viable and the payback thus reducing the cost of treatment without period is less than five years. The trial runs for affecting the quality of the product. manufacturing of Hazardous Waste Bricks and Pavers containing CETP sludge have been Workshop and Multistakeholder’s conducted and the process is ongoing. Consultation: on “Measures for improved compliance for environmental regulations and sustainable industrial production” was organised on February 7, 2017, wherein about 80 members of the SGTPA were briefed about the provisions of various acts/rules and the procedure to be followed for their compliance. Waste Utilisation: PIL generates approximately 1000 MT sludge monthly and this has to be disposed of as per the statute. In the absence of a TSDF site in Surat and nearby areas, this sludge has to be disposed of in Kutch, the cost of which is high. It is believed that the manufacturing of bricks from this Trial run for manufacturing of bricks containing sludge will be immensely beneficial to PIL. CETP Sludge

86 Sustainable Rural Development 9 9.1 Hingolgadh Eco-Development 9.2 Gramshilpi Programme (HEDPRO) – The Rural Programmes Group of CEE, in GramNidhi partnership with Gujarat Vidyapith, runs the CEE’s Jasdan Field Office works closely with Gramshilpi programme since 2007. Every year, 55 active self help groups (SHGs) who have a batch of graduate and post graduate students been strengthened and capacity built through joins the programme to pursue their career by a variety of programmes undertaken in Jasdan committing themselves to the cause of rural villages over the years. About 20 Field Farmer development. Schools set up by ATMA (Agricultural Technology The programme aims to provide extensive Management Agency) and 18 Farmers Clubs set capacity building inputs and initial financial up by NABARD are also functioning in these support to selected students of Gujarat villages. All these Village Level Institutions (VLIs) Vidyapith to work towards holistic rural are involved in sustainable/organic agriculture, development. As of now, 45 Gramshilpis have value addition to products, marketing of products, taken up the cause of rural development and, promoting new crop varieties and encouraging out of them, 10 have settled down in villages horticulture. The women SHG members undertaking various activities. Gramshilpis participated in eight fairs during the year. They are paid a monthly stipend for their personal have developed around 52 different products worth and programmatic needs during the initial Rs. 40 lakh or more. They continue to supply farm- two years. based and non-farm based wild products in both retail and wholesale forms. A campaign to In the year 2015-16, two post graduates were encourage farmers to adopt planting of drumstick selected for the project as Gramshilpis, through trees was conducted, for which CEE Jasdan team a selection process conducted by CEE for the organized four farmers’ meetings and one students of Gujarat Vidyapith. After twenty consultation. This led to a sale of two lakh saplings, one days of the first contact session, they and 700 farmers planted the drumstick saplings in selected villages from three different districts over 1000 bighas of land. CEE provides the market to work in. Their capacity building and need linkage to this initiative. Over 150 farmers were based training covered content like primary supported in the online application process for education, elements of earth, and a taking advantage of government schemes, for which methodology and skill module. Two of the application camps were organised in the village. Gramshilpis from the current batch are now Every month products around Rs. 1 lakh are sold associated with this project. in the farmers’mall. This year, the farmers earned This year too, Gramshilpi have been trained around Rs. 14 lakh through this product sale. The and facilitated for their motivation and products sold include organic fertilizer, seeds, support. One of the Gramshilpis, Jaldip medicines, tools and equipment. During the year, Thakar, has been awarded with “Mahadev the certification process for organic farming was Desai Gramseva Award” by Gujarat carried out. About 130 farmers joined the Vidyapith, Amedabad, for his commitment to certification agency, who purchased the farm the people of his village. produce from them during this period.

87 The major thrust areas of the Gramshilpis’ participatory processes by the VLIs and PRI activities are education, health, sustainable (Panchayati Raj Institution) members. natural resource management, promoting social equity and entrepreneurship support. The annual cycle for the project is from January to December. The 2016 activities began with In their adopted village, the Gramshilpi plays consultative meetings with different stakeholders, a role akin to a mobile information centre. They an introduction to the objectives of the project, have become a guide for the villages in matters and the signing of MoUs with the 10 village pertaining to education, career, administrative panchayats. During the year, a range of procedures for villagers to get their lawful programmes were conducted with women SHG entitlements and other rights. They also leaders, PRI members and Elected Women provide the villages with updates regarding Representatives. This included field level project various rural developmental and agriculture launch events, baseline data collection, training schemes. Apart from this, those who have for WERs, exposure visits for the community settled in remote tribal areas are working members, and technology demonstrations. towards conserving tribal culture and Technology Demonstrations practices. They also support migratory families by running residential facilities for their The project, along with creating awareness, children and providing better education. Last also aims to demonstrate technologies that can year, more than 200 children were provided help in addressing water issues at the local such facility in the tribal area of Gujarat by level. Technology demonstrations such as grey Gramshilpis Mukhtukhan Sukh, Nilam Patel, water recycling and kitchen garden, pond Gautam Chudhary, Ashok Chaudhary and deepening, solar water pump, solar water Ghanshyam Rana. cooler, recycling of used water for flushing of toilets, animal shelter with automated drinking 9.3 Jalsetu - Empowering Women water facility and fogger for temperature control, Elected Representatives for Water and dykes in the river for water recharge were set up in the two blocks. In another interesting Governance and Climate Change technology demonstration and awareness programme, school children made about 400 small CEE initiated the project ‘Jalsetu’ with the pits and planted saplings on the edges of the support of Hans Seidel Foundation (HSS) in campus boundary. This is expected to prevent February 2016. The three year project is aimed flooding of the school compound and at the same at working together with the Women Elected time enhance moisture retention in the soil. Representatives (WERs) and other Village Level Institutions in 10 villages of Jasdan and Awareness Programmes Halvad blocks of Gujarat. In its first year, the A range of awareness programmes were focus was on improving awareness and conducted with schools and the community, knowledge about water and climate change, which included a water camp for school and demonstrating technology and practice children, water quality testing at the for sustainable and long-term building of the community level, and a water exhibition. capacity of the communities in these villages. Games and folk media, quality testing and The project activities have been planned based hands-on activities provided the background on a village perspective plan developed to discuss issues of water quality alongwith through facilitated consultative and

88 sharing conservation messages and laying 2. Women Elected Representatives participate stress on efficient use of water. actively in the panchayat elections: one of them got elected as a Sarpanch. Such coming Panel Discussion on Water Governance forward of active women village leaders in panchayat elections will have a long-term This discussion was organised at CEE on — positive impact on water security. Italso shows ——— with the participation of national and that active women leaders in the VLIs have international water experts. Dr. Martin the potential to be active PRI members in the Grambow, Head of Water Management and future. Soil Conservation Department, Bavarian State 3. The synergy between VLIs and PRI Ministry of Environment & Consumer members has improved. Protection, Germany, was the key speaker at the event. About 45 participants from various 4. Exposure tours are a major influence in the NGOs, local village leaders, water experts and adoption of technologies and sustainable PRI members from the project villages practices. There has been an increase in participated in this discussion. community and individual contributions towards setting up systems at the Capacity Building and Training community and household levels. The capacity building efforts at the local level 5. Involving water diviners in the process helped in enhancing the capacity of elected proved to be an innovative and useful women representatives, VLI leaders and strategy. About 20 water diviners are part village youth towards planning, implementing of the project supporting the water and monitoring water conservation projects harvesting initiatives. at the local level. These included exposure 6. While the general approach to water tours for the stakeholders to see water related work so far was has been to create conservation efforts in Kachchh and new structures, this project also convinces Rajasthan; training for WERs on governance, the community that reviving existing old climate change and water issues; and training water structures can be an efficient way to for youth (traditional water diviners) to act as harvest water and improve water security ‘Jaldoots’ who understand the hydro-geology for the community. of the region and can plan for water conservation accordingly. Through this 7. Technology demonstrations at CEE’s Rural ‘Jaldoot’ training, a cadre of 20 youth in each Knowledge Centre in Halvad have of the project blocks have been empowered to inspired others to accept such technology. plan and facilitate water conservation For example, demonstration of the solar activities, including developing small water motor has resulted in about 1500 solar conservation structures in the villages. motor pumps in the block. The Outcome/Results Achieved The 2017 Cycle of the Jalsetu Project 1. All stakeholders agree that water issues Between January and March 2017, 10 more should be a priority of the PRI. The issue is project villages were added to the project area. also becoming central to local panchayat Based on the learnings from the first year, the elections. activities have been further refined, especially

89 in the areas of: choice of technology A variety of indigenous medicinal and other plants demonstrations, capacity building were introduced in the school campuses with the programmes to enhance teams’ and aim to create a small medicinal and nutrition community members’ capacity in water garden in each school. An Eco-colours campaign resources mapping, and developing the water was conducted in all five schools and children were taught to make herbal colours. A detailed resources management plans at the local level. survey of water and sanitation status of the schools Visit by the Bavarian State Minister, Ms. Ulrike has also been conducted to plan augmentation of Scharf to CEE Campus the water and sanitation facility. The Hon’ble Minister, Ms. Ulrike Scharf and As an exercise to increase awareness about a team of delegates from Bavaria and the Hans local biodiversity, especially on their own Seidel Foundation visited CEE on March 27, campuses, students, teachers and CEE 2017, as a part of their visit to India to oversee personnel jointly conducted a participatory programmes conducted under India-Germany survey of the school campus, along with partnership. During the brief visit, CEE shared discussion on the species and their medicinal details of its programmes, especially the value. Through this, various botanical activities under the Jalsetu project. concepts that are dealt in the textbooks were also practically shown on the campus. Thus 9.4 Prakruti Shala – School for the process also became a demonstration for Sustainability the teachers about how to use the campus as a learning resource. Further, as part of the The project Prakruti Shala – Schools for project, a ‘Prakruti Shala Resource Corner’ is Sustainability, initiated in September 2016, is the being developed in each school. beginning of a partnership between Finar Foundation, the CSR arm of Finar Ltd., and CEE. 9.5 Humanitarian Engineering Design Prakruti Shala initiated activities in five schools in Summit Programme – CEE and Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad District. Engineers Without Borders The Schools for Sustainability project aims to (EWB), Australia build capacity of rural primary schools towards becoming green campuses that The Humanitarian Engineering Design provide quality education to students along Summit programme for Engineers Without with lessons for lifelong learning on Borders (EWB) is an educational study sustainability. programme designed to provide students with exposure work experience while allowing them The three major thrust areas of the project are: to develop a deeper understanding of the role (a) Health, Nutrition and Biodiversity design and technology plays in creating positive change within communities. A key (b) Water and Sanitation component of the learning experience is (c) Quality Education ensuring that students participate in a genuine, immersive and mutually beneficial rural During the year, activities such as exhibitions, competitions, and nature tours were conducted experience with a community. To deliver the in all five schools to create awareness among programme, EWB partners worked closely children regarding water, health and biodiversity.

90 with local organisations that have a working community, artisans, individuals; developing relationship with grassroots communities. design ideas and prototypes; and presentation to the local community. A Humanitarian Objectives Design Summit involves the careful selection • Participants take part in a rural Indian of self-identified Australian University experience and connect with the students through a competitive application community members. process. The total group size is 47 participants plus three EWB facilitators, three EWB mentors, • Participants have the opportunity to learn three academic fellows from Australian about village life through interviews and universities and two corporate mentors from semi-structured activities. leading Australian engineering firms. The • Participants generate ideas for the design programme is of 14 days duration covering of an appropriate technology intervention workshops, cultural training, six day for an articulated design opportunity community immersion and prototyping identified by the community (with workshops, concluding with final collaboration and support between CEE, presentations and debrief discussions. EWB and Giant Grass). It is anticipated that during the course of the • Participants design and/or construct a journey, the participants will develop a better prototype of the appropriate technology understanding of the daily life, routines and intervention in collaboration with Giant challenges faced by rural communities in India Grass and identified lead community and the circumstances under which they live. organisations. It is envisaged that the participants develop The philosophy of the Humanitarian skills, knowledge, attitudes and cultural Engineering Design Summit programme is competencies to further their professional based on a community centred approach, using development through experience in a engineering knowledge and resources to development context. bridge self-identified gaps in access to The Humanitarian Engineering Design community health, wellbeing and opportunity. Summit has a special focus on partnering with The programme is focused on sustained universities that aim to enhance the student engagement to build strong relationships and learning experience with exposure in best practice models, strategically deploying humanitarian engineering. Additionally, the people to achieve long-term impact through programme aims to enhance the exposure knowledge sharing and sector building. The through the generation and exchange of ideas overarching vision for the International and partnerships with similar development Programme is for everyone to have access to organisations in India. the services they need to lead a life of opportunity, free from poverty. The Humanitarian Engineering Design Summit India 2016 was planned and implemented in The tools used for this purpose range from partnership with CEE where CEE facilitated the local seminars, workshops and home stay; learning experience for the students at Halvad understanding local socio-economic and and Jasdan field offices of CEE. It was organised environmental context; interaction with local during December 5-18, 2016, with 47 students along with 11 facilitators.

91 The designs developed by the participants 65 % of livelihood activities in Pudhu Vaazhvu include a toilet, an underground rainwater are Natural Resource (NR) based. harvesting tank, agricultural tools, structures for composting and others, based on their Being an initiative supported by the World community consultations and understanding Bank, the TNEPRP is required to have an of the local context. Prototypes of the structures Environmental Management Framework were developed and presented to the (EMF). CEE serves as the State Environmental facilitating team and the community. Resource Agency (SERA) to assist the Pudhu Vaazhvu Project State Society in the successful 9.6 Environmental Management implementation of the Environmental Framework for Tamil Nadu Management Framework (EMF) in the project. Empowerment and Poverty “The purpose of Environment Management Framework (EMF) is to ensure that neither the Reduction Project (EMF for livelihood of the poor nor the environment is TNEPRP) compromised.” The Tamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty SERA has facilitated the implementation of Reduction Project (TNEPRP), also called Pudhu EMF through Environmental Monitoring, Vaazhvu, is implemented by the Rural Material Development and Capacity Building. Development & Panchayati Raj Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. This project Regular and structured capacity building of is supported by the World Bank. A key objective the project staff and community on of the project is to support employment environmental management is a part of the generation and livelihoods improvement for EMF implementation. CEE Tamil Nadu has the poorest sections of the population. The facilitated the capacity building programme project reached 4170 village Panchayats in on EMF for the Project Officials and Field 120 backward blocks in 26 districts. About 60- Functionaries of TNEPRP during 2017.

The three level (state, regional and village) training was conducted thus:

Level TNRTP Staff Duration No of No of staff trainings trained I State District Project Managers 1 day 1 25 Project II Regional Officials Assistant Project Managers 1 day 5 157 III Village Project Facilitation 25 909 Field Teams Facilitation Green Community 2 days 385 Professionals The mode of training included classroom sessions, group work and field visits.

92 9.7 Environmental and Social data collection and review; review of legal and Management Framework for regulatory systems; field visits and meetings Tamil Nadu Rural with experts and stakeholder consultation. Transformation Project (ESMF for CEE Tamil Nadu has conducted the EA study, TNRTP) developed the ESMF, conducted the stakeholder consultation and submitted the The Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project report to the World Bank. (TNRTP), supported by the World Bank, aims to support project outcomes of the Tamil Nadu state’s Vision 2030 and leverage opportunities for rural transformation. The project coverage is 26 districts, specifically focusing on 120 blocks and 3994 village Panchayats of Tamil Nadu As per the requirement of the World Bank, an Environmental Assessment (EA) study of the project was undertaken by the Rural Development & Panchayathi Raj Department with the support of CEE Tamil Nadu. The objective of the study was to understand the environmental implications of project activities; to define remedial measures to mitigate any negative impacts; and to understand the compliance requirements with the national and state legal and regulatory frameworka and the World Bank Operational Policies. The EA has identified (i) applicable legal and regulatory (compliance) requirements to the project interventions, and (ii) the possible environmental implications of the interventions and activities proposed under the project. Based on the Environment Assessment study, an Environment and Social Management Framework (EMSF) is prepared for the project, whose objective is to ‘ensure environmental sustainability of enterprises and value chain interventions proposed under TNRTP’. The methodology adopted to conduct the EA and develop the ESMF included secondary

93 Sustainable Urban Development 10 10.1 Sustainable Urban Development with People and Reimagining Main Streets Activities in Ahmedabad are also been conducted. 10.1.1 UNESCO Chair on Education In 2016, under the UNESCO Chair, the ‘Streets for People’ course was offered to for Sustainable Development undergraduate and postgraduate students and the Human Habitat studying architecture, planning, management CEE and CEPT University, in cooperation with and design. Talks and seminars were UNESCO, the Swedish International Centre organised as well as articles written as part of for Education for Sustainable Development the course. Around 40 postgraduate students (SWEDESD), and ICLEI – Local Governments Architecture and Planning were selected for for Sustainability, have established the the course, which rated 7.6 on avscale of 10 UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable amongst other comparable courses, and is one Development and the Human Habitat in of the sought after courses in the University. November 2013 at CEE. Kartikeya Sarabhai As part of the course, the group of students (Director, CEE) is the Chairholder of the conducted detailed studies and designs for UNESCO Chair. four locations in Ahmedabad City: The UNESCO Chair was established with the • Dhal ni Pol - reorganising the street from a aim of integrating the component of historic perspective sustainable development in all studies dealing with the human habitat and building the • Dilli Darwaja - traffic junction - reorienting the space and reducing traffic congestion capacity of future professionals to address urban sustainability related issues in • Akbarnagar Cross roads - busy traffic innovative ways and by making right choices junction redesigned for reducing traffic or decisions. Since the establishment of the congestion UNESCO Chair, various courses have been • H L Commerce Six Roads - redesigning offered to undergraduate and postgraduate and rerouting the cross road students studying architecture, planning, management and design. The work was presented to the Traffic Cell headed by Raksha Shakti University. “Streets for people” is offered as an elective course with the focus on engaging and working 10.1.2 Global Resilience Partnership with the community in designing sustainable Global Resilience Partnership is an initiative transportation systems in cities. The course spearheaded by USAID, Rockefeller has been able to emphasise the concept of Foundation and SIDA, in partnership with ‘planning for people’ rather than ‘planning Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT) for for vehicles’. Different pedagogies were used ‘Devising local coping mechanisms and for this course. Till date the course has been adaptation technologies to build climate- conducted five times and is an ongoing resilience capacities of urban poor in South programme. Under the chair, various summer Asia’. The project focuses on building the and winter schools like Planning for Resilient capacities of the urban poor women across Cities, Biodiversity in Urban Areas, Designing seven cities of South Asia: Ahmedabad,

94 Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, Ranchi, Dhaka Currently the trial runs for these two junctions and Kathmandu. are being planned to be conducted by CEE in collaboration with Traffic Cell and other The project aims to develop women’s cadres stakeholders. from the slums, equip the urban poor with the tools and know-how to undertake 10.1.4 State of the World: Can a City vulnerability and risk assessments, and be Sustainable? implement their own resilience plans. The project works with women from 100 slums in CEE brought out the Indian Edition of the State the project cities. of the World Report, 2016: “Can a City be Sustainable?” CEE is involved in guiding the development of communication approaches, assisting in the The State of the World (SOW) Book Series is preparation of training manuals and produced by the World Watch Institute. developing training modules for conducting The State of the World report “Can a City be community based resilience plans. CEE also Sustainable?” presents the core principles of participated in and supported the trainings sustainable urbanism addressing Climate Change, and assessments in Ahmedabad. Apart from and profiles some cities that are putting these this, in Bhubaneswar, CEE is involved in the principles into practice. It presents a story of monitoring and evaluation of project activities possibilities, provides material for contemplation in the city implemented by two local NGO on what really matters, and suggests the way partners. CEE is preparing a project film forward for creating a more liveable and documenting the process of how a bottom-up sustainable world. Efforts of various international networks and local governments working on approach can help in building the resilience global challenges are presented in the report. Shri of a community. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, Director, CEE; and Ms. 10.1.3 Traffic Cell Madhavi Joshi and Ms. Sanskriti Menon, Programme Directors, CEE, have contributed a Traffic Cell, headed by the Director General of case on Ahmedabad and Pune in the SOW 2016. Raksha Shakti University, was created in 2016 As part of introducing the book to various to provide a platform for various experts from audiences, a series of four panel discussions the fields related to traffic management to was conducted as follows. study specific traffic issues in the city and provide solutions. CEE, as part of the Traffic • Ahmedabad at CEE - January 2017 Cel,l has been actively participating and • Bhopal at Palash Residency – January providing inputs to its work which includes 2017, in partnership with Mahila Housing preparation of a Smart Vehicle Stack Sewa Trust (MHT) (Automatic Parking System) by students and • Patna at Disaster Management Institute - faculty of Bardoli University. March 2017 In addition to this, CEE is actively involved in • Chennai at IIT Madras - March 2017 the junction design and traffic control for HL Commerce Six Roads and Dilli Darwaja. The The panelists included practitioners, decision makers and researchers from academic, initial redesigning and rerouting of traffic has government and non government organisations. been created under the UNESCO Chair.

95 Followed by this, CEE, in partnership with 10.1.6 National Conference of Young INI Design Studio, will be conducting book Environmentalists on “Smart introduction and panel discussions in five Cities, Sustainable Cities” cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi and Pune. Along with “Can a City be At the request of National Bal Bhavan and in Sustainable?”, “Designing for Modern India”, partnership with them, CEE designed and a book by INI Design Studio, will also be organised a three day National Conference on introduced. In this volume, the design the theme ‘Smart and Sustainable Cities’ for practitioners at INI Design Studio present their the Bal Bhavan students. About 120 students vision for creating unique, sustainable and 29 teachers/educators from 13 states of solutions to address the needs of a growing India took part in the conference which was society. Discussion on the theme: held in Ahmedabad. “Sustainability, Built Environment and Cities: The three day deliberations dwelt on the topics the Way Forward” would be organised in of: understanding cities, urban biodiversity, these cities where eminent experts in the urban waste management, Swachhagraha, health sector would be invited to speak on the topic. and nutrition, urban governance, urban The first of this series was held in Ahmedabad transportation, climate change and energy. on March 17, 2017 at CEE Auditorium. These topics were facilitated by resource 10.1.5 Cultural Trail in Dhal ni Pol persons from CEE and its partners, and included interactive sessions, slide-shows, CEE, in partnership with Mahila Housing activities and field visits. Before coming to the Sewa Trust (MHT), has designed and conference, the participating students were conducted a cultural trail at Dhal ni Pol, asked to prepare a poster on a market in their emphasising the cultural heritage of the old city and their favourite shopping area. A city of Ahmedabad. This cultural trial was exhibition of these posters was held during conducted during the World Heritage Week the conference, where students and teachers (November 19-25,2016) where school children could interact about the rich diversity of their participated in a trail to understand the culture city with the others. On the third day, in the and people of the pol, with stories related about concluding session, the students presented the pol being narrated by the local residents. their project ideas for the activities they would The cultural trail, which lasted more than two take up in their respective cities based on the hours, provided the children with a glimpse learnings from the conference. of the old city, the urban fabric of the city 10.2 Sustainable Urban Development which existed earlier, an experience of the local Activities in Pune food prepared by the community residing in the pol, the importance and significance of 10.2.1 PMC BRTS Promotion and local trade, and the buildings and stories that Outreach Programme have evolved around this part of the city. Signage and panels explaining milestones and The Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System important events were placed on the facades (BRTS) is a public transport service of major historic buildings at various locations implemented by the Pune Mahanagar on the trail. Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd, with the Pune

96 Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri 10.2 2 Pune Cycle Plan Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). PMC commissioned IBI Group and CEE to CEE, along with Innovative Transport implement a Promotions and Outreach Solutions Pvt. Ltd and Prasanna Desai Programme (POP) for the BRTS in Pune. Architects, together as a team, is preparing a Bicycle Master Plan for the Pune Municipal The POP aimed to promote the new BRT as Corporation (PMC). The comprehensive well as provide a smooth transition from the document aims to set the vision and goals for existing regular bus services to the BRT bicycling in the city, and prepare a bicycle system. An External Environment Analysis network, design guidelines, plans for bicycle report was prepared that presented the social, parking, integration with public transit political, institutional contexts of the project systems, a public bicycle scheme, enforcement, at that time. Various outreach materials were public awareness and capacity building, developed during the project period for the amongst others. CEE’s role is to facilitate user communication requirements which included surveys and public consultations, and develop films, radio jingles, posters, brochure, flyers, inputs for preparing the draft plan. CEE is standee, hoardings, banners and PowerPoint also developing the plan for the promotion of presentations. cycling. Public consultations were conducted in 15 wards of Pune city to seek inputs for the The BRT system was inaugurated in August preparation of the draft cycle plan. Focus group 2015. The promotions and outreach work discussions were also conducted with various continued till August 2016, with the launch of stakeholders such as cyclists, youth, a second BRT corridor. The activities also representatives of cycle shops, teachers and included assessment of the post launch others. These inputs along with the findings impacts and feedback for system of various surveys were incorporated in the improvements. The final reports of the project draft cycle plan. After another round of were submitted to PMC, including a report on consultations that is being planned, the inputs shifts in public perceptions about BRT, and will be incorporated in the draft plan which various collaterals, brand manual, signage will be submitted to the PMC for placing before manual, videos and others. the PMC General Body for approval and subsequent legal processes. 10.2.3 Workshop on Street Vendors (Protection and Regulation of Livelihood) Act, 2014 A one day workshop was organised at Yashada, Pune, in March 2017 to discuss the provisions of the scheme for street vending as applicable in Maharashtra, and to understand the situation in various cities in the state with regard to the implementation of the Street The BRTS corridors in Pune around launch day Vendors Act. The workshop was organised by

97 With growing urbanization and physical expansion of cities, greater and more complex mobility needs is being noticed, along with urban transport projects being increasingly executed through complex public-private partnerships. It has become increasingly important to analyse the current decision making process with regards to urban transport solutions. To study the same, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Parisar, Pune, along with The project management team along with PMC CEE, have developed a Transport Governance Commissioner Shri Kunal Kumar addressing Initiative (TGI) toolkit to provide a framework for the evaluation of the governance process media about the Pune Cycle Plan and its in urban transport sectors in the cities of components Kolkata, Durgapur and Siliguri in West Bengal. The various indicators of transport governance CEE in partnership with Parisar, as members being studied through the project are: of SUM Net (Sustainable Urban Mobility planning, executing authority, budgeting, Network), along with the National Hawkers’ policy, standards and regulations. CEE Federation. This workshop was a continuation Kolkata conducted a baseline survey of of the dialogues and discussions initiated in Kolkata, Durgapur and Siliguri and assessed early 2016 by SUM Net, CEE and Parisar, which the indicators to help map key facts about the had included (a) a workshop in March 2016 transport sector and governance at the city at Pune to discuss the provisions of the Street level. CEE Kolkata team participated at the Vendors Act and the expectations or desirable WRI India Sustainable Cities, 4th Annual provisions for the state level legislation, and Conference, ‘Connect Karo 2016’, during April (b) a follow up meeting in October 2016 at 5-7, 2016, at New Delhi and presented the Pune to deliberate on the points that emerged West Bengal Cities’ Assessments on Transport from the March 2016 workshop. Governance. Subsequently, the responses Representatives of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, received for various indicators through the Sangli, Kolhapur, Panvel, Navi Mumbai, departments were analysed and the final Parbhani and Amravati participated in the report was compiled and submitted to Parisar workshop. A report of the workshop and for further follow up and consolidation. suggestions for the improvement of the scheme are being submitted to the state government. 10.4 Sustainable Urban Development 10.3 Sustainable Urban Development Activities in Assam Activities in West Bengal 10.4.1 Guwahati Urban Transport 10.3.1 Study on Transport Project (GUTPro) Governance Initiative in West The aim of GUTPro was to do a walkability Bengal study of two roads of Guwahati and share the

98 results with the relevant stakeholders. The separately. Photographic documentation of the study was conducted with the support of stretches was conducted for detailed study of Sustainability Urban Mobility Network (SUM the issues. Students of TISS Guwahati took up Net) India and Shakti Sustainable Energy the month long walkability study of the roads Foundation. of Guwahati selected for the project. The project involved the following activities: Structured Observation Survey of stretches and crossings: Formats were developed for Preparation of the activity module • structured observation surveys based mainly • Establishment of linkages with institutions on the parameters of the Global Walkability whose interns will be involved and Index (GWI). The scoring system used was a orientation of the field team modified form of the assessment score given • Mapping activity of the areas in GWI. • Walkability Study Pedestrian interviews: These interviews were designed to understand the ease of walkability • Photo documentation of problems from a pedestrian’s point of view and to • Data entry, analysis and report preparation understand the obstructions faced by The follow up included: pedestrians which are not related to infrastructure. • A seminar to share the results and discuss next steps, and a poster exhibition as part Meeting/Seminar: A meeting for sharing the of it results of the study with the stakeholders was organised. The suggestions from various • Letter to municipality and other decision experts at the culmination meeting was makers incorporated into the final report and shared • Media briefs with government departments like Guwahati Selection of locations for study: Two stretches Municipal Corporation, Guwahati were selected for the study. (i) Guwahati Club Metropolitan Development Authority and – Chandmari stretch of 2 km, as part of the others. Mani Ram Dewan (MRD) Road, with footpaths on both sides, mixed land use pattern (schools, shops, residential area, offices, etc.); and (ii) Rajgarh Road of 2 km, with footpaths missing on large chunks of the road, mixed land use (public area, shops, residential area, offices, clinic, etc.) Observation walks: The observation walks were undertaken for the physical assessment of the roads selected for the survey. As a number of manned and unmanned pedestrian crossings were observed during the visit, a study on the crossings was undertaken

99 Water and Sanitation 11 11.1 Ecosystem based Campaigns for School Activities: CEE team has completed the Rivers selection and enrollment of 50 schools and colleges under this project, with an orientation 11.1.1 Clean Ganga Programme at programme planned for each enrolled school/ Varanasi college. A teachers’ training programme was conducted in November 2016 for all 50 schools Ganga River is considered one of India’s for the formation and functioning of Clean holiest rivers, imbued with cultural and Ganga Clubs. Schools were also provided spiritual significance. Despite its importance guidance for conducting school and ghat level and religious beliefs, the river is facing extreme activities. CEE team has conducted 10 pollution pressures which are posing a great awareness drives with the support of the threat to its biodiversity. To give an impetus to enrolled schools. the conservation of Ganga and to recognise it as the country’s heritage, the Government of Ghat Activities: A baseline survey of 84 ghats India has declared it as the National River. was conducted, the vendors on these ghats When it comes to creating awareness about identified and nine rounds of vendors’ meeting keeping our rivers clean, it is important to organised. Stakeholders associated with realise that it is also about changing people’s various ghats were invited for meetings to attitude and enlisting their participation for discuss possible actions to be taken. During the same. the year, three stakeholder meetings were conducted. An exhibition stall was set up and National Mission for Clean Ganga has activities were facilitated during Ganga initiated the Ganga Action Plan Project Mahotsav in November 2016 and other (Varanasi) under the National Ganga Council occasions. in Varanasi, with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with Nukkad nataks (street plays) were conducted Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) as the in 40 locations focusing on spreading messages implementing agency. Though infrastructural of sanitation, hygiene, open defecation free improvement is one aspect of this initiative, ghat, ‘say no to plastics’ and others. Boatmen the other important aspect is Public were engaged in the discussion as a result of Awareness and Public Participation (PAPP). which dustbins were installed on boats. CEE has been invited to take up activities at 11.1.2 Gange Swachhata Pakhwada – the Ghat level along with the formation Clean March 16-31, 2017 Ganga Clubs in schools and colleges. As part of the Namami Gange initiative, a Setting up of Project Office: CEE has set up a “Ganga Swacchata Pakhwada” (March 16- field office in Varanasi in July 2016 and is 31, 2017) was observed by the National conducting activities such as meetings of Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the vendors and stakeholders, identifying entry Ministry of Water Resource, River point activities for making the ghats polythene Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, free, conducting nukkad nataks and Government of India. The Pakhwada was demonstrations, and school and college level conducted as an awareness campaign to invite awareness and action activities.

100 citizens to come together and contribute chaupal, cultural evening, shram daan, pledge towards keeping river Ganga clean. campaign, etc. Apart from Triveni Ghat, various awareness activities were codncuted CEE was designated as the nodal agency by at different locations including nearby villages. NMCG to conduct this campaign along the Ganga river, covering prime cities and towns. Haridwar: Various strategies and mediums The awareness activities of the Pakhwada were were used to sensitise people which included conducted in 17 cities and towns along the nukkad natak, pad yatra, awareness river, in five Ganga basin states - Uttarakhand, campaigns, chaupal, cultural evening, shram UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The daan and pledge campaign. The concluding Pakhwada began from Allahabad on March ceremony of the campaign was conducted at 16, 2017 and concluded on March 31, 2017 at Malviya Dweep, Har Ki Paidi, Haridwar, Haridwar. where the Minister for Urban Development, Uttarakhand was the chief guest, with the The 16 days long Pakhwada was planned as Mayor, Haridwar Municipal Corporation, and a wide array of awareness and action the Director General, National Mission for activities. The events were focused on Clean Ganga (NMCG), Joint Secretary sensitising people and encouraging their (Administration) were special guests. The participation in the mammoth task of cleaning District Officer, City Commissioner, Project river Ganga and its ghats. At each location, Director, SPMG and City Magistrate various events such as Ganga samvaad/ represented the Uttarakhand Government on chaupal, awareness rally, shramdaan, nukkad the occasion. Various groups presented natak, cultural evening, signature/pledge nukkad nataks focused on adopting practices campaign, were organised at different ghats. to save Ganga. These events were conducted with the support of the District Administration, Nagar Nigams, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigams, Pollution Control Boards, Nagar Bijnore: Events in Bijnore started with a Ganga Panchayats, local NGOs, universities, schools Swachhata dialogue organised at Helpage and individuals. Public outreach was attained Ashram which was also observed as the World using different mediums like SMS, radio jingle, Forestry Day. The Executive Director (Admin), mobile van and hoardings. A variety of NMCG; Divisional Forest Officer, Bijnore; and resource materials to motivate the public to the Under Secretary, National Water Mission take action for saving river Ganga was addressed the gathering. The Pakhwada developed by CEE. The events conducted in programme saw enthusiastic participation of all the locations were covered well by print children and youth, teachers, local NGOs, and electronic media. religious groups and the local community. Uttarakhand Activities included padyatra (participation of more than 250 people including officials), Rishikesh: Being a pilgrim city, the campaign plantation, Ganga chaupal (was conducted to was focused on local religious leaders, get various view points for conserving Ganga shopkeepers and villagers. A wide range of and keeping its banks clean), competitions, activities was conducted including nukkad pledge campaign and more. School children natak, pad yatra, awareness campaigns, were asked to provide their creative

101 expressions on the theme of Nirmal Ganga - daan were conducted during the Pakhwada Sabki Bhagidari for the competition. at Babasterganj Ghat and Roondh Bangar village school campus where youth, children, Garhmukteshwar: Garhmukteshwar Nagar women’s groups, officials and local NGO Panchayat is part of Hapur District in Uttar participated in the events. Pradesh. A variety of events were held at the Brij Ghat including padyatra, rally, shram Narora: A variety of awareness events were daan, plantation activity, exhibition, and conducted in Narora Nagar Panchayat of various competitions. World Forestry Day and Bulandshahr District along the river Ganga. World Water Day were also observed. The A Ganga workshop; painting, essay and Pakhwada events connected rivers to water rangoli competitions; as well as shram daan conservation and increasing green cover. More (conducted at Gandhi Ghat, covering a than 5000 participants took part and pledged distance of 300 mts) was organised during the to save Ganga and its ghats. Pakhwada, covering Narwar and Gandhi Ghat where youth, children, women’s groups, The Minister (State), Ministry of Water Gayatri Parivaar, business community, Resources, Government of India, addressed individuals from nearby villages, officials, the gathering on one of the days during the employees of Narora Atomic Power Station campaign. The Member of Parliament, (NAPS), local NGOs, and local organisations Amroha; MLA Garhmukteshwar; Joint joined the events. Director, NMCG; Commissioner of Police, Meerut; District Magistrate, Hapur; Chief The Ganga Swachhata pledge and signature Development Officer, Hapur; Executive campaigns were initiated in the presence of Director (Admin), NMCG, and other the Chairperson, Narora Nagar Panchayat. dignitaries were present during the event. Around four trolleys of waste were removed through shram daan and was properly Anupshahar: A range of awareness and action disposed of with the help of Nagar Panchayat activities were conducted at Anupshahar workers. A Ganga Workshop was organised Nagar Panchayat, Bulandshahr District, along at the NAPS Employees Union Association the river Ganga. The campaign began with the office at Narora. The women’s group found cleaning of Babsterganj Ghat by more than this a a good platform to share ideas and 100 international and local youth volunteers, thoughts related to Ganga and its cleanliness. along with shopkeepers. Everyone present at the event took an oath to keep Ganga and its Kanpur: Kanpur, another important location ghats clean. During the Swachhata campaign, of Uttar Pradesh located along the Ganga river, enthusiastic volunteers also covered Naya observed events spread across four ghats, Ghat, Jahnvi Ghat and Triveni Ghat at including Ganga samvaad, Ganga chaupal, Anupshahar as well. The Sub Divisional padyatra, shram daan, nukkad natak, seminar Magistrate, Anupshahar, also joined the event and competitions. More than 5000 people took along with Kanti Prakash Vidya Mandir, part in awareness and action events and took Gurukul Temple of Education, Pardaada a pledge to keep the river Ganga and its ghats Pardaadi Education Society and Shri Ganga clean. The MLA, Bithoor Nagar Panchayat, Seva Samiti. Ganga chaupal, painting, essay inaugurated the Pakhwada in Kanpur at and rangoli competitions, rally and shram Brahmavatar Ghat. The Executive Director

102 (Admin), NMCG; Member, Central Water swimming competition, cultural evening, Commission; Director General, National Water nukkad natak, visit to STP and chaupal. Development Agency; Addl. District Vrindavan: River Yamuna being an important Magistrate (City), Kanpur; and Director of tributary of Ganga, one Yamuna location was Finance, State Ganga River Conservation included for conducting the Pakhwada Agency, along with other key delegates, awareness activities. Vishram Ghat saw participated in shram daan. A Ganga various awareness activities including Swacchata Rally was taken out and a daylong plantation, competitions, padyatra, cultural seminar was organised at Chatrapati Sahuji evening, signature campaign, Yamuna Maharaj University. chaupal, workshop and shram daan. The Joint Allahabad: The Pakhwada opening ceremony Secretary (PP), Ministry of Water Resources was held in the religious city of Allahabad in (MoWR); ED - Finance, NMCG; Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh. Ganga Swachhata Pakhwada B&B (Brahmaputra & Barak), MoWR; District was formally launched with a grand opening President, BJP; Chief District Officer (CDO), programme at Allahabad at the Sangam, in Mathura; Director Finance, SGRCA (UP State the presence of the Deputy Director General, Ganga River Conservation Agency) and other NMCG; Executive Director (Projects), NMCG; officials were present during the events. District Magistrate, Municipal Commissioner Bihar and Mayor, Allahabad. The Pakhwada events were well received with the enthusiastic Patna: In Patna, the Pakhwada had events participation of more than 15000 children, like competitions, Ganga chaupal, seminar, youth, local community members, NGOs, ITBP, cultural evening and shram daan, which were Nagar Nigam and other officials. The event held at Gandhi and Barharva Ghats. The began at Sangam while the rest of the cultural evening at Gandhi Ghat was programmes were conducted at Sitaram, inaugurated by the Deputy Director General, Narayani Ashram, Kila and Dashaswamedh NMCG; while the Advisor, National Water Ghat. School competitions, awareness rally, Mission; Member, CGWB (Central Ground door to door campaign, nukkad natak and Water Board); Municipal Commissioner, shram daan were organised. Patna; Regional Director, CGWB; SPMG (State PRogramme Management Group), Bihar; and Varanasi: The Pakhwada in Varanasi opened other dignitaries were present. Dance, songs, through an announcement ceremony which skits, and other art forms were performed on initiated a dialogue and buzz about the Ganga the theme of Clean Ganga. The Pakhwada Swachhata awareness events. Activities were activities concluded with a seminar where the conducted across 10 ghats starting with Head, Patna University; Leader-Opposition, Rajendra Prasad Ghat and ending at Assi ghat. Bihar Assembly; officials from Bihar State More than 10000 people including children, Pollution Control Board and Bihar Forest youth, local NGOs, vendors, boatmen, officials Department; District Chairperson, Rotary from the district and state government, were Club; and other guests shared their views. present during a variety of events. New ways of sensitising people were used in the events Bhagalpur: The Pakhwada here saw events at Varanasi, which included boat race, like cultural evening, skit, shram daan and

103 padyatra. Institutions, local groups and of this programme. A group of local residents NGOs came forward to take part in the adopted these plants for further care. The awareness activities. Kuppa Ghat and Barari community was encouraged to visit the Pul Ghat were covered for conducting exhibition stall and study the information awareness activities which included shram panels. daan, padyatra, pledge, and awareness campaign. Hooghly: A series of awareness activities – including shram daan, cultural evening, Jharkhand competitions and skits - was carried out in Sahibganj: The Pakhwada event was aimed at Hooghly at Balagarh and Chandannagar engaging villagers involved in the Namami Ghats. Local school and college students took Gange initiative with support from UNDP. part enthusiastically in the awareness events. The Pakhwada activities were conducted at At Balagarh Ghat, the Panchayat Pradhan of Ganga Ghat Rajmahal with the participation Balagarh Gram Panchayat shared her of the local people. The MLA of Sahibganj; thoughts, while students performed dance, folk Member, National Water Mission; officials song and recitation, aligning their performance from the district administration, CGWB Patna with the Ganga Swachhata campaign. and Ranchi, and SPMG Jharkhand, addressed Afterwards shram daan, cleaning of ghats, the participants during the cultural evening. visit to the exhibition and a signature drive Competitions were organised for school was organised. Students and teachers from children and winners were given prizes. schools in Bhadreswar conducted a mass rally with banners, placards and posters. The mayor West Bengal of the area was present at the event. Drawing Nabadwip: Pakhwada events were conducted competition, pledge and signatures campaign at seven different ghats which saw enthusiastic drew good participation from the people. participation of school and college students, Howrah: A mass awareness programme was youth, women, villagers, people residing near conducted at Chatubabu Ghat on March 30, the ghats and others. Drawing competition, 2017 which included an array of activities to poem recitation, quiz on the holy river, oath sensitise the community, specially the school taking and signature campaign for school students, youth and women. Various schools children were conducted here, while separate and community membes actively participated activities were conducted for youth and in the awareness event. Varied competitions community members. Ganga puja by a priest, including drawing, slogan writing and tableau road show, cleaning of ghats and tree recitation were conducted at the ghat. plantation near the ghats were undertaken. Demonstration sessions like sample water More than 1000 people participated in these testing of Ganga River helped the students to programmes. The tableau for the road show realise the extent of pollution in the river. was flagged off by the Director, NMCG along Participants visited the exhibition and signed with other officials at Ranichaura Ghat. A on the pledge banner. An open house quiz on cultural programme by local artists, pledge rivers was conducted for the students, teachers campaign, shram daan by youth volunteers and guardians. The programme culminated near the ghat area, and tree plantation by with the felicitation ceremony. delegates near the ghats, were the highlights

104 Kolkata: Awareness programmes were 11.1.1.1 Ganga Swachhata Pakhwada – CEE conducted at Tiljala where rag pickers, who Himalaya have been visiting the Ganga Sagar Mela, were Rishikesh and Haridwar involved to bring out the increased significance of their role in keeping Ganga clean in future. A range of activities like rallies; drawing, The mass awareness programmes conducted painting, extempore, essay and slogan writing with them had key activities like awareness competitions; tree plantation; nukkad natak; talk and discussions on waste segregation, interviews; dance, music and cultural the ecosystem of Ganga and its linkage to performances; cleaning drive; wall writings; waste management, drawing competition and boat and rafting races, were organised signature campaign. The rag picker throughout the fortnight at more than 71 community were oriented on waste locations in both the cities and their management and encouraged to adopt the surrounding areas. More than 25,000 people habit of cleanliness, towards keeping our were directly contacted and about five fold surroundings and the river Ganga clean. A more were reached indirectly through the signature campaign was also organised where Pakhwada celebration activities. the local community members signed a pledge. Celebration at Triveni Ghat - March 23, 2017 On World Water Day, the awareness campaign reached to Paglahat where During the Ganga Swachhta Pakhwada, a awareness talk by representatives from Tiljala major event was organised by at Triveni Ghat, Shed, drawing competition and signature Rishikesh, with the Ganga Sabha of Rishikesh campaign was conducted. and Divya Sewa Mission of Haridwar as the local partners. The event, with Mr. Brijesh Public Outreach Campaign Kumar Tiwari, Sub-Divisional Magistrate For the success of any campaign, a variety of (SDM), Rishikesh, as the chief guest, was also modes is required to inform the public about graced by the presence of eminent people like the programme and its purpose. To reach out Mr. Rozy Agarwal, Executive Director to people in the Ganga Swachhata Pakhwada (Finance) NMCG (guest of honour); Mahant locations, SMS campaign, radio Dr. Rameshwar Das; Mr. Santosh Vijay announcement, hoardings at prime locations Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF); and mobile vans were used. Apart from this, Mr. Muzamil Hasan, Executive Engineer, Paye advertisements in national newspapers and Jal Nigam; and Mr. Vijay Chauhan, Executive pre and post coverage of events helped to get Officer, Rishikesh Municipality. due publicity for the campaign. For More than 300 people attended the event participants, a set of take-away material was including the Director General of Police; designed and developed for dissemination officials of the Municipality, Forest during the awareness event. This included a Department, Education Department and Tehri flyer, badge, poster, sticker, caps and t-shirts. Hydo Electric Development Corporation; An exhibition of 15 posters on Swachhata and teachers and students; representatives from the importance of keeping Ganga clean was Vyapar Mandal, Rotary Club, Lions Club, developed. The exhibition focused on actions Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Wildlife Institute that citizens can take to keep their city and of India, GIZ; mahants; Ganga Sabha members river clean.

105 and office bearers; villagers, mediapersons, The ceremony kicked off with a cleanliness tourists and pilgrims. drive on Har Ki Paidi Ghat led by Mr. Garg along with the local citizens and tourists. An Activities conducted during the event include exhibition on the theme of Ganga was an exhibition, drawing/painting/essay inaugurated. Thematic activities conducted for writing competitions, a game on disaster the children and youth at the event included preparedness called Riskland, rally, nukkad poster making (on a green vision for Ganga natak (on the theme of open defecation and and Ganga’s beauty), drawing competition (on pollution free Ganga) by pofessionals, dance, nature, interdependence of life and concerns Namami Gange film show and a song on and issues related to them), essay writing (on Ganga, shram daan, plantation of ‘rudraksh’ eco-friendly lifestyle and ethically rich saplings, pledge, and a signature campaign. traditions that can help deal with current The winners of the competitions were problems), environmental games (to reinforce felicitated and awarded prizes by the guests. environmental concepts) which brought out A cleanliness drive on Har Ki Paidi Ghat their creativity and provided fun. marked the beginning of the event, with the chanting of slogans on cleaning the Ganga During the formal function, Mr. Raghav Langar and maintaining the ghats which was led by stated that the mission aims at ‘Aviral Ganga, Mr. Garg. Nirmal Ganga’ and urged that the activities initiated during the fortnight must continue. Closing Ceremony of Ganga Swacchata Mr. Murugesan pointed out that tourist Pakhwada awareness was an important part of these The closing ceremony of the Ganga Swachhata activities and requested the local people to Pakhwada was organised at Malviya Dweep, support this endeavour. Mr. Singh shared the Har Ki Paidi, Haridwar on March 31, 2017. initiatives taken by the government under this The event was graced with the presence of Mr. mission and also appreciated the activities Madan Kaushik, Minister of Urban organised for community awareness under the Development, Government of Uttarakhand, as Pakhwada. Mr. Garg assured the audience that chief guest, along with Mr. Manoj Garg, Mayor, the efforts for clean Ganga are pacing up and Haridwar Municipal Corporation; and Mr. U. will continue even after the Pakhwada. He P Singh, IAS, Director General, National also requested the representative from the Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG); and Mr. central government to develop the washer man Akhil Kumar, IPS, Joint Secretary ghats as done at Sabarmati Ghat in (Administration, NMCG) as special guests. Ahmedabad. In a motivating speech, Mr. Other dignitaries included Mr. S. A. Kaushik urged for effective implementation of Murugesan, IAS, District Officer, Haridwar; plans and schemes at field level. In recognition Mr. Ashok Pandey, City Commissioner; Dr. of the creativity and efforts of the students, the Raghav Langar, Project Director, SPMG; Mr. winners in various competitions were Jay Bharat Singh Rawat, City Magistrate; felicitated by the guests and prizes awarded. besides several officials from the district administration and representatives from The cultural performances by local various social organisations of Haridwar. organisations that followed included: a skit on the problem of waste disposal in the Ganga

106 by Sambhav Manch, a play ‘Aao Sankalp Kare’ The specific objectives of the project were: by Seva Manch urging participants to take positive actions to clean Ganga, a dance on • Inclusion of SBSV elements in the School the theme of ‘Namami Gange’ by the students Development Plan (SDP) of 30 selected of Divya Prem Seva Mission, and another schools dance on the theme of ‘Namami Gange’ and • Need assessment and prioritisation of ‘Ganga Avtaran’ by Kaushik Arts and needs in the 30 schools through the process Creation. The programme culminated with the of micro-planning Ganga Swachhata pledge, where participants • Documentation of the findings of the study took an oath to conserve Ganga through in the form of a Handbook, a photo-essay positive actions in daily life, and a signature and PowerPoint presentation, to be used campaign, followed by Ganga Arati. as a model document at the district, state, 11.1.1.2 Ganga Swachhta Pakhwada in West national and international fora for Bengal inspiration and continued implementation at various levels CEE Kolkata, along with state level local NGO partners, conducted awareness activities The project activities included: during March 16-31, 2017, under Ganga Exposure visit: Before the initiation of the Swachhta Pakhwada, a fortnight campaign of project, an exposure and training programme the Namami Gange programme of NMCG. was organised for CEE project staff at Baripara These were conducted at different ghats LP School under Boko Education Block and located across West Bengal, at Nabadwip, Kochpara LP School in Rampur Educational Chandannagar, Balagarh, Howrah, and Block, to understand the essence of the School Kolkata. The wide range of activities included Development Plan (SDP) and field test various Ganga Arti, keynote address by local analysis tools. dignitaries, tree plantation, shram daan, cultural programme, competitions, oath taking, Orientation training: A one day in-house signature campaign, rally, tableau road show orientation training for project staff by SSA and poster exhibitions. The campaign in West representative, Ms. Sumi Barthakur, and Bengal has been able to sensitise around 15000 independent consultant, Ms. Dipanjali people representing different strata of society Choudhury. on the need to keep the holy river clean. Rapport building visit: Each school was visited 11.2 WATSAN – CEE Northeast by a CEE team member to introduce the concept of School Development Plan and explain the 11.2.1 Institutionalisation of Nirmal objectives of the project to the school Vidyalaya Puraskar (NVP) administration, School Management Committee (SMC) and Mother’s Group. This project (May-July 2016) aimed to integrate Swachh Vidalaya Puraskar (NVP)/Swachh Analysis of Available SDPs: Existing SDPs Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV) in the School were collected, studied and analysis to identify Development Plans (SDP) in Assam, in the the gaps in Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya light of the SDGs. (SBSV) elements.

107 Public Consultations: Two-three meetings mechanism and Quality Improvement Plan were organised with various stakeholders in (QIP). Providing support support to the SSA each school to discuss the SDP and address WASH Cell and UNICEF Focus districts was the following specific points: also part of the project. • Problem identification and problem The objectives of the project included: prioritisation using a double matrix and • Continuous technical support to SSA simple linear methods WASH Cell for preparation of Annual • Mapping of the school campus and the Action Plan (AAP), organising WinS Task resources available nearby Force and WinS Working Group meetings, • School/Resource/GPS Mapping and monitoring of schools for SVP. Revisit State SVP guidelines in the light of the • Micro-plan (inclusion of budget and source National SVP Guidelines revise them if of fund) for school development in needed. consultation with the community • Strengthening of 30 model SDPs with As an outcome of the project, SDPs for the 30 inclusion of the additional elements project schools were prepared in the local suggested by SSA State Mission Office language. For the first time, missing historical information like the establishment of the school • A state level workshop to develop a and key contributors (like head teachers, SMC comprehensive framework and roadmap members, Mother’s Group and Student for the integration of SBSV elements in Council from earlier SDPs) were recorded in SDPs writing. The six elements of SBSV guidelines, • Technical support to District SSA Teams to namely, Sanitation, Daily Hand washing with sensitise SSA officials about the SDP soap before MDM (mid day meal), Drinking framework Water, Operation and Maintenance, The project supported the SSA WASH Cells in Behaviour Change Capacities and Enhanced preparing their annual action plan for 2016- Capacity Building were included in the new 17 and in compiling and documenting the SDP. history of the WASH Cell since inception. The 11.2.2 Swachh Vidyalaya Programme - Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar guidelines were 2016-17 revisited and reviewed by the CEE team and it was confirmed that all the important The project that ran during November 2016 – parameters of the National SVP guidelines have February 15, 2017, aimed to integrate the been included. The 30 experimental schools Swachh Vidalaya Puraskar/Swachh Bharat were facilitated to integrate the new elements Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV) elements in the in their SDPs as per the need felt during the School Development Plan (SDP), and include first phase of the project. A draft SDP the additional elements of Mapping of Out of framework was also developed based on the School Children (OoSC), Disaster Risk discussions with the 30 experiment schools Reduction (DRR) plan, community and at state level meetings with SSA officials, participation plan, plan for making the school and discussions during the visits to the four a Tobacco Free Zone, grievance redressal UNICEF focus districts with the SSA officials.

108 A state level workshop was organised on Sensitisation programmes were carried out to January 24-25, 2017 to develop a cover the rural communities of 22 GPs where comprehensive framework and roadmap for the people were motivated to adopt hygienic the integration of SBSV elements in School behaviour on water and sanitation. The table Development Plans (SDPs) for the entire state. below shows the coverage achieved as part of The 30 experiment schools also developed their the project. SDPs for the next three years. 11.2.3 Swachh Bharat Mission Achievements Numbers (Gramin) – Implementation in Kamrup Metro District Number of Administrative 4 Blocks covered The aim of this project was to create awareness, sensitise and motivate rural communities to Number of Gram Panchayats 22 adopt hygienic behaviour on water and covered sanitation. The project location was Kamrup Number of Wards covered 220 Metro District, covering 22 Gram Panchayats (GPs) of its four Rural Development Blocks – Number of GP Presidents 22 Bezera, Chandrapur, Dimoria and Rani. oriented The objectives of the project were: Number of Ward Members 220 oriented • Sensitise Panchayat members on the role of SBM (G) Number of Community 363 Volunteers oriented • Create mass awareness about SBM (G) and motivate people to use sanitary latrines Number of GP level 71 • Conduct a survey of all 22 GPs and help workshops held PHED update the beneficiary list by Number of Community 28 inclusion of left-out families, newly Maps prepared migrated families and newly divided families Number of inclusion 7741 A series of activities were conducted from May forms processed by CEE team 2016 to March 2017 as part of the project, which Number of Summary Revision 22 included meetings in 22 GPs; village level Hearings facilitated programmes such as awareness and sensitisation workshops in different wards of Number of households 7741 the 22 GPs; school programmes at various physically verified before lower primary, middle and high schools in the hearing the 22 GPS; rallies with schools in various Number of school 25 blocks; poster campaigns in public areas such programmes as market places, schools, GP offices, block offices, health centres, anganwadis and others.

109 11.3 WATSAN – CEE Rajasthan previous phase. During the visit, the need and technique of proper hand washing – the five 11.3.1 WASH with Akshay Patra steps of hand washing – and the use of soap Foundation was explained and taught to the school staff and students. Some of the features of the It is generally agreed that one of the main portable units like benefits of placing the taps reasons behind dropouts is the poor sanitation on the opposite sides, different types of taps facilities in schools. While schools, after the used in the unit and their purpose, and less family, have a vital role to play in the cognitive spillage of water were demonstrated to them. and creative development of children, and their The rationale for the government providing socialising and learning, they are also children with deworming tablets and how the important places to address the health issues worms get into their body was explained to of the children, provided necessary them. The work done by the Council and the infrastructure is available. In order to bring difficulties faced by them were also discussed. about changes in school sanitation and hygiene, both hardware (the total package of For better understanding of the WASH sanitary conditions and facilities available in concepts and ideas, IEC material - containing and around the school compound) and a poster on hand washing, a poster on hand software (the activities conducted to bring washing steps and a calendar for monitoring about changes in the hygiene behaviour of WASH practice in schools - was handed over students and, through these students, in the to the schools, which were displayed in the community at large) are required. campus by the WASH Council. In this context, CEE Rajasthan, along with The objective of the fourth phase was to discuss Akshaya Patra Foundation, carried out a the overall process of the WASH programme WASH programme in four phases, with the with the WASH Council members and main focus on the software aspects. Two phases teachers, and to observe the WASH practice in were completed in 2015-16, which included: schools. Separate feedback forms were (i) a block level principal orientation workshop prepared to collect data from the school and organised at Chaksu and Sanganer covering the WASH Council members, which was 45 selected schools of Jaipur in the first phase; analysed for the different components of the and (ii) visit to these 45 schools to create programme. Some of the findings from the awareness about personal hygiene, along with analysis include: the constitution of student led WASH Councils and distribution of personal kits to • 98% of the schools found that the posters all the students in the second phase. The third given during the visits were beneficial in and fourth phase were carried out in 2016-17. creating awareness among children about personal hygiene. In the third phase, during July-August 2016, • 87% of the schools liked the idea of the school visits were conducted to display the portable hand washing unit displayed as portable hand washing unit to the schools, to a solution for proper hand washing demonstrate the proper hand washing steps facilities in their school. and to observe the proper functioning of the WASH Council that were formed in the

110 • 89% of the children in the Council felt that WASH in schools across the state. The their friends/peers are gradually workshop was attended by around 200 state developing the habit of maintaining and district level officers of the Education hygiene on their person and the department of Rajasthan. surroundings. 11.4 Swachh Bharat Swachh • 91% of the schools felt that children are more effective in teaching their peers as Vidyalaya WASH Initiative compared to teachers. In partnership with the Lady Bamford 11.3.2 Integrating Water, Sanitation Charitable Trust, CEE is helping 30 schools to and Hygiene (WASH) Education improve water, sanitation and hygiene in ‘Adarsh and Utkrist Schools’ conditions. The project was initiated in 2015. of Rajasthan Over the last year, CEE has worked with the team of educators from the Trust to prepare a CEE was invited to share its experience of report documenting the baseline conditions whole school approach and Water, Sanitation in 30 schools in three locations: Pune District, and Hygiene (WASH) education programmes Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Vallabhgarh at a state level workshop in Jaipur, organised (Haryana). by UNICEF and Education department, A variety of IEC materials have been prepared Government of Rajasthan. The objective of the for use by the team of educators from the Trust workshop was to provide exposure to as well as by teachers, and as signage and participants about WASH in School (WinS) display material for the schools. A series of programmes in other states of India and to capacity building workshops on water and draw key recommendations for strengthening sanitation education were conducted for the WASH initiatives in the model schools of Trust staff and teachers. Rajasthan – the ‘Adarsh and Utkrist School’ scheme for enhancing quality of education in 11.4.1 School Water and Sustainability elementary and secondary education Education Programme at Jaipur respectively initiated by the government. Mr. Simanta Kalita, Programme Coordinator, CEE Though virtually everything we do or use every North East shared his experience of Daily day involves water, we do not give it the Handwashing for an Ailment-free Life importance that is due to it and hence India is (DHaAL) project as a model for saturation and facing its worst ever water crisis, and we all scale-up of group hand washing practices in need to work towards our water security. school. Mr. Parthesh Pandya, Programme Simple actions can be adopted to reduce the Coordinator, CEE West, shared his learnings wastage of water and to use it wisely. Rain of child and community participation in the water harvesting is necessary, but it is equally Anandshala model. CEE’s efforts in the Swatch important to understand our current water Shale project of Karnataka was also usage pattern for proper management of water, highlighted in the presentation by Mr. Salathiel and this can be done through a water audit. Nalli, WASH Specialist, UNICEF, Hyderabad. Lady Bamford Charitable Trust (LBCT), the CEE West also supported an activity to identify social arm of Joseph Cyril Bamford (JCB) gaps and possible solutions for strengthening Limited, in collaboration CEE, carried out a

111 water and sustainability education management strategies in the school in programme at Jaipur with the aim of: upcoming years. These included benchmarking water use; establishing • Engaging the students and faculty of the procedures for water monitors to regularly school in a set of activities to understand check for leaks; adopting water harvesting and water in their local context and its reusing waste water; developing posters and sustainability linkages educational materials for enhancing • Initiating water management practices in awareness and improving understanding of schools by adopting methods to improve the issue; and the constitution of water the learning environment and utilising this management teams/student cabinets. to develop a conservation attitude in children. 11.5 WATSAN in Karnataka Under the programme, workshops were 11.5.1 Swacha Shale Programme organised for students and teachers to improve their understanding of water and allied issues, Swachha Shale is an ongoing programme and water audit. These workshops covered initiated by CEE Karnataka, SSA Karnataka numerous dimensions of water such as water and UNICEF, in collaboration with the Zilla source and its quantity, quality, economy, Panchayat, Ramnagar. The programme aims politics, management and others. Water audit to reduce the risk of diarrhoea and thereby and water management practices were also increase school attendance and enrolment, by demonstrated to the participants. Teachers motivating and sustaining hygienic behaviour. were oriented to the project and its This programme, initiated in 2015, has been environmental and educational outcomes; extended to 7000 schools during 2016-17, and how it can be integrated with topics covered is linked to the Mid-day Meal scheme of the in the classroom was also discussed. Karnataka government. During the reporting year, the following activities were undertaken A school water audit sheet developed by CEE as part of the programme: was handed over to students and teachers. Each section of the audit sheet like the amount • One day orientation programmes for 65 of water consumed, rain water harvesting teachers potential, etc. were discussed in detail with • Hygiene camps for school children in 60 reference to their objectives and how to carry schools, covering 1500 students out the audit. The participants, in groups, • State level training programme on Swachha collected baseline data about water and its Shale for all the 30 State Education Officers current management practices in the school, and 175 Assistant Directors of Public which was then compiled and analysed. This Instruction in the state provided the baseline for water use behaviours in the school, depicting how and where water • Menstrual Hygiene Training programmes is being used, and where and what for girls in 55 schools improvements were possible. Based on the The Country Head of UNICEF, Mr. G. Louis, analysis and allied observations, visited some of the Swachha Shale schools recommendations were developed for and appreciated the work being undertaken. improving water conservation and

112 11.5.2 Global Hand Washing Day that 90% of the schools followed sustainable sanitation and hygiene practices. An Global Hand washing Day is an annual evaluation report has been submitted to global advocacy day dedicated to increasing SNEHA. awareness and understanding about the importance of hand washing with soap as an 11.6 Mid-term Assessment of easy, effective and affordable way to prevent SHWAAS Project diseases and save lives. To mark this day, CEE, in collaboration with the Department of European Union funded ‘SHWAAS (Slum Public instruction and UNICEF, organised a Sanitation and Health Welfare Advanced group hand washing on November 7, 2016, Approach System) Project’ is one of the major across the state in all the 49,837 government attempts of Pune Municipal Corporation schools covering 36,25,379 students. (PMC) to improve the quality of life of the people living in the slums in Pune. CHF India 11.5.3 Evaluation of ‘A Behavioral Foundation is responsible for the Change Demonstration (ABCD)’ implementation of this five year (2013-18) Project project. CEE undertook the mid-term evaluation of the project between December CEE Karnataka undertook an evaluation of 2016 and February 2017. The main tools used 102 schools in Ramnagar District, Karnataka, for the evaluation were focused group where a school sanitation programme was discussions in 15 slum localities in Pune where initiated by the organisation SNEHA in the project is being implemented. Along with collaboration with Toyota Kirloskar Motor. As this, field observations to check the part of this assignment, all the schools were improvements in sanitation and waste visited and observations recorded on the management infrastructure services in the sustainable use of toilets and behaviour change slums, and interactions with waste pickers, among the children. The evaluation indicated social workers and caretakers of community

A focused group discussion underway in IEC materials on display at the Khairewadi Premnagar slum. The FDG was facilitated by community toilet. Several such materials were CEE and attended by Shwaas samiti members developed and placed at strategic locations as and a few representatives of the communities part of the outreach to the community in the slum who are the beneficiaries of the project. area.

113 toilets were carried out. These interactions strengthened the field observations and helped CEE make recommendations that would help strengthen SHWAAS in Pune. The final report was submitted to PMC. 11.7 Civil Society Consultation on the Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2015 CEE Himalaya took part in a civil society consultation organised by WaterAid, in collaboration with the UP WASH Forum, to comment on the ‘Draft National Water Framework Bill’ and ‘Draft Ground Water Model Bill’. These draft bills have been put up in the public domain by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, for receiving feedback and comments before finalisation. Dr. Abdhesh Gangwar, Programme Director, on behalf of CEE Himalaya, was invited as a key speaker to discuss and comment on the Bills.

114 Waste Management 12 12.1 Common Healthcare Waste 12.2 Swachhagraha Appropriate Management Plant CEE is the Knowledge and Implementation (CHAMP), Kalaburagi, partner for the project ‘Swachhagraha’, an Karnataka initiative of the Adani Foundation. The project ‘Swachhagraha’ draws inspiration from the The Waste Management group of CEE is Satyagraha movement, to engage people and implementing a project ‘Healthcare bring about change similar in scale to India’s Establishment Waste Management and freedom movement, where people get involved Education Programme (HEWMEP)’ wherein a to take action for ‘Creating a culture of Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility cleanliness’. The programme, initiated in June called CHAMP has been set up in Kalaburagi 2016, was implemented in 650 schools in six city in Karnataka. The CHAMP facility is in cities of Gujarat. About 754 teachers from these operation since May 2005. CEE CHAMP 650 schools, ranging from elite private schools Kalaburagi facility has been collecting, to government municipal schools, were trained transporting treating and disposing the in behaviour change education. collected waste of Kalaburagi City Healthcare Establishments (HCE) since 12 years At the school level, the programme was successfully. implemented through teachers (Swachhagraha Preraks) and students CEE CHAMP covers 200 bedded HCEs of (Swachhagraha Dal members). Swachhagraha Kalaburagi District and a total of 570 non- has involved over 12000 children as active bedded HCEs. CHAMP has also extended its Swachhagraha Dal members who reached out services to all the HCEs in Sedam, Jewargi, to their 3,20,000 peers, their parents and the Afzalpur, Chincholi, Aland and Chittapur community through a variety of planned action talukas of the district. During the year, CEE projects and campaigns during the year. The has conducted around 250 on-site orientation programme focused on four key themes, programmes for medical and paramedical namely, Waste management and Littering, personnel from HCEs and medical colleges in Sanitation, Personal Hygiene and Toilet the city and talukas to whom CHAMP Etiquettes. The annual activity cycle included provides services. development of Teachers’ Handbook, Activity Around 240 students and 20 faculties from Book for students, teachers’ trainings in the MR Medical College, Geology Department of cities, training of Dal members, development Gulbarga University, ESI Hospital and Medical of action plan by the Dal members guided by college, HKES College Kalaburagi, visited the the Preraks, and implementation of activities CHAMP site to understand the working model in the schools. Campaigns through the website, and economics of the plant. Thus, apart from Facebook page, emails and Whatsapp updates providing services to the healthcare helped keep the motivation and momentum of establishments of Kalaburagi city, it also serves the programme high. A pre and post literacy as a demonstration model for the students and test was conducted in a sample of visitors to get adequate knowledge on the Swachhagraha project schools to ascertain the operation of the common biomedical waste change in knowledge, attitude and behaviour treatment facility.

115 among the students as a result of this was shortlisted as one of the best entries at programme. national level. The programme has provided insights into In February, schools from Rajasthan actively dealing with misconceptions regarding participated in ‘Swachhagraha ke reporters’ cleanliness that many people have and helped campaign, an initiative to understand that devise strategies to deal with these. For who is responsible for maintaining example, some schools did not seem to feel cleanliness. Under the campaign, students that there was a need for a project on interacted with the various stakeholders of cleanliness in their school as the school was their school and community and presented very clean, but an activity as a part of the their conclusions as a reporter. They also project helped them realize that there needs to prepared a short video as part of the campaign. be a focus on behaviour change of students A school from Sirohi was shortlisted among and teachers and not just the activity which the 10 best entries at the national level. an employee is doing. Important issues such as toilet cleanliness are being discussed and 12.3 Awareness Programme on Waste actions to solve them taken up. Segregation of Management at Gangotri waste is being developed as a habit among the CEE Himalaya organised an awareness parents as cleanliness is considered a programme on Waste Management at collective responsibility. Gangotri, Uttarakhand on June 14, 2016. The programme is being scaled up to schools Various IEC materials developed by CEE were in 14 states in 2017, and will add a youth displayed that disseminated messages on a component for the cities in Gujarat. clean environment and the need for appropriate waste disposal. The concept of 12.2.1 Swachhagraha in Rajasthan eco-tourism was introduced by quoting the In Rajasthan, schools participated ‘Kedarnath tragedy’ and the devastating enthusiastically in the campaigns carried out impacts that conventional tourism has on the under Swachhagraha. In September, eco-clubs fragile ecosystems of the mountains. The team, from Rajasthan took part in ‘Safai Ke Sitare’ including interns from Tata Institute of Social campaign, an initiative to acknowledge the Sciences (TISS), Guwahati, discussed river heroes who help keep our environment clean pollution with sadhus and motivated them to – the cleaning staff. Students interacted with create awareness about clean and green the cleaning staff, prepared a creative write- environment. The awareness programme, up describing the person with his/her name, which was attended by more than 40 people, background, and the importance of their role concluded with a cleanliness drive. in society, and also clicked a selfie with them. 12.4 Co-Lab Workshop on Schools carried out action projects on issues Bioremediation related to cleanliness and participated in ‘Gandagi Se Azadi’ campaign in January 2017. Ms. Reema Banerjee, Programme Coordinator, The action project of a school from Barmer Waste Management, was invited for the Co- lab workshop conducted by the Department of Biochemical Engineering of University

116 College London (UCL) for sharing her 12.5 Course on Waste Management experience on the gap between the technology and Towards Circular Economy and implementation of bioremediation projects in various sites in India. Develop a module for the course of Waste Management and Towards Circular Economy, The three day workshop (November 26-28, put the resource materials for the same, 2016) consisted of activities that bridged conduct the course for the final year students together local artists, scientists and designers of Post Graduate Diploma in Development to brainstorm and work on an interdisciplinary Management. project around bioremediation in India. More specifically, it provided scientists the A module on Waste Management and Towards opportunity to learn about design thinking Circular Economy was developed by CEE on and ethnographic methodology in science. the request of Development Management Designers had the opportunity to gain Institute, Patna. exposure to the lab and interact with local scientists and practitioners. The (0.5 credit) course was conducted for the second year students of PG Diploma in Ms. Banerjee shared the various field Development Management, DMI, Patna. CEE experiences of such remediation projects Central developed the module, organised the undertaken by CEE and brought out the socio- resource materials and conducted the course. economic issues that should be considered Students were taken on field visits to the BMW besides the technology while starting a (biomedical waste) facility at IGIMS (Indira bioremediation initiative in India. Gandhi Institute of Medical Science to understand door to door Waste collection by The workshop also had lab activities around waste pickers and the landfill site of Patna the topic of bioremediation, short lectures on Municipal Corporation. CEe also conducted Biochemical Cycles, Biology 101 and the state the evaluation of the learning outcomes in the of the art in Bioremediation. On the last day of participants the workshop, participants utilised the facilities of the Institute of Making at UCL, to make tangible prototypes to demonstrate group projects. As part of the workshop follow-up, the UCL team visited India in February 2017, and the Waste Management team at CEE Kolkata facilitated the visit of the team to various sites near Kolkata exposed to pollution related to heavy metals. A visit to Jadavpur University was also organised to explore collaborative research opportunities in the sector of heavy metal bioremediation in the region. Various samples were also taken from prospective sites to be tested for further trials on bioremediation.

117 Biodiveristy Conservtation 13 13.1 VIRASAT-3 members from the neighbouring villages who had participated in previous phases also CEE, since 2012 is working with the Gujarat shared their experiences. Biodiversity Board to form Biodiversity Management Committees and prepare Awareness Programmes and Preparation of People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs), in PBR: For PBR preparation, local biodiversity Jasdan Block under the project VIRASAT. documentation has to be conducted over three Between 2013 and 2015, as part of Phase 1 seasons in a participatory manner. and 2 of the project, CEE formed the BMCs and Accordingly, in 15 villages, ‘Biodiversity prepared PBRs for 35 villages in Jasdan and Explorations’ (Jaiv Vividhata Shodh Yatra) were Vinchchiya blocks of Rajkot District. conducted in all three seasons. Information about local biodiversity spread across the This year as part of the Phase 3 of the project, villages was collected as per the formats CEE’s Jasdan Field Office worked with 15 more provided. The entire process was very villages. While the project’s mandated educative and helped raise community deliverable focuses on formation of BMC and awareness about the local biodiversity and its preparation of PBRs, CEE took up this status: helped communities understand its opportunity to create awareness among value, analyse threats and search for ways of communities regarding local biodiversity, rejuvenating the same. The information traditional varieties, their medicinal uses and collected through this process has been associated traditional knowledge. documented in the form of PBRs, and 15 such PBRs have been submitted to the Gujarat Some of the key activities conducted during Biodiversity Board. this year include: Apart from this, an exposure tour was Project Launch event: A farmers’ meet was organised for the BMC representatives from organised as an introductory event for the each village during October 20-22, 2016, with project with participation of about 300 people about 56 members participating. During the from 15 villages of Jasdan taluka. The tour, they visited Sundarvan (Ahmedabad), participants included a diverse group of CEE (Ahmedabad), Indroda Park stakeholders such as farmers, pastoralists, (Gandhinagar) and the Thol Bird Sanctuary traditional healers and members of existing on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. BMCs from neighbouring villages. An exhibition on biodiversity and traditional Participation in community fairs is another knowledge, as well as talks by different experts key awareness programme that helps in was organised to discuss the importance of raising awareness about biodiversity in biodiversity in the context of livelihoods and people. As part of the project, in two traditional maintaining the quality of life. The meeting fairs in the Saurashtra region – where such provided an opportunity to discuss the project, fairs are popular - CEE Jasdan set up an its objectives and the role of the village information and display space. community. Several essential points such as What is Biodiversity Act, Why BMC, How to A range of activities, such as exhibitions and prepare PBR and what is its importance, were various competitions, were also conducted discussedthe . Community members and BMC with the primary schools of all the 15 villages

118 through the year. Thirty such programmes, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi. The 10 with about 5000 children participating, were locations in Bihar were: Supaul, Begusarai, organised during the year with a focus on Bhagalpur, Bagaha and Bettiah (West value and conservation of biodiversity. Champaran), East Champaran, Muzafarpur, Gopalganj, Patna and Saran. Overall, 750 13.2 Ganges River Dolphin - schools are covered under the programme. Conservation Education Review Meet of NGO Partner: In June 2016, a Programme one day regional review meet of NGO partners The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica was organised by CEE North to review the gangetica) is listed as a Schedule-1 species in status of the school programme which were the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and being implemented jointly by the partner recognised as ‘Endangered’ by IUCN. CEE organisations and the CEE North team at the North has been working for the conservation 20 locations. The partners and the CEE team of this species since inception as part of its shared the efforts put in, a presentation on the river conservation initiatives. CEE is feedback from the programme from the schools, implementing the Ganges river dolphin the challenges and the learnings. Over 20 programme with support from the National participants representing 12 NGOs and CEE Mission for Clean Ganga and the National field offices in UP and Bihar participated in Ganga River Basin Authority under the the workshop. A Memorandum of Ministry of Water Resources, Ganga Understanding was signed for the next year Rejuvenation and River Development. The activities in each location which included project titled “Educating Schools and follow-ups, teachers’ review meet cum Community for sustainable actions for workshop, activities in the schools and conserving habitat of the Ganges River community level and cluster level awareness Dolphin along the Ganga River Basin” is events. currently in its Phase II. Teacher’s Refresher cum Review Workshop: In As part of the school component, CEE North each school cluster location, over 35-40 schools is working on 20 locations in the Ganga Basin, have been enrolled by the partner NGOs and covering 10 locations each in Uttar Pradesh CEE team, with support from the Education and Bihar; and under the community initiative department. These dolphin cluster schools are CEE North is working with five villages each located close to the river, within 3-5 km at Bahraich and Bettiah in both the states. distance. With enrollment, a two day teacher training was conducted in the 20 clusters. School Interventions: For school interventions, CEE team selected 20 locations in Uttar To review and enable sharing of experiences Pradesh and Bihar, based on the presence of by the teachers, a one day workshop was the Ganges river dolphin and the need for conducted in each location, with the objective such a programme in the area. In 10 locations of reviewing the progress of the programme, selected in Uttar Pradesh were: Hastinapur planning project activities for the next phase, (Meerut), Bijnore, Jarwal, Katerniaghat and re-orientation to the programme and hand Mahsi in Bahraich district; Gonda, Faizabad, holding support for effective implementation

119 of the programme at school and community Education Resource Centres (GRDERC) would level. be identified among the dolphin school clusters to act as the focal point for During the year 2016-17, review meets were conservation education activities for the conducted in all the 20 locations. Members of respective school cluster. Educational the CEE North team conducted various resources including books on biodiversity, technical sessions and briefed the teachers on posters, charts, water testing kit, awareness how to use the education package in classroom banner, films and others have been provided teaching. They further guided schools in to these centres to enable students and teachers preparing their school action plan and clusters to explore and learn more about the Ganges in developing their their strategy for dolphin river dolphin and its habitat, and help in its awareness activities. Over 750 teachers conservation. Twenty active schools have been participated in these meets, during which each identified as the respective cluster level teacher was provided an educational package resource centres and relevant material made containing a dolphin activity book, display available for the use of the dolphin schools. poster, dolphin badge, stickers and a book mark. Dolphin Day Events: On the occasion of Dolphin Day, CEE, with support from the Dolphin Cluster Awareness Programme: As National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), part of the Dolphin programme, school clusters organised events at 20 locations where the from different locations in Uttar Pradesh and dolphin schools participated in awareness Bihar organised cluster level events which rallies and competitions like slogan writing, included dolphin awareness rally, nukkat essay writing, painting and quiz. Students of natak, cycle rally, ‘save dolphin - save Ganga’ Dolphin Clubs observed the day and also pledge campaign, and other activities. The actively participated in the Wildlife Week Dolphin schools, along with the local NGO programme, helping spread awareness and other partners, organised dolphin amongst the masses. During the event, awareness activities on environment related community members, government officials, days and during river related festivals. The teachers and fishing communities were urged cluster level awareness programmes were held to come together to save this beautiful animal in all the dolphin project locations. In some of and its home. the events, essay, painting and quiz competitions were conducted for students. Development of IEC Material for Schools: As School members were taken on exposure visits part of the dolphin initiative, CEE team to the river bank in some locations with developed material for schools for raising ‘learning with fun’ activities being conducted. awareness and for classroom display. An More than 3000 children from Dolphin Clubs environment calendar for 2017, focusing on took part in these events, with many of them the theme of the dolphin and its conservation creatively expressing their thoughts about the under the project, was showcased to spread conservation of dolphins through models, the message of positive action. A revised drawings, songs, poems, etc. brochure was developed for the project stakeholders apprise them of the varied Dolphin Education Resource Centre: The project interventions. had envisaged that Ganges River Dolphin

120 13.3 Biodiversity Conservation in (ii) Insect Folder - A Photographic field guide Maharashtra on 87 agricultural pests and 19 useful insects for 15 crops that have been 13.3.1 Information, Communication and selected for genetic diversity conservation Education for Maharashtra Gene Bank Project under the larger project. This project aims at participatory studies and (iii) Wild Vegetables & Tubers Folder - conservation of various genetic resources of Includes information on 30 wild Maharashtra that are valued by the user vegetables and six tubers commonly used communities. These resources encompass local in Maharashtra, with photographs, local crop varieties, animal breeds, biodiversity name, botanical name, edible part, period associated with grasslands and freshwater of occurrence, habitat, type, growth habit bodies, forests and marine sponges. Funded and use. It also provides guidelines for by the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology studying wild vegetables. Commission (RGSTC) of the Government of (iv) Birds Field Guide - This pocket-sized bird Maharashtra, this project brings together 20 field guide has been designed for local, regional, national level NGOs and beginners’ use during neighbourhood scientific research institutions. CEE is walks and contains 95 birds arranged implementing a cross-cutting component of ecosystem wise: wetlands, scrubs and Information Management Education and grasslands, agricultural fields, forests, Communication for the Maharashtra Gene home/kitchen garden, as well as select Bank (MGB) Project. The focus in 2016-17 - the endangered and rare species. thirdyear of the project - was on development (v) Pocket Booklet on Snake - focuses on of resource material and statewide capacity similar looking venomous and non- building. venomous species. Educational Resource Development: A resource (vi) Butterflies & Moths - This pocket booklet kit in Marathi to facilitate the School/College contains descriptions of 50 butterfly Biodiversity Registration process was species from five families and 12 moth designed and developed. This kit includes species, with photographs, common following resources: names, scientific names, habitat and associated plant species. (a) Shivar Feri - Literally meaning neighbourhood walk, this is a (vii) Gecko & Lizards Folder - on 12 different methodology manual structured at three species of geckos and lizards, with levels: observing and documenting the photographs, common names in Marathi diversity of different types of biodiversity, and English, scientific names and body understanding interrelationships length. between different elements of biodiversity (viii) Mushroom Folder - with descriptions of in the neighbourhood and designing 33 different species of mushrooms with focused projects on topics of local photographs. relevance and interests using methods such as quadrat, point- and line-transect. (ix) Frogs and Toads Folder - as identification guide.

121 (x) Cloth bag with MGB logo and graphics of Experiential sessions on conducting the Shivar Jowar (sorghum) varieties Dagadi, Kavali, Feri, biodiversity study techniques, Gidgyap, Maldandi, Dukari, Manthi and constructivism in education and linkages of Pivali from Maharashtra. biodiversity learning projects with curriculum This kit also includes a register for record across the subjects, and a range of age keeping at school levels. appropriate activities, games and project ideas were the highlights of these workshops. Anandshala Shibir: Sixteen workshops of three Baseline development exercises, including day duration were organised at 12 places existing levels of biodiversity Information, across the state between September and basic competencies and situational questions, December 2016. A total of 562 participants, were conducted during these workshops to including representatives from partner contextualise biodiversity education under organisations, and one teacher and two this project. students each from 179 schools located in 17 districts, attended these workshops. Each of Mapping the diversity of names of the same the 179 participating schools has been given biodiversity elements and of food among two kits. students and teachers from different regions of the state has generated valuable reference documentation, along with the diversity of non-cultivated food resources across the regions. This is emerging as a priority area to focus on, given the interest among the children and youth, their nutritional significance and rapid decline in both availability and associated knowledge. (Related photographs are attached separately wth names viz 1. Aquatic plant study at Navegaobandh _Re 2. Crop pest observations during shivarpheri_Re,3. grass diversity and abundance study using quadrate method during shivarpheri_Re ) Information Management: The project has its own magazine ‘Gotul’ to share happenings under the project and various community stories from the project locations. The second issue of ‘Gotul’ was published this year and over 800 print copies were distributed to partner NGOs and their local networks, schools, funding agencies, governments officials and other interested persons. About Kit developed for Maharashtra Gene Bank 2500 people in CEE’s network within the state Project received it as an e-magazine.

122 To further enable effective information management, a website is being developed. The website architecture was developed this year and work is underway to have it ready during 2017. Workshop on Bio-cultural Diversity Mapping at Hivare Bajar: A three and half day long workshop was organised in January 2017 for 16 Paryavaran Shikshan Mitras (PSMs), who are school cluster facilitators associated with partner organisations. This workshop focused on learning about the basics of mapping, Shivar Feri methodology, documentation of bio- Aquatic plant study at Navegaobandh cultural diversity and developing a village bio- cultural map using local artistic forms. Besides building PSMs’ capacities, a staggered plan emerged through this workshop towards such mapping with schools under the project. 13.4 Biodiversity Conservation Activities in Goa 13.4.1 Training of Secondary Teachers on Mangrove Ecosystem With the support of GIZ Marine and Coastal Programme and Goa Forest Department, CEE Goa State Office organised a three day training Crop pest observations during shivarpheri for the teachers of secondary and higher secondary schools of Tiswadi, Bardez and Bicholim taluka. The workshop was on ‘Understanding Mangroves and their Ecological Role’ and 45 teachers participated in it. Various technical sessions dealing with mangroves, ecosystem services and incorporating mangroves in school curriculum, as well as field visits were conducted. Training and Excursions for Students: As a follow up activity of the training workshop on mangroves and its ecological importance, a Grass diversity and abundance study using field excursion for students was organised at quadrate method during shivarpheri

123 Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Chorao, Goa. The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Five such excursions were undertaken, Zone Management (NCSCM), Chennai, has covering about 500 students from secondary been entrusted by the Department of Science, schools and B.Ed College. Students were taken Technology and Environment, Government of on a mangroves nature trail, during which the Goa, with a project to undertake a Beach importance of mangroves, its associated Carrying Capacity Study in relation to tourism biodiversity, its role in controlling floods, fish in Goa. Mr. Sujeetkumar Dongre, Programme breeding centres and its capacity for carbon Coordinator, CEE Goa State Office supported sequestration were explained. this project in gathering relevant information and conducting the analysis. Students were also taken to the nature information centre set up by GIZ at this site, 13.5 People’s Biodiversity Registers and the panels and other educational material (PBRs) in Andhra Pradesh and displayed there were discussed. The B.Ed Telangana students were asked to use this opportunity and develop teaching modules as part of their CEE has been appointed as the Resource practice teaching. Agency to support Biodiversity Management 13.4.2 Development of Biodiversity Committees (BMCs) in the preparation of People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) by Management Plan for Vedanta Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Mines in Goa (APBB). CEE has been allotted two Gram CEE Goa State Office was asked by the Vedanta Panchayats (GPs), namely, Rajam Panchayat Sesa Goa Iron Ore Ltd. to undertake a two year in Butchayyapeta Mandal and Vooderu Gram project on ‘Assessment and Documentation of Panchayat in Anakapalle Mandal of Biodiversity and Development of Biodiversity Vishakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. Management Plan for Vedanta Mines’ in Goa. Telengana State Biodiversity Board (TSBB) has Vedanta has four mining clusters covering an appointed CEE Telangana State Office as area of 1836.45 sq kms, from which an area of Resource Agency for preparation of PBRs in 474 sq km has been selected for biodiversity Telengana with five Gram Panchayats of assessment. During the year, biodiversity Medak District, Telangana state, being allotted assessment was undertaken on 10 sq km of for the same. The documentation has been mining area. Experts from various fields of completed and the PBRs have been submitted forestry, biodiversity and microbiology were to the five respective GPs. selected to guide the project. Two field ecologists along with CEE Goa staff undertook The objective is to facilitate BMCs in the survey of biodiversity in all three seasons. documenting the PBRs and submitting the Based on the seasonal data, a biodiversity report to the respective BMC and APBB/TSBB management plan has been suggested. to provide legal authority to the PBR. The process of documentation involved meeting 13.4.3 Assistance in the Development with BMC members, interaction with village of Beach Carrying Capacity of elders, youth groups and women’s groups to Goa collect the primary data, and also involve them

124 in the conservation of the village bio-resources. organised every year in Uttarkashi district, Secondary data was collected from the whose religious beliefs and rituals are concerned departments and institutions. An connected directly or indirectly to the important component of the project is also to surrounding environment and ecosystem. The identify the local Vaidyas (natural healers) blessings of the village gods and goddesses and to document and preserve their traditional are believed to be essential for the survival of knowledge for future generations. In each the village as well as the protection of the village, at least one or two Vaidyas were village against natural disasters and adverse identified and their traditional knowledge environmental impacts. documented and submitted to the respective boards. The Shail Yatra is organized every year by the villagers to seek blessings from village deities, 13.6 One Crore Tree plantation Hari Maharaj and Huneshwar. It originates Campaign in Karnataka from village Kuroli travelling a distance of 25km to Haronta Bugyaal situated at an During 2015-16, Karnataka state suffered a altitude of 2700m above sea level. The Yatra severe drought. Considering this fact, the state passes through deep forests and usually takes forest department initiated a drive to plant 2-3 days to reach Haronta Bugyaal. one crore tree saplings through a campaign called “Koti Vruksha Andolana” (One Crore Tapping the opportunity, CEE Uttarkashi team Tree Campaign) across the state. To facilitate participated in the Yatra to learn such practices this campaign, CEE Karnataka developed a prevalent in the region as well as make aware set of 10 posters for the forest department to of the climate change impacts in the region. motivate people to take up the plantation drive CEE team sensitised the villagers on waste in their neighbourhood. These posters were management in such sensitive areas, the distributed to all the government offices and possible damage caused to the environment 40000 government schools. due to ignorance and sustainable management of sacred species of plants. On 13.7 Biodiversity Conservation its way back, CEE team and the villagers Activities at CEE Himalaya collected all the waste from Haronta Bugyaal to Kuroli village and disposed it appropriately. 13.7.1 Shail Yatra: Cultural Tradition 13.7.1 Indian Freshwater Turtle and for Biodiversity Conservation Tortoise Strategic Conservation CEE Himalaya’s Uttarkashi team participated Action Planning and Red List in the annual Shail Yatra organised by five Assessment Workshop villages of the area, namely, Kuroli, Bongadi, Mastari, Kankarari and Sada, falling under Dr. Abdhesh Kumar Gangwar, Programme Mustikaur Nyaya Panchayat, located in Director, CEE Himalaya, attended the “3rd Bhatwari Block of Uttarkashi District, Indian Freshwater Turtle and Tortoise Strategic Uttarakhand state. Conservation Action Planning and Red List Assessment Workshop”, organised by the Since ancient times, various fairs (Thoolu) and Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS)/Turtle festivals (Pandav Nitrya, Shail Yatra) are Survival Alliance (TSA) India Turtle

125 Conservation Programme, in association with 13.7.3 Regional Workshop for NER of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate India on Climate Adaptation Change (Wildlife Division), Ministry of Water Programme and Sustainable Resources, River Development & Ganga Ecosystem Rejuvenation (National Mission for Clean Ganga) and the International Union for A two day Regional Workshop for North Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/Species Eastern Region (NER) of India on Climate Survival Commission (SSC)/Tortoise and Adaptation Programme and Sustainable Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, with Ecosystems in NER was organised by the financial support from Madhya Pradesh State Climate Change Cell of the Directorate of Biodiversity Board, Turtle Conservation Fund Environment, Government of Manipur, and and WWF-India. The workshop was held the Ministry of Science and Technology, during February 16-18, 2017 in New Delhi. Government of India, on April 25-26, 2016 at Imphal, Manipur state. The main agenda of this meeting was to review the IUCN conservation status and the progress The workshop focused on developing a of the 2010 Action Plan for Indian Freshwater common understanding about the challenges Turtle and Tortoises, besides developing a five faced by the region and a road map for year conservation action plan (2017-2021). participation in the policy action programmes on climate adaptation, aligning with the Dr. Gangwar contributed to the workshop National Mission for Sustaining the during the session on capacity building for Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) and the conservation of Indian Freshwater Turtle and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Tortoises. He promoted the involvement of both Climate Change (NMSKCC). scientific and non-scientific community at all levels for conserving them. More specific Dr. H. M. Homeshawar, Director and State research, constructive coordination, detailed Nodal Officer (Climate Change), Directorate and unambiguous documentation as well as of Environment, Manipur; Dr. Shirish Sinha, sharing of these documents and other data Deputy Director of Cooperation, Swiss Agency among agencies working for the conservation for Development and Cooperation (SDC), of these species and other wildlife, were Embassy of Switzerland; and Dr. Nisha highlighted as crucial steps warranting Mendiratta, Director, Climate Change immediate attention. Other suggestions Programme, Department of Science & included (a) linking conservation with Technology, Government of India, spoke developmental schemes like MGNREGA, (b) during the inaugural session. roping in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), (c) encouraging them to construct ponds under Dr. Abdhesh Kumar Gangwar made a MGNREGA as turtle habitats, and (d) presentation on “Community participation in providing the community the necessary climate change adaptation - role of local assistance for turtle breeding. institutions, NGOs, media and experience sharing” at a session on Community Participation. He showcased CEE Himalaya’s activities in partnership with IHCAP – organising capacity building workshops for

126 media on Climate Change and Development in the Himalayan Region during 2014-15; supporting Science Express Climate Action Special in the region in 2015; and the huge outreach these programmes achieved. The inputs and conclusions drawn from the workshop will aid in designing the implementation of State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) and enhancing climate change knowledge networking at the state level.

127 Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation 14 14.1 Awareness Programme on Forest response during emergencies and to prepare Fires them for deployment under the CARE Roster in times of crisis. The four day training The first incident of forest fire in Uttarakhand programme was divided into lectures and was reported in early February 2017. Since presentations, group exercises, field visit and then, it spread to 13 districts of the state, discussions with a view to provide destroying nearly 3,000 acres of forest land. comprehensive information on ‘Emergency Forest stretches, agricultural fields, as well as Preparedness and Response’. human habitations in Rudraprayag, Pauri, The porgramme was attended by 20 Chamoli, Almora, Nainital and Dehradun participants, while, from CEE, Ms. Himani districts, were the worst affected. Joshi, Project Officer, CEE Himalaya and Mr. With vast experience in working on Disaster Kushpal Singh from CEE Uttarkashi attended Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change (CC) the training programme, who presented CEE and Sustainable Mountain Development work on Disaster Preparedness and Risk (SMD), CEE Himalaya alerted the villagers and Reduction in Uttarkashi district. joined the local forest department in organising The first two days of the workshop were collective efforts to douse the spreading fire dedicated to lectures and presentations on flames, and make ‘fire lines’. A door-to-door Humanitarian Mandates, Standard Operating programme to raise awareness on the causes Procedures (SOPs) during disasters, Emergency of forest fires, fire safety and demonstration of Preparedness Plan, Assessment and Relief ‘fire-line’ construction methods to prevent Distribution followed by group exercises. A wildfires in the region, was also conducted. field visit to Barabanki District, Uttar Pradesh, Traditional trees like Burans (Rhododendron was made on the third day where a simulation arboreum Sm.), Banj or White Oak tree, that are exercise on relief distribution was conducted native to the mountain ecosystem, were for the participants in two villages of promoted by the team, who also motivated the Surtanganj Block of Barabanki District. The local people to regenerate the forest through last day of the workshop focused on planting trees native to the mountains. discussions related to safety and security during disasters. 14.2 Training Programme on Emergency Preparedness and 14.3 Regional Consultative Workshop Response on Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction A training programme on ‘Emergency Preparedness and Response’ was organised A Regional Consultative Workshop on by CARE India during September 6-9, 2016, at ‘Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Risk Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra, Lucknow. The Reduction’ was organised by the UNESCO training aimed to build capacities of CARE Offices of New Delhi and Kathmandu, and India’s NGO partners based in Madhya AMARC Asia-Pacific (the regional chapter of Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, the World Association of Community Radio West Bengal and Uttarakhand, in efficient Broadcasters), on October 19-21, 2016, in

128 Kathmandu, Nepal, to mark the ‘International two day State level Consultative Workshop on Day for Disaster Risk Reduction’. Strengthening District Disaster Management Authority to make effective District Disaster The workshop brought together government Management Plan at SIRD. This training officials, experts and media stakeholders from programme is being conducted for all the 75 India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, to districts of the state in two phases – December exchange their knowledge, experiences and 19-20, 2016 for participants from 34 districts, good practices on disaster risk reduction; and December 26-27, 2016 for the remaining to strengthen the capacity of policymakers, districts. disaster management officials/workers, development and media professionals, for Around 100 participants – mostly officials disaster risk reduction in South Asia. Around drawn from the District Magistrate Office as 20 participants from India, Nepal, Bhutan and the DM is the Chairperson of the District Bangladesh attended the workshop. Disaster Management Authorities (DDMA); DDMAs; District Institute of Rural Ms. Himani Joshi, Project Officer, CEE Development (DIRD); Regional Institute of Himalaya participated in the workshop and Rural Development (RIRD); and line presented the work done by CEE Himalaya in departments such as Fire, Irrigation, the field of disaster risk reduction, media Agriculture, Revenue, Health and Public capacity building and sustainable livelihoods Works - from 34 districts of Uttar Pradesh across the Indian Himalayan Region. She attended the first workshop. The objective of presented the ‘Rebuilding’ programmes - the workshop was to build the capacities of Rebuilding Trust (Kashmir Earthquake of 2005 these officials so that they can contribute and J&K deluge of September 2014) and effectively to the preparation of a holistic, Rebuilding Faith (Uttarakhand Floods of realistic and multi-sectoral disaster 2013). The media capacity building workshops management plan for their respective districts. on Climate Change and Development in the The workshop helped in establishing a basic Indian Himalayan Region and Supporting understanding of the concepts of disaster Science Express Climate Action Special were management such as hazard, risk, also highlighted. vulnerability and capacity (HRVC) analysis; The recommendations that emerged during the National Disaster Management Act, 2005; UP workshops will be presented at the Asian State Disaster Management Act, 2005; Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Emergency Support Functions; Standard Reduction 2016, held during November 2-5, Operating Procedures; roles and 2016 at New Delhi, India. responsibilities of SDMA and DDMAs; and guidelines for preparing district disaster 14.4 State Level Consultative management plans. Workshop on Strengthening Dr. Abdhesh Kumar Gangwar and Ms. District Disaster Management Himani Joshi of CEE Himalaya, were invited Authority as resource persons to facilitate a session on Disaster Management Acts held on December Deendayal Upadhyaya State Institute of Rural 20, 2016, which had about 25 participants. Development (SIRD), Lucknow organised a

129 They discussed the similarities and differences between National Disaster Management Act, 2005 and UP State Disaster Management Act, 2005; recommendations for further strengthening the State Act; and the efforts of the state in disaster mitigation and management. The recommendations were subsequently presented at the concluding plenary session of the workshop and will help improve the State DM Act.

130 Facilitating NGOs and Community Initiatives 15 15.1 GEF-UNDP SGP Operational development approaches through capacity Phase-5 (OP-5) Programme building, trainings and guidance workshops, to acquaint the community of the global Background: Centre for Environment environmental benefits through local Education (CEE) is acting as the Implementing initiatives, and adopting those actions to result Partner for the Global Environment Facility in measurable impacts on the ground. (GEF)-United Nations Development Status of GEF-UNDP SGP OP-5 Programme Programme (UNDP) supported Small Grants Programme (SGP) since the year 2000. The The GEF-UNDP SGP OP-5 programme of 5- SGP seeks to support initiatives that year duration, with a funding budget of US $5 demonstrate community-based innovative, million, entered its fifth year of operation. The gender sensitive and participatory planned grant allocation target of US $3.691 approaches, and lessons learned from other million has been met with 100%, and a total of development projects, that lead to reduced 102 projects have been approved on the ground threats to the local and global environment. with a synergistic and integrated approach Currently, the GEF-UNDP SGP is running in for Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change 126 countries across the world. - mitigation & adaptation, Land Degradation and Chemical Management, with livelihoods The SGP globally assists the developing as the cross-cutting area. Out of these 102 countries in fulfilling their national approved projects, 53 have been completed commitments emanating from the international and 49 are at different stages of completion. treaties and conventions related to the global environment, through local actions. The SGP Against the total GEF budget of US $5.00 believes that the global environmental million, a delivery of US $3.843 million has problems can be addressed effectively, if local been effected leaving a balance of US $1.157 people are involved in decision making at all million which is expected to be completed in levels within projects and have control over the year 2017. The focus now is mainly on resources. The SGP demonstrates that with a quality monitoring of activities on the ground small amount of funding, the communities at with the objective of meeting all the success the grassroots level can make a significant indicators listed in the project document. difference in their livelihoods and the environment. The SGP influences and Against a grant of US $5.00 million, the project supports the global climate interventions leveraged US $16.00 million as co-financing through thematic areas, like Arresting Land from communities, NGO partners, Degradation, Biodiversity Conservation, governments, banks, private sector and other Climate Change and Persistent Organic donor agencies and expanded the scope of Pollutants (Chemical Management). activities on the ground. In an effort to facilitate Non-Governmental The capacities of NGOs/CBOs were enhanced Organisations (NGOs)/Community Based to understand the climate change interventions Organisations (CBOs), CEE has been initiating and to find technological solutions at the a variety of interventions at the community community level by organising 34 Guidance- level by adopting sustainable integrated cum-Capacity building workshops. As a result of SGP activities, a total of 1,750 women Self

131 Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed, while 100 dry wells re-activated, nine Grain Banks 198 Panchayats have adopted village level established and 50 energy-efficient jaggery resource use planning with an integrated furnaces set up. Five small micro hydels of 5 development approach. kW each and 21 water mills have been installed while another 15 water mills are Enhancement of biodiversity has been under installation. achieved in nearly 65,000 hectares of land around protected areas, community conserved After constructing 823 km of roads from plastic areas, sacred groves. New salt tolerant crop waste, Sarthak in Bhopal received a contract varieties and local varieties have been to assist in the construction of about 1,500 km conserved through a range of community-led of roads using tonnes of gathered plastic waste measures. Nearly 74 new products have been mixed with regular road construction material. made through local biodiversity use and This technology is now being followed by the systems. About 201 natural resource based government in most parts of the state. products were developed and linked to Muskan Jyoti of Lucknow (Barabanki District) markets against the target of 75 by nearly 21 produced 4,59,693 kg of dry manure (worth NGO partners. Rs.32,17,851) and 57,412 litres of liquid manure About 16,731 MTs of CO2 emission has been (worth Rs.22,96,480), and treated 29,08,106 kg reduced through adoption of renewable energy of waste during the two years of project technologies against the target of 12,277 MTs. duration. In all, 1275 farmers are now using Another 124,024 MTs of CO2 emission has organic manure in 155 villages. reduced through energy efficient technologies. More than 23 exposure visits were organised About 27,000 MTs of CO2 emission was for our project partners for cross-learning and reduced by the setting up of 12,110 cook-stoves. benefitting from understanding successful Around 324 large size cook-stoves also initiatives. To cite examples, Arti-Pune trained reduced 1,134 MTs of CO2 emission (140 by STD-Mandi in October 2016 on the efficiency Manuvikasa, 114 by Peermade and 70 by and quality production of biomass briquettes Earthwatch). from pine needles which is being Against the target of 100,000 hectares, 93,000 independently done now by STD-Mandi. hectares of land was brought under Another partner (Educatr) participated in an sustainable land and resource management. exposure visit to SEVA in November 2016 to Another 65,500 hectares of dry agricultural learn about fodder varieties and their land has been brought under sustainable land cultivation and have taken up the same. More management with improved vegetative cover. than 100 resource persons (sector experts) have guided the partners and CEE’s internal staff As part of the project, 645 biogas units, 118 on new technologies and how to access them. vermi-compost pits (36 pits constructed by NEER Foundation alone), 116 water The Project Identification Form (PIF) has been harvesting systems, 112 water tanks, and 18 prepared for OP-6 programme and shared with check-dams and village ponds have been set the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate up during the reporting period. About 3000 Change and UNDP for which a budget of US metres of door-bandi were completed, more than $5.0 million has been allocated. This PIF has

132 been formally submitted by UNDP during the year. Mid term reviews of six Headquarters to GEF Council, and is organisations - two from Madhya Pradesh, understood to have been technically accepted. four from Maharashtra (5 NGOs, 1 CBO) - and final evaluations of three NGOs from Madhya The Civil Society fraternity accepts the SGP as Pradesh, one each from Maharashtra and a flagship programme and during the SGP Chhattisgarh were undertaken during the year Meet organised during March 15-17, 2017 at and the grants were released accordingly. Ahmedabad, about 185 NGOs/CBOs participated and shared their learnings and In February 2017, a national level meeting for experiences, including SGP participants from mainstreaming grassroots innovations was neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, held in Ahmedabad. From the central region, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. thirty NGOs who are SGP partners with current grants, or have had grants earlier, 15.1.1 Small Grants Programme – CEE attended the meeting. Central 15.2 COMDEKS Programme The GEF UNDP/SGP programme anchored through the National Project Manager (NPM) The COMDEKS (Community Development based in New Delhi is supported through a and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama more decentralised system of Regional Offices Initiative), a Japanese funded programme to of CEE in order to reach out locally to the support landscapes management in remote, unreached and inaccessible, degraded Uttarakhand entered into the last year of areas of the country, forest tribal communities operation (4th year) and the entire budget of by the national parks, protected areas and US $255,000 was fully utilised. The programme wildlife sanctuaries, etc. It aims to provide a is designed to support local community countrywide coverage and to also address the activities to maintain and rebuild socio- local issues and national priorities more ecological production landscapes and to appropriately. collect and disseminate knowledge and experiences from successful on-the-ground To access the grant, NGOs/CBOs submit a actions for replication and up-scaling in other proposal to the regional offices, which are parts of the world. scrutinised and submitted to the Regional Committee. The Regional Committee then The COMDEKS programme is executed by the chooses proposals for Approval, Revision or United Nations Office for Project Services Rejection, after which they undergo further (UNOPS) and CEE acts as the National Host scrutiny at the national level through the Institution (NHI). It follows the SGP National Steering Committee (NSC) and Operational Guidelines and operates like the Country Programme Manager (CPM). The GEF-UNDP SGP programme, and seeks the monitoring of the implementation of project guidance from the GEF/SGP National Steering activities by NGO’s is conducted by the Committee chaired by the MoEF&CC, GoI. regional coordinator. All the seven NGO-managed projects that were At the regional office in CEE Central, an online approved in Uttarakhand were completed regional committee meeting was conducted with the three types of landscapes - spanning

133 from lower, middle to higher mountainous terrains - achieving the expected outcomes listed in the Landscape Strategy that was specially developed before the programme was taken up. An impact assessment study-cum- evaluation has been completed after comparing with the baselines that were developed at the start of these projects and the evaluation shared with COMDEKS Headquarters. An external evaluation team is now expected in May 2017 from COMDEKS Headquarters to evaluate the landscape approach adopted in the programme and provide their inputs which will serve as a guidance in the next phase of SGP’s OP-6 programme, whose major focus is expected to be on the landscape approach.

134 Training, Capacity Building and Networking 16 16.1 Training and Capacity Building was offered for a group of about 25 teachers. Over a four month duration, the module 16.1.1 Digital India Campaign in provided the participant teachers adequate Uttarkashi time for hands-on training sessions, to apply the learning in their school work and come On the occasion of National Youth Day, back to discuss their experience. January 12, 2017, as a part of larger initiative of Digital India initiated by the Prime Minister, The workshop focused on three forms of CEE Himalaya conducted a campaign on documentation — written, photography and Digital Payment in Kuroli village, Uttarkashi videography. As part of the workshop, the District in Uttarakhand state. The purpose of teachers undertook school-based assignments the campaign was to create awareness in the and developed written reports (in a variety of residents of the village, especially the youth, forms), clicked photographs for a pre-identified on the Digital India programme. Around 25 learning purpose, and produced very short people comprising of youth, women and teaching-learning videos. elderly people attended the campaign. The topics covered during the campaign include 6.1.3 Teacher Training in Social the concept of digital payment; types, Science advantages and future prospects of digital This training programme was supported by payments in India; and the various Gujarat Council of Educational Research and applications digital payment can be put to. Training (GCERT). Gujarat government had CEE Himalaya Team also promoted the use of implemented the “Gunotsav” programme mobile phones and other information and since the last six years, to bring about change communication technologies (ICT) in disaster in the quality of primary school education. Of management, since ICT can play a vital role in the many areas of intervention for all aspects of disasters from prevention, implementing the quality education mitigation and preparedness to response and programme, CEE and GCERT collaborated to recovery. provide in-service teacher training in Social Science. This training included the concepts CEE Himalaya also initiated the formation of related to the subject, subject content, lesson WhatsApp and SMS groups in the villages, planning and various methodologies for schools and panchayats, to connect them with classroom teaching including activity based the district and state disaster management learning. The aim of the training was to bring authority, so that the local authority can send about quality education through improving alerts/warnings on rainfall, water level rise the capacity of teachers in the subject, and vulnerable areas in the event of a disaster. methodology and teaching skills. The programme sought to train all the subject 6.1.2 Workshop on Documentation teachers of classes 6-8 in the state on content, and Report Writing for Teachers teaching skills and teaching methodologies A three day module on Documentation and for social science. Report Writing, specifically designed for Key points of training: The training programme teachers and formal education practitioners, provided the teachers with current

135 developments in their subject, and ideas to 6.1.4 Young Environmentalists’ conduct a range of activities that can help Conference children understand the concepts dealt with in their school subjects and relate it to the real National Bal Bhavan (NBB - Nonformal world. This, it is believed, will help create Learning Centres located across the country) interest in students in social science subjects. invited CEE to organise their annual Young The topics covered included: Subject content, Environmentalists’ Conference on Smart Cities Methodology, Pedagogy and Creative — Sustainable Cities at CEE Ahmedabad. The Educational Environment. Methodologies Conference was held during March 24-26, included lectures, focal group discussions, 2017.The objective of the Conference was to outdoors as an educational approach, star get children interested in various aspects of a gazing, nature trail, games, role plays and city and the challenges and opportunities it others. provides in terms of ‘smartness’ and sustainability. Growth Strategy of 2016-17: This year, two different strategies were employed to cover all The three-day conference included plenaries, the subject teachers in the state as well as thematic sessions and visits (Sabarmati DIET lecturers. Ashram, Adalaj Vav, Sarkhej Roza, River Front Park and BRT Bus Station). Students were a) Cascade Model: CEE trained a total of 120 divided into four groups — Lothal, Varanasi, teachers and DIET lecturers as master trainers, Pataliputra and Kaveripoompattinam — for who in turn trained 20,000 teachers in the attending the thematic sessions. The sessions state through the cascade model. were: Story of Ahmedabad; Understanding Cities; Governance and Citizenship; Climate b) Face to Face Training Model: More than 800 Change and City; Waste or Resource?; Urban primary teachers and DIET lecturers across Biodiversity: Health, Nutrition, and Hygiene; the state participated in the three day and Sustainable Urban Transportation. residential training programmes held in Students also put up an exhibition on the theme different locations of Gujarat, such as CEE’s of Smart Cities and City Markets. camp site at Beyt Dwaraka and Bakore, Killad camp site near Dang, Sembalpani near Ambaji, About 118 students and 29 teachers from 26 and Serenity Library near Gandhinagar. Bal Bhavan centres from the states of Andhra Twenty such training programmes were Pradesh, Bihar, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, conducted to cover 800 teachers during the J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, period September 2016 to March 2017. Mizoram, Odisha and Tamil Nadu participated in the Conference. As part of the The training kit provided to the teachers workshop kit, the teachers received a comic included books, Navigator Compass box, a The Urban Planet – How cities save our future, pen drive with subject related animations and which were provided by the German Advisory movie, and an activity manual. Council on Global Change, Germany. The goal of the cities in this comic is to find pathways for a transformation towards sustainability.

136 6.1.5 Training Programme for Eco conservation and noise. The participants were Club Teachers - Jajpur, Odisha provided guidance for the projects they executed through counselling sessions. CEE Chhattisgarh facilitated a two-day refresher training for Eco Club teachers in two 6.1.7 Sustainability Exchange districts of Odisha with support from the Tata Programme 2017 Power Community Development Trust. The training included project based learning, The Communication for Sustainable planning of projects for schools, launching of Development group at CEE Ahmedabad the Power Count Challenge campaign, designed and hosted a Sustainability inauguration of an exhibition on school project Exchange Programme (SEP) for 20 students of initiatives, and distribution of awards to the Central Queensland University (CQU) during best school projects. January 5-18, 2017. The students and the three faculty members accompanying them were 6.1.6 Green Teacher Diploma in from the Teacher Education, Environment Environment Education Studies and Digital Communication streams of CQU. CEE Central Regional Cell is a study centre for the Green Teacher Diploma Course, a distance This programme is designed to provide the learning programme in Environment participants with an exposure to the social, Education for in-service teachers and environmental and cultural diversity of India educators. The 2016 batch of the Green Teacher in their respective fields with a view to Diploma course started with the first contact understand sustainability. SEP 2017 consisted session for the participants at the Pune study of classroom sessions and field visits related centre. As the majority of the participants were to the respective subjects of the participants. from schools in urban areas, the course was The subject sessions held at CEE Ahmedabad oriented towards urban sustainability themes. campus, were a balance of lectures, activities The first contact session dealt with the theory and demonstrations. of ecology, environment education The Environment Science students had methodologies and approaches, education for sessions on urban waste management, which sustainable development and resources for was supplemented by visits to (a) Ahmedabad environment education. There were field visits, Municipal Corporation along with an surveys, audits and slideshows to elaborate interaction with the officials to understand on the issues of urban transportation, water, how Ahmedabad city manages its waste, (b) a waste management, urban biodiversity, energy recycling site – ‘Let’s Recycle’, and (c) SEWA- and climate change, and governance structure. Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) to understand The second contact session focused on women and urban resilience. They also visited discussing environmental education projects Indroda Park in Gandhinagar to understand that the participants were expected to the educational value of an urban green centre. undertake with the students at their schools The Teacher Education students visited two as part of this blended learning course. The schools - Mahatma Gandhi International project ideas discussed included personal School and F.D. High School, as well as I D hygiene, waste management, water Patel Teacher Education College. This helped

137 them understand the differences and 6.1.8 Wetskills India 2017 similarities in curriculum and pedagogy in the education systems of India and Australia. The Wetskills Water Challenge is a two week The Digital Media students undertook two long programme for students and young projects – documentation of the SEP and a professionals from all over the world with a short video film on CEE and its activities. passion for water. This is an innovative Common visits for the two groups included networking approach for those who are keen CEE’s Gramshilpi project in Karoota, to know more about water and related Sundarvan (A Nature Discovery Centre), challenges. Bakore Camp site of CEE, and Gandhi Ashram. The Wetskills programme in India is a The students and the faculties participated in collaboration between Netherlands Enterprise the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017, Agency, Wetskills Foundation and CEE. The where they attended a session on ‘Smart and programme has been supported by Gujarat Livable Cities’ and the trade show. Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO), Silver Oak Cultural experiences such as Heritage Walk College of Engineering and Technology and in the old city area of Ahmedabad, celebration many other organisations. The first edition of of Uttarayan – the Kite Festival, and pottery the programme was organised in December making and Warli painting sessions, were also 2015 at CEE while the second edition was part of the programme. This was in addition organised during January 2-13, 2017, to a special Bollywood evening to showcase a coinciding the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. popular movie with dance and music, followed The Wetskills India 2017 programme focused by a dance session on Bollywood songs. on finding creative solutions for water Gujarati language sessions were specially challenges by mixed teams of students and arranged for them to learn a few common young professionals from Netherlands and phrases and terms. The programme India. It posed five cases of water challenges culminated in a valedictory session which was in Gujarat to them. The participants visited rounded off with a dinner at Vishala – a the respective sites, interacted with the heritage restaurant that serves traditional stakeholders and brainstormed innovative Gujarati food in a village setting. solutions for the challenges. A jury was formed to select the best case presentation from the The feedback of the students and faculty at the five. end of the programme brought out the impact the experience had on them. Many of them The five cases on which the teams worked considered the experience a life changing one. were: They were impressed with the way schools • Sustainable water resource management in and organisations find solutions to the the coastal areas of Gujarat challenges they face even with limited resources. • Upgradation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Odhav Enviro Projects Limited (OEPL)

138 • Improvement of water intake at the professionals interested in ESD and SDGs; this Kotarpur Water Treatment Plant, will be offered in a virtual and face to face Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation format from the coming year. A moodle • Rainwater harvesting at Silver Oak College platform and a curriculum is being prepared of Engineering & Technology, Ahmedabad for this programme. Rajeswari Gorana attended the conceptualising meeting for this • Improvement of the 180 MLD Sewage in Frankfurt in July 2016. Treatment plant, Pirana, Ahmedabad The final event of Wetskills 2017 was organised at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit with the august presence of people from academia, industry, NGOs, media and other fields. During the event, Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director of CEE, was declared as the Wetskills International Ambassador. The case of rainwater harvesting for efficient water usage at Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology was selected as the best case presentation. 6.2 Networking 6.2.1 ESD ExpertNet ExpertNet is a four-country network consisting of Germany, Mexico, South Africa and India, that connects ESD experts in a global partnership to promote the international exchange of ESD practices and develop transnational approaches and strategies. Engagement Global of Germany facilitates the network. CEE has been a partner organisation of the network since its inception. As a member of the ESD ExpertNet, Rajeswari Gorana participated in the National Workshop held in New Delhi during May 19-20, 2016. She also participated in the 11th Annual ESD ExpertNet Meeting held in New Delhi during November 12-19, 2016 2017 were discussed. As part of the ESD ExpertNet, a mentoring programme is being developed for training and capacity building of in-service

139 CEE & the UN 17 Since its inception in 1984, CEE has UN held in Marrakech, Morocco, during November organisations on several short and long term 7-18, 2016. projects, ranging from trailing new ideas and CEE organised the opening side event at the models at the local level to networking at the India Pavilion with the theme of the first national and international level. CEE works session being ‘Sustainable Lifestyles and with UNESCO, UN Habitat, UNICEF, UNEP, Climate Justice’. The session discussed the UNDP and other organisations. various factors that go into developing and 17.1 United Nations Decade of evolving a sustainable lifestyle. The discussion Education for Sustainable also focused on how education had a major transformative role to play in this process. This Development (UN DESD) (2005- would involve not just formal education, but 2014) also non-formal and in-formal education. The session concluded that more evidence of the CEE was appointed the nodal agency for the role education played in achieving climate implementation of UNDESD in India by the change adaptation and mitigation was needed. Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, Ministry of Human Resource Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai mentioned that it was Development, Government of India. largely due to the efforts of the Prime Minister of India that lifestyle was included in the As part of the UNDESD, CEE launched the Charter of the Paris Agreement, 2015. Ms. Journal of Education for Sustainable Adriana Valenzuela, UNFCCC, pointed out Development (JESD) in 2007; it is being that guidelines had been developed for Article managed by CEE and published by SAGE. 6 focal points, (on education, public awareness CEE organised several international and empowerment) which would be launched conferences during the decade which were during the COP at Marrakech. Representatives well attended and strove to advance the cause from The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), Mr. of ESD across countries. Sanjay Seth and Ms. Swati Agarwal, highlighted the fact that most of India’s In response to the call of the United Nations infrastructure is yet to be built and hence issues University (UNU) for the development of of lifestyle can be integrated in the new regional networks to promote ESD through developments. Mr. Alan Reid of Global research and capacity building, CEE initiated Environment Education Partnership (GEEP) several Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) spoke of how education also needs to focus on with varied focus like biodiversity, urban values and a larger world view. Ms. Vijeta sustainable development and others. Rattani from Centre for Science and 17.2 CEE and the Rio Conventions Environment (CSE), shared data on consumption patterns in the USA and brought 17.2.1 CoP 22 – UNFCCC out their gross wastefulness. CEE participated in the 22nd Conference of 17.2.2 CoP 13 - UNCBD Parties (CoP) of the United Nations Framework CEE participated in the 13th Conference of Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Parties (COP) of the United Nations

140 Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) backgrounds shared case studies which held in December 2016 at Cancun, Mexico. At illustrated different approaches of the conference CEE organised a main side- mainstreaming biodiversity conservation event at the main conference venue on: across stakeholder groups. Hand Print: Positive Action for Sustainability: Mr. Laurent from WWF Africa chaired the This event discussed how the Handprint, session. The other panelists were Ms. Karen which has evolved as a powerful educational Keenlyside, IUCN CEC member and Climate tool, has the potential to measure the Change Advisor at Parks Canada; Mr. Fidel contributions of groups and individuals to Ladron from Save our Sharks, Mexico; Ms. biodiversity conservation and sustainable Patricia Charvet representing the RCE development. It also discussed ways of going (Regional Centre of Expertise), Curitiba, Brazil; about systematically gathering the data and Dr. Shailaja Ravindranath, Sr. Programme required to elevate the Handprint to the status Director, CEE South Regional Office, of a more quantitative tool and how global Bangalore, India. sustainability networks can play a role in it. Biodiversity Education in Schools: This event The panel was chaired by Dr. (Ms) B. brought together global experiences on Meenakumari, Chairperson of National drawing schools into the CEPA process. The Biodiversity Authority (NBA) of India. Mr. Neil panelists shared examples from across the Pratt, Senior Environmental Affairs Officer, globe of innovative approaches to biodiversity CBD Secretariat, also graced the event and education in schools. gave his insights on why is there a need for a tool like the Handprint. He spoke about how The panelists were Mr. Mateusz Banski from the Handprint is a powerful tool that helps to CEPA, CBD; Prof. Carolina Lopez, RCE quantify the efforts towards conservation. He Borderlands, Mexico; Mr. Bernard Coombs, also highlighted the importance of such a ESD expert at UNESCO, Paris; Mr. Teppei quantitative tool as it will motivate people to Dohke, IUCN, Japan; Ms. Katia Cosdourier do more. Real, President, Fundacion Ecologican Bahia Principe, Mexico; and Mr. Kedar Champhekar, CEE also participated in the Communication Programme Officer, CEE, Ahmedabad, India. Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) fair at the COP where CEE showcased its work in Other panelists included Dr. Unnikrishnan the field of biodiversity education through a Payyappallimana, Research Coordinator, poster and publication display at the fair. CEE United Nations University-Institute for the also organised two side events at the CEPA Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS); fair as follows: Ms. Karen Keenlyside, IUCN CEC member and Climate Change Advisor at Parks Canada; Ms. Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Education for Yolanda Teran Maigua, Indigenous Womens’ Sustainable Development: This panel Organisation, Andes, Chinchasuyu and discussion focussed on taking advantage of member of the informal advisory committee to ESD to facilitate the mainstreaming CEPA, CBD; and Ms. Yolanda Moreno, conservation of biodiversity, and moving Brahmakumaris, Mexico. society from awareness to action. The panelists who came from different countries and

141 17.3 Global Action Plan (GAP) • CEE’s Urban Group contributed a case study on Ahmedabad and Pune to the State The Global Action Plan (GAP) was launched of the World 2016 Report: ‘Can a City be at the end of the Decade by UNESCO as a Sustainable?’ by the World Watch Institute. programme to work with key partners in five The report was launched in Ahmedabad Priority Action Areas: on January 18, 2017, along with a panel discussion on ‘Ahmedabad: Towards 1. Advancing policy Sustainability and Climate Responsibility’. 2. Transforming learning and training CEE developed two background papers for environments • the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) 3. Building capacities of educators and Report, 2016. trainers • CEE regularly offers courses sustainable 4. Empowering and mobilising youth urban development and environment at 5. Accelerating sustainable solutions at local CEPT University, under the UNESCO Chair level on ESD and the Human Habitat. Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director, CEE is the • CEE hosts the secretariat of South Asia co-chair of the first Priority Action Area – Youth Environment Network (SAYEN). The Advancing Policy. memberships for this are achieved through SAYEN as well as other networks created • At the national level, CEE provided inputs by CEE offices and Earth Charter Youth for NITI Aayog’s (National Institution for Network. UNEP supports CEE to carry out Transforming India) 15 Year Vision activities through SAYEN in the South Asia Document, 7 Year Stategy and 3 Year region. Action Plan for the environment sector in the country. • CEE and Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN), with support from Heinrich Boell • Inputs were also provided to the MoEF&CC Stiftung (HBF), organised the local level for the Sustainable Sand Mining Twelfth Conference of Youth (COY 12) Management Guidelines. India in Ahmedabad at CEE campus from • CEE supports the Ministry in developing November 4-6, 2016, with the focal point the standards for the Eco mark - an Eco- on ‘Sustainable Lifestyles’. COY is an labelling scheme being developed by the annual meet which takes place before the Ministry for easy identification of yearly UNFCCC, Conference of Parties environmental friendly products. (COP). • At the state level, CEE has entered into an • CEE, with UNFCCC and UNESCO, MoU with Gujarat Pollution Control Board developed case studies on climate change for creating awareness among people on mitigation, which highlight the role of idol immersion (as part of Ganesh education in climate change mitigation and Chaturthi festival) and educate industries adaptation. on new pollution and environment related norms and rules.

142 17.4 International Conference on ESD reorienting formal education to impart skills for Transforming Education for and knowledge for achieving SDGs. The conference provided a platform for sharing Children and Youth such experiences. CEE organised the International Conference 17.5 Global Education Monitoring on Education for Sustainable Development for transforming education for Children and (GEM) Report Youth, in partnership with Foundation for The 2016 Global Education Monitoring Report Environmental Education (FEE), during (GEM Report), Education for people and planet, September 16-18, 2016, at the CEE campus. was launched in Delhi on September 15, 2016, It highlighted action by various groups around by the Secretary (School Education and the world that are using the Handprint: Literacy), Dr. S. C. Khuntia. He mentioned that positive action towards sustainability. The while the report was disquieting in terms of conference recommended inputs for the five the gaps between the goals and the priority action areas of GAP. The conference achievements in the education sector globally, was an opportunity to strengthen ongoing it is being seen positively in terms of the partnerships and forge new ones, and launch challenges it poses for all countries including new initiatives. Some of these initiatives India. include: Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director of the UNESCO Action against Violence: A Gandhian Pedagogy: Delhi Office attended the launch event A three year long programme is being planned organised by UNESCO and CEE. Mr. Aaron for youth and children in schools to Benavot, Director, GEM Report, presented the understand the nature of contemporary key highlights of the Report which was violence and possible non-violent action followed by an interactive session with a panel; against it, and also form a community of the discussion was moderated by Mr. practice for it. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, Director, CEE. The panelists included Prof. Hrushikesh Senapaty, Partnerships for Global Citizenship for Director, NCERT, who spoke about the Sustainability (GCS): To create partnerships learning assessment system that focuses on for GCS, especially with the Foundation for quality indicators to be introduced in the Environment Education (FEE) network, to formal education system to improve the quality open it up to schools in several countries. GCS of education. Prof. Chetan Vaidya, Dean, promotes ideas to enrich students academically School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and culturally and thereby promote global stressed the need for urban planners to make collaboration in Sustainable Development the connection with education. Prof. Peter Education. It also aims to explore the diverse, D’Souza, Director at the Centre for the Study innovative pedagogies and assessment of Developing Societies, Delhi, talked about approaches to Global Citizenship Education the need to include perspectives and approaches from the South. Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Mainstreaming ESD in the formal education Director, SEWA Bharat mentioned that it was system: During DESD, many experiences have important to strengthen the link between been generated that can contribute to

143 education and livelihood opportunities, • Meeting of the CBD Informal Advisory especially for women and girls. Dr. Prithi Committee on CEPA at Montreal, Canada: Nambiar, Executive Director, CEE Australia This meeting included a workshop to Inc., talked about the urgent need to create explore messaging approaches for specific space in formal systems for extracurricular target groups in the context of the different programmes that could directly address SDG Aichi Biodiversity Targets. 4.7. • IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 The India launch of the GEM Report was held at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA – August 31- at CEE Ahmedabad on September 16, 2016, September 6, 2016: On September 2, he was with a presentation of the report by Mr. Aaron conferred the IUCN Brandwein Medal Benavot. Award by Brandwein Institute and IUCN- CEC for his contributions to conservation. 17.6 International Conferences/ • Global Environmental Education Meetings Attended by Director, Partnership (GEEP) and NAAEE Annual CEE Conference at Madison, USA – October 16- 23, 2016: Attended the conference Mr. Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director, CEE, participated in several international • PAGE Ministerial Conference at Berlin, conferences and meetings during the year. A Germany – March 26-30, 2017: Attended few are highlighted below. the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Ministerial Conference • 4th Dialogue on Action for Climate 2017, whose theme was ‘Inclusive and Empowerment at Bonn – May 15-19, 2016: Sustainable Economies Powering the He made a presentation on ‘Science Sustainable Development Goals.’ This Express Climate Action: A mobile train meeting was attended by about 40 exhibition on climate change travelling ministers, chief executive officers (CEOs) through India’. and other high-level representatives from • Global Citizenship Education Working UN agencies, NGOs and trade unions, Group – Brroklings Institution, along with over 300 sustainable Washington, USA – May 23, 2016: Attended development experts. the meeting with Kate Anderson on the Learning Metrics Task Force. • GEM Report – First Meeting of the New Advisory Board, Paris – June 1-4, 2016: Attended the meeting chaired by Jeffrey Sachs. • GAP, Paris – June 3-10, 2016: Attended the Meeting of the Partner Networks Co- Chairs of the Global Action Programme on ESD.

144 Material Development and Publications 18 18.1 Material Development – CEE Book label stickers on DRR Preparedness – A Himalaya set of 36 stickers on a sheet. Disasters covered are fire, thunder and lightning, landslide, Under the ‘Rebuilding Faith’ programme, earthquake and flood - A CEE Himalaya several publications were brought out by CEE Publication Himalaya. Prakritik Aapdayen: Kabhi Bhi! Kahin Bhi - A Articles DRR Preparedness Year Planner 2016-2017 'Rebuilding Faith in Uttarakhand’ - a feature Achieving ODF Environment - Year Planner article, under the subject line ‘Improving 2016-2017 on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Living Conditions’, appeared in promoting ‘Open Defecation Free’ VIVECHANA, a CSR magazine of JSW environment - A CEE Himalaya Publication Foundation. The write up captured the 18.2 Other Publications rehabilitation work undertaken by CEE Himalaya with support from JSW Foundation 18.2.1 ENVIS Swachhta Booklet in Uttarkashi, post-June 2013 Uttarakhand floods. CEE ENVIS Centre brought out a booklet Ideas for a Swachh School as an initiative to promote ‘Forest Fires: A recurring disaster in the state of the national campaign, ‘Swachh Bharat: Uttarakhand’ by Abdhesh Kumar Gangwar in Swachh Vidyalaya (SBSV)’ of the Government Geography & You, June 2016 (Iris Publication of India. It explains swachhta or cleanliness in Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi) the context of a school and gives 55 steps ‘Disaster Resilient and Climate Smart’ by towards a swachh school. Written in simple Abdhesh Kumar Gangwar and Himani in language, the booklet can be used by school Geography & You, May 2016. managements, teachers and students. Books/Booklets 18.2.2 Material Development – CEE Rajasthan Rebuilding Faith: A CEE-JSW Rehabilitation Programme for Flood Affected People in A set of two booklets in Hindi on ‘Sustainability Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand - A CEE and Water’ and ‘Sustainability and Himalaya Publication – 55 pg Biodiversity’ was developed and distributed to 300 schools by CEE Rajasthan as part of the Vidyalaya Aapda Prabhandan (Hindi): Disaster NGC programme in the state. Management Plans of 50 Schools of 3 Blocks of Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand – 345 pg Gaon Aapda Prabhandan Yojna (Hindi) Village Contingency Plan of 5 Villages of Bhatwari Block, District Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand - A CEE Himalaya Publication – 148 pg Year Planner and Labels

145 Institutional Development and Support 19 19.1 CEE – Information Service Centre the reporting period to discuss institutional (CEE-ISC) matters. • Two meetings of CEE Management CEE-ISC has been established with a view to Committee (CMC) were held, in November provide and disseminate information on 2016 and in March 2017, to discuss Environmental Education (EE) and Education institutional and management issues and for Sustainable Development (ESD) and related develop strategies to enhance system areas. It caters to the needs of educators, improvement. researchers, decision makers and the general community. • A national recruitment process was carried out for recruiting programme and ISC has a rich collection of books, journals, administrative staff advertised for various periodicals, reference books and children’s levels. books in English, as well as books in Hindi • A 10 day Orientation Programme was held and Gujarati. for 30 new recruits in September 2016. During the year 2016-2017, ISC continued to • An internal training workshop on renew the subscriptions of journals and ‘Rapporteuring’ was conducted for magazines. No new books were acquired Programme Officers in September 2016. during this period. • Training on ‘Use of Smartsync Pro’ to The collection of books at ISC now stands at synchronise data and backup was approximately 20400. The periodicals number conducted for internal staff. about 25 while the CD/DVD collection is • Training on ‘Use of Tally Software’ was around 510. organised for staff members. 19.2 Human and Institutional The following staff members were nominated Development (HID) Activities for external training programmes and workshops. • Several meetings of the Programme Directors’ Forum (PDF) were held during Sr. Name Topic Organising Agency Location No 1. Mr. Yogendra Trivedi Contextualising Janvikas Ahmedabad SD Goal 16 2. Mr. Ashwin Wasnik Training on Centre for Science and Bhopal Ms. Richa Shivhare Environment Environment (CSE) Management of Renewable Energy Projects 3. Mr. Yogendra Trivedi Labour Laws Ahmedabad Management Ahmedabad Association (AMA)

146 4. Ms. Sangeeta Basa Sustainable IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur Development: From Principles to Implementation 5. Ms. Nidhi Sandilya National Workshop CSIR-CSMCRI Bhavnagar on Impact of (Central Salt & Marine Climate Change on Chemicals Research Coastal Eco-system Institute), Bhavnagar 6. Ms. Manjusha Mukherjee Gujarat CSR Meet AMA Ahmedabad Ms. Himani Sharma 7. Ms. Meghna Ajit Design Shop Value Web Gandhinagar Mr. Ramesh Savaliya 8. Ms. Sivakumar S Capacity Building The Ecological Research Pune for Conservation in and Training for Asia Conservation

19.2.1 Staff Recruitment The total strength including the project and contract appointments as on March 31, 2017, During the year, 35 staff members have joined stood at 504. Out of this, 187 staff members CEE under Fixed Term Appointment for three were part of the Marishala - Reach to Teach years through a due process of National project in Gujarat. Recruitment. Subsequent to signing the Memorandum of Agreement on November 14, 19.2.1.1 Staff Recruitment in CEE Urban 2016, no recruitment to the positions that fell The following staff were recruited for CEE vacant within the 152 positions sanctioned by Urban during 2016-2017. the MoEFCC has been made. Name of Project/ No of Staff The following is the break-up of the core staff Programme Recruited positions as approved by the MoEFCC\ CEE Urban 2 Sr. Category Sanctioned Filled No. WASH Programme supported 3 by LBCT 1 Scientist Category 64 62 Information Education and 3 2 Technical Staff 31 30 Communication for Category Maharashtra Gene Bank 3 Administrative 57 53 Participatory Urban 1 Category Governance Total 152 145 Two volunteers were also involved in the Maharashtra Gene Bank Project.

147 19.3 Corporate Communications During this year, CEE received many awards for its work in environmental awareness in Corporate Communications was integrated as various fields, which were also featured on a functional responsibility at CEE in September the website: UNU-IAS’s 2016 RCE Award for 2014. The Corporate Communications team RCE Srinagar along with SWACHA Shale has, during the year 2016-17, executed the project under the project category; recognition following activities. of CEE Himalaya’s efforts at the 2nd India 19.3.1 CEE India Website International Science Festival (IIFS-2016); and the Global CSR Excellence and Leadership During the year, the team ensured regular Awards 2016 for CEE Kolkata’s Urja Chetana updates of the Centre’s activities on the website. project. This included development of the website; Work on revamping the website continued, updates and coverage of the International and the structure for a dynamic website is Conference on ESD for Transforming being prepared. As opposed to CEE’s current Education for Children and Youth held during website, which is static, the new website will September 16-18, 2016; Pan India UNDP-GEF- be dynamic {Drupal content management SGP Meet on the theme of Mainstreaming system (cms)}, and will enhance the visitors’ Grassroots Innovations; World Environment experience, both functionally and Day 2017 celebration; Ganga Swachhata aesthetically. The process of feeding the Pakhwada held from March 16-31, 2017; the existing information into the new structure is National Workshop on Waste Management ongoing. Documentation for the section on the Rules and Innovations in Waste Management Centre’s Programmes and Projects continues. 2017; CEE hosting the twelfth edition of This page will act as a ready reckoner to CEE’s Conference of Youth (COY 12), India; Launch programmes, featuring details about their of ‘Swachhagraha’ - Towards Creating a initiation, partners, impact and beneficiaries. Culture of Cleanliness project with Adani; Sustainability Exchange Programme 2017 19.3.2 Ceenario with Central Queensland University, Australia; Digital Payments Awareness Twelve issues of the monthly newsletter Campaign on National Youth Day; and a two Ceenario were published and circulated. These month Earth Day Campaign launched in featured the programmes and initiatives Guwahati. The website also featured activities undertaken by various CEE offices across the organised by various offices, such as CEE country. Himalaya’s presence at the First Asian 19.3.3 Booklet, Brochures & Other Regional Planning and Training Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; launch event of Promotional Material School Eco Club Action (SECA) Project; The following promotional material featuring Stakeholder Consultation on Indo-German the Centre’s initiatives and programmes were Solar Partnership; launch of the Certificate designed and developed by the Corporate Course on Climate Change; Teachers’ Communications team. Exchange Programme with Japan, and more. A booklet on CEE’s activities across all offices during the year 2016-17, was prepared which

148 showcased the impact of the various regularly on the Centre’s Facebook page and awareness activities. Twitter handle. Members of the Ceenario Whatsapp group also share updates on their Involved with the content editing and programmes and projects regularly. designing of a booklet of 20 case studies for the Small Grants Programme (under UNDP- 19.4 CEE - South Campus GEF) which was released at the Pan India Inauguration SGP Meet, themed: Mainstreaming Grassroot Innovations, at CEE Ahmedabad campus in The newly developed CEE–South campus March 2017. This booklet is available for located in Yalahanka was inaugurated in download on CEE website. November 2016. A film on CEE covering the Centre’s journey 19.5 Compliance under the Sexual over 30 years was made and showcased at the Harassment of Women at International Union for Conservation of Workplace (Prevention, Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. During the event, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, the Director of CEE received the 2016 2013 International Brandwein Medal for services rendered for conservation. CEE orients all new recruits at the Centre on the provisions of the Act as part of the Involved in the design of the Guidebook on orientation programme. Nature Camping, prepared for the MoEF&CC. The booklet was refurbished with new During the reporting year, no complaints of information during this year. sexual harassment were received at the Centre. Involved as the media unit for various projects under CEE such as GEM Report Launch event in Delhi, FEE Annual Meet and the International Conference on ESD for transforming Education for Children and Youth, and the Sustainability Exchange Programme for Central Queensland University 2017. Contributed to quarterly reports and other information as and when required by MoEF&CC, with respect to its mandate under the Centre of Excellence scheme. 19.3.4 Social Media The team has been handling the social media accounts of the CEE. Updates of various programmes and initiatives are shared

149 Events 20 20.1 World Wetlands Day – about wetlands and their conservation was February 2 low. He extended his thanks to community members, teachers and students for their CEE Himalaya: CEE Himalaya, with support participation and concluded the event by from Give2Asia and JSW Foundation, RCE distributing prizes to the winners. Srinagar, Mountain Partnership, and Indian Northern Region: Uttar Pradesh: CEE Himalaya Climate Adaptation Programme, Himalaya, in association with Divya Memorial conducted various events across the Indian Trust, conducted an educational programme Himalayan Region February 2, 2017 to on wetlands at Divyashiksha Balika celebrate World Wetlands Day. Gyanpeeth, Khargapur Village, Gomti Nagar Western Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir: CEE Extension, Lucknow. More than 100 students observed World Wetlands Day in Hayatpora and 20 teachers from Divyashiksha Balika village, in Manjakote Block, Rajouri District, Gyanpeeth; Government Primary School, Jammu & Kashmir. CEE Himalaya was the Government Upper Primary School, and K D first organisation to conduct any event on S High School, Khargapur, participated in the environment, climate change and sustainable programme. CEE Himalaya team members mountain development in this village situated Himani and Sumit Verma introduced the 35 km away from Rajouri city and blessed programme. Drawing and painting with dense forests and profound natural competitions and quiz were conducted for resources. junior students (class 1-5), while a short lecture on wetlands for disaster risk reduction by Dr. The event, in which 60 students and 10 Abdhesh Gangwar, Programme Director, CEE, teachers participated, was graced by Mr. and an open quiz competition were conducted Rashid Khan, Block Development Officer for senior students (class 6-9). (BDO), Manjakote. After an introduction to the significance of the day, Mr. Riyaz Mir from Senior students also participated in an CEE Himalaya team made a presentation on educational game on: developing an inventory the role of wetlands in mitigating the impacts of wetlands; goods and services provided by of disasters, to align with this year’s theme: wetlands; problems associated with wetlands; Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction. Quoting wetlands present in nearby areas; birds and the examples of Dal and Wular Lakes of J&K, animals - terrestrial/aquatic/amphibian - he highlighted the importance of wetlands in found in wetlands; conservation of wetlands sustaining lives and livelihoods of the people. and their sustainable use. Students, in groups led by a teacher and CEE facilitator, listed Painting and speech competitions were more than 12 wetlands in nearby areas, conducted for students on various thematic documented the rich variety of birds and areas associated with wetlands such as animals (over 35 species) found in and around conservation, livelihood, disasters and the wetlands, and identified food items and recreation. The Chief Guest, Mr. Rashid Khan, other useful products obtained from wetlands. appreciated the efforts of CEE Himalaya in Through discussions and brainstorming organising such an event in one of the remotest sessions, students summarised that the main villages of the state where people’s awareness problem associated with the depletion of

150 wetlands is their encroachment for and medium disasters in the region by construction and agriculture. Pollution, adopting local actions like planting caused by contamination through sewage and traditional trees, cleaning the local water garbage dumped on wetlands, is another major bodies and preventing littering. factor, leading to dead fishes, crabs and birds observed by the students. Polluted water has 20.2 National Science Day – also led to health problems, especially spread February 28 of water borne diseases in their areas. Students identified the inter-relationships between With the support of Give2Asia and JSW wetlands and their day-to-day requirements Foundation, RCE Srinagar, Mountain of food, clothing, shelter, medicines, fuel wood Partnership, and Indian Himalaya Climate and recreation. They also came up with Adaptation Programme, CEE Himalaya suggestions to address this problem at the conducted various events across the Indian individual and household level. Himalayan Region on the occasion of National Science Day on February 28, 2017. An exhibition on Climate Change, The focus of the programmes was ‘Science for Environment and Development was set up at Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and the venue where the students pledged to Educating the Nomads’. CEE Himalaya has contribute their efforts to save wetlands. The been implementing projects and programmes event inspired the students to appreciate and towards achieving ‘Climate Smart, Disaster understand the need to nurture and care for Resilient and Sustainable Communities’ in the wetlands and the environment around the Indian Himalayan Region with several them. partners including the current ones and MoEF&CC. Central Himalaya: Uttarakhand: CEE Himalaya celebrated World Wetlands Day in Kuroli Uttarakhand: CEE Himalaya celebrated village, Bhatwari Block, Uttarkashi District in National Science Day at the Government Inter Uttarakhand. CEE Himalaya has been College (GIC) Bhankholi in Uttarkashi District, working in Kuroli four other villages in the Uttarakhand. More than 150 students and 15 area since 2013 and has been actively engaged teachers participated in the event, in which in promoting community based disaster risk the chief guest was Mr. C. M. Prajapati, reduction in the region. Professor of Science, P. G. College, Uttarkashi. Uttarkashi being a disaster prone district, CEE Around 60 people comprising of men, women, Himalaya team focused the programme on school children and youth from Kuroli and its the role of science and technology in disaster nearby villages participated in the programme risk reduction and climate change mitigation, where the usefulness of wetlands for and creating awareness in students, youth environmental protection and income and teachers on minimizing the impact of generation, and locally adopted measures to likely disasters by developing suitable early conserve them, were presented. In line with warning systems, disaster preparedness and the theme of 2017, Mr. Kushpal from CEE management of disasters through application Himalaya team highlighted the efforts of the of information technology tools. Some of the village residents in lowering the risks of small issues discussed were: relevant and timely

151 disaster mitigation communication through during and after disasters like earthquake, fire, the judicious use of internet and mobile landslide and flood were discussed. The phones; obtain information related to various students later participated in a drawing hazards from different websites; accessing and competition their experiences of the disseminating to families and communities earthquake of 2005. The event concluded with weather observations and forecasts which prize distribution. international and national organisations and agencies are publishing on the internet; and Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir: Another event how mobile phones can be a lifeline before, marking the National Science Day was during, and after an emergency by creating organised at the Government Middle School, contact groups to send warning messages, Simbli Darhal, Rajouri District, with 35 weather forecast and update status after an students participating. Since Rajouri falls in emergency. For this, all emergency contacts seismic zone 4, CEE Himalaya organised should be stored in mobile phones to aid quick various activities - lectures, debates, games - to reporting to agencies, local administration and make students and teachers aware of disasters, service providers. Representatives from dos and don’ts during disasters, school safety various NGOs working in Uttarkashi District and emergency services. Students were also - Goonj, Azim Premji Foundation, Reliance involved in mini science experiments to learn Foundation, Shri Bhuvaneshwari Mahila more about basic concepts of science to Ashram - also attended the event. understand climate change, environment and disasters more closely. The principal of the Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir: The day was school, who appreciated the organisation for celebrated with the Winter Super Coaching conducting such joyful learning activities for Classes at Government High School, Sheeri the students, invited CEE Himalaya to conduct Bala, Baramulla, with around 45 students and more such programmes in the entire area. 11 teachers participating. The school is located in a remote area which is vulnerable to The areas of Baramulla, Rajouri, Poonch, earthquakes, falling in seismic zone 4 and 5. Kupwara and Reasi districts of J&K have high Being the first organisation to conduct concentration of scheduled tribes, largely educational and awareness activities with the Gujjars and Bakarwals, practising school’s students and teachers, CEE Himalaya transhumance - they seasonally migrate to focused focused on creating awareness on different altitudes of the mountain with their ‘Science for Climate Change, Disaster Risk herds of animals. They move to the lower and Reduction and Educating Nomads’ at the middle mountain areas and Pir Panjal event. Himalayan range pastures in the summer (May-September) with their flock of animals Mr. Mubashir Zargar of CEE Himalaya where they engage in cultivation and return to introduced the programme and dwelt on the the plains in the winter (October-April). Since basic terminologies related to disaster the education of the children suffers due to management - disasters, hazards, this migration, the government started mobile vulnerabilities and risk - citing examples from (seasonal) schools for them. But the kind of the Kashmir Earthquake of 2005 and J&K education that is provided to the nomadic deluge of 2014. Actions to be taken before, children – the syllabus and curriculum - is

152 completely irrelevant to their context and does and Mr. Sumit Verma, Project Officer, SGP- not help in improving their skills, quality of CEE Northern Region. Mrs. Archana Mishra, environment and quality of life. Imparting Principal of the Primary School delivered a relevant education is a major challenge and lecture on the importance of the preservation the use of community science can play a vital of local culture, heritage and resources, and role in achieving this. the importance of IWD in schools. She pointed out that protection of women is now a CEE Himalaya, in partnership with the constitutional provision. Mr. Ajay Trivedi UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher spoke on the need for women’s involvement Education to Address Sustainability, York in the local community, in various activities University, Toronto, Canada, under an like water conservation, plantation, and International project ‘Reorienting Education preservation of culture and heritage, since the and Training Systems to Improve the Lives of Indian society is very rich in environmental Indigenous and Marginalised Youth’, is conservation knowledge. implementing a project named ‘Khanabadosh’ - Educating Transhumants, Gujjars and A quiz competition was organised as part of Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir’ - Making the event. Students also shared their views on Education Relevant for the Tribal Children women and took part in cultural activities. Living in Transhumance. The project aims to CEE team distributed IEC material to the make education relevant and appropriate, students and teachers. The programme inclusive of context specific traditional and concluded with students and teachers writing innovative interventions; to widen the concept pledges on women empowerment. of ‘education’ as envisaged by the administration; and to bring in the essential 20.4 International Day of Forests – aspects of Gujjar and Bakarwal practices that March 21 lend them uniqueness. CEE Himalaya: CEE Himalaya used the 20.3 International Women’s Day – opportunity of the International Day of Forests March 8 on March 21, 2017, to raise awareness among the people of Kuroli village, Uttarkashi District, In partnership with Give2Asia and JSW about the services provided by forests and the Foundation, RCE Srinagar, Mountain urgency of increasing the green cover. The Partnership, and Indian Himalaya Climate event, hosted in partnership with JSW Adaptation Programme, CEE Himalaya and Foundation, had a participation of 60 SGP North jointly organised an event at the community members. Primary School in Ganeshpur village, Lucknow District on March 8, 2017 to mark A range of activities like discussions, open the International Women’s Day (IWD). dialogues, plantation and games were conducted. Discussions and open dialogues The resource persons on the occasion were with the communities helped in understanding Mr. Ajay Trivedi, BEO, Chinhat Block, the changes in their traditional lifestyle due to Lucknow; Mr. Suresh Jaiswal, Jila Mantri, the aggravating impacts of climate change on Junior High School Samiti, Lucknow; Ms. land, water and forests. They highlighted the Himani Joshi, Project Officer CEE Himalaya;

153 depletion of forests in their regions due to change on water bodies, the increasing excessive deforestation for fuel and fodder, incidences of water borne diseases due to and the increase in forest fires during pollution, the poor maintenance of water summers. The villagers have also taken action collection points, and water conservation and to curb this problem – each family in Kuroli management. Women and adolescent girls community has adopted a patch of traditional voiced their concerns about the major part of forest and ensure not even a single branch their day being spent in carrying heavy vessels from any tree is cut. Women pointed out that of water from a natural spring that is situated they are the ones who bear the brunt of climate 2 km away from their houses. change and depleting natural resources, as they have climb uphill for water, fuel and CEE team tested the water quality of the fodder collection, which consumes a large part traditional water collection point and of their day time. This has also led to back and demonstrated simple techniques to the spinal problems in women and even death community to monitor the quality of water at during the arduous climb is not unheard of. home. The village Panchayat was also provided with a Water Quality Testing kit by CEE team promoted the plantation of the CEE team to enable them to continue testing traditional species to meet the increasing and monitoring the water quality at source. demand for wood and the women of the community planted saplings of native species Yuva Mangal Dal, along with CEE team, like Baans (bamboo), Deodar (Cedrusdeodara) initiated a ‘Clean Drive’ in the village wherein and Oak during the event. The community the entire youth of the village joined to clean also pledged to put in dedicated and sincere the major collection point, small streams and efforts for the preservation of forests and trees. the drainage. The event concluded with pledges being written for the conservation and 20.5 World Water Day – March 22 maintenance of the fast depleting water sources. CEE Himalaya: To draw the attention of the community to issues related to the availability 20.6 World Heritage Day – April 18 and judicious use of water, and actions required to address the issues and conserve CEE North: CEE North observed World water, CEE Himalaya with support from JSW Heritage Day on April 18, 2016 as an Foundation, organised an event on March 22, opportunity to relate this to the environmental 2017, on the occasion of World Water Day, at issues that plague us. The theme for the event Kuroli village in Uttarkashi District. The event was ‘Environment as Legacy: Protecting our was attended by 83 people, largely women, Green Heritage’. As part of the school adolescent girls, youth and school children. programmes, CEE North organised a state level ‘Paryavaran Mitra Schools Event and Meet’ at Activities like discussions, debates, sanitation the Regional Science City (RSC), Lucknow. campaign and pledge writing were conducted Over 200 students and teachers from 28 schools to help villagers gain a better perspective on participated in the event. Inter-school the issue and encourage them to express their competitions like Paryavaran Mitra Reporter ideas freely. CEE team and community (Feel it, Click it, Report it), a teachers’ members discussed the impact of climate workshop, and an interactive theatre

154 workshop for both, were facilitated by the CEE community in lessening the devastation, team on the theme mentioned. encouraged them to do their bit to save the earth by planting more trees in the The Secretary, UP State Biodiversity Board, mountainous regions as high altitude trees Government of UP, who was the chief guest, have a greater capacity to remove carbon shared that there are 32 heritage sites in India dioxide from the atmosphere, and persuaded which include both cultural and natural sites. them to do plant tall trees like Oak (Quercus) The global theme for the year: ‘Sports as a and Devdar (Cedrus deaodara) in disaster prone Heritage’ – was also emphasised. A speaker areas as they prevent landslides and floods. from the University of Lucknow encouraged Subsequently, the students and teachers the children to take up environment-friendly present planted five local trees - with the help work in their schools. The event concluded of CEE team did plantation of 5 local trees: with the felicitation of the 17 shortlisted one each of Buransh (Rhododendron arboretum), Paryavaran Mitra- Earthian schools at the state Oak (Quercus), Walnut (Juglans), Devdar level by the chief guest. The focus of the event (Cedrus deaodara) and Chullu. was to encourage schools to become a Paryavaran Mitra citizen. CEE North: CEE North organised events in Lucknow and Bareilly District on the occasion 20.7 Earth Day – April 22 of Earth Day. In Lucknow, 80 students and 20 teachers from nine schools participated in the CEE Himalaya: On the occasion of Earth Day event. More than 230 students and teachers on April 22, 2016, CEE Himalaya conducted from 25 schools of district participated in the an awareness programme on “Trees for the event held in Bareilly District. The aim of the Earth” at the Junior high School, Barsu, in programme was to sensitise the students and Uttarkashi District, Uttarkhand, with the teachers about the reasons for and the negative support of JSW Foundation. impacts of climate change. After a brief With about 25 participants, the programme orientation to the day and the theme, a film on sought to create awareness on the impacts of environment action success stories was consistent deforestation in Uttarkashi, citing screened to inspire students to understand the examples of the melting of Gomukh glacier, environmental issues and take up actions to frequent floods and landslides being protect their environment. This was followed experienced in the past few years causing by a quiz. Students also participated in an much destruction, and increased number of exhibition on the theme of ‘We can save the casualties in the district. The example of the environment’ and took a keen interest in beautiful high altitude meadow Dayara expressing their thoughts/ideas for green Bugyal, 6 km from the school, was also cities in their paintings. Following the discussed, where deforestation and increased competitions, they attended a lecture on Earth tourism has resulted in waste accumulation Day. The Forest Department officials causing degradation and loss of its serene interacted with the students and shared with beauty. them ideas on the importance of greening mother earth. The programme concluded with The CEE team also spoke to the participants prize distribution to the winning schools and about the key role of individuals and students.

155 20.8 International Day for 20.9 World Environment Day – June Biological Diversity – May 22 5 CEE Himalaya: CEE Himalaya team organised CEE Himalaya: The Indian Himalayan Region and conducted indoor activities with residents extends over 12 states, namely, Jammu & of Kuroli village, Mustiksaur cluster (of five Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, villages) in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The focus Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, was on the theme of the year - ‘Mainstreaming Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Biodiversity: Sustaining People and their the hilly districts of Assam and West Bengal. Livelihoods’. The Himalayan ecosystem is very fragile and pristine, supporting a huge diversity in flora Mr. Ravindra Panwar, Master Trainer, Herbal and fauna. Research and Development Institute (HRDI), spoke about the various livelihood But today, the region is under tremendous opportunities through the cultivation and stress due to unsustainable practices and preservation of medicinal plants. Other neglect of the fragile mountain areas. resource persons, drawn from different sectors Indiscriminate infrastructure development, like horticulture, health, DRR, environment unsustainable agriculture practices, over- and ecology, and social sciences, spoke on the grazing and over-exploitation of natural occasion along with Dr. Chandan Kumar, Mr. resources have degraded the well balanced Jagroshan Singh and Mr. Kushpal from the Himalayan ecosystem. Global climate change CEE Uttarkashi team, and local vaidhyas is further stressing the ecosystem and (traditional herbal healers) - Atra Devi and biodiversity far beyond their ability to adapt. Kamleshawari Devi - who exhibited some Climate change is becoming the most regularly used medicinal plants. Four interns significant driver of biodiversity loss, from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), threatening the habitats of wild animals. Guwahati, were also present. However, illegal wildlife trade poses the The event had an interactive session focused greatest threat, causing already declining on identifying the unique biodiversity in the species populations to decline even more region, followed by an educational programme rapidly. The vast demand for a variety of on the role of biodiversity in mitigating the products like wool, food and fur, leather goods, risks of disasters and climate change in the and medicines is driving illegal wildlife trade region. Youth and adolescents prepared of the already threatened species - Tiger ‘rangoli’ using local material, while the local (Panthera tigris tigris), Red Panda (Ailurus people planted saplings of traditional species fulgens), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), as part of the plantation activity. The event Greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis), concluded with felicitating Kamleshawari Snow leopard (Panthera uncial) and others. Devi and Atra Devi for their contribution to safeguarding the traditional healthcare system On the occasion of the World Environment of the region. Day (WED), the Himalaya Initiative of CEE (CEE Himalaya) conducted as well as sponsored local NGOs to organise events across the Indian Himalayan Region, aligning

156 with the theme for 2016, “Go Wild for Life - The event featured a song, ‘Paryavaran ki Zero Tolerance for Illegal Wildlife Trade”. thani’ (commitment towards environment protection), by the interns from TISS, followed Western Himalaya - Jammu and Kashmir: CEE by speeches from the invited guests and Himalaya organised and event in the village plantation by villagers and guests. After the of Kulhama, Bandipore District. Kulhama is conclusion of the event, all the participants, situated on the bank of the Wular Lake (one of guests, CEE Uttarkashi team and TISS interns the largest freshwater lakes in Asia), a Ramsar enthusiastically conducted a rally from the site with about 500 households. The 3000 college premises to nearby areas, singing strong population is completely dependent on slogans like: ‘band karein paryavaran ka the Wular Lake for their livelihood - fishing charan, aao le ye ek pran’, ‘sabko hame sikhana and harvesting plants such as the Phragmites hai, pedo ko bachana hai’. The participants grass, the water lily-like Nymphides, water also undertook the cleaning of areas around chestnut (Trapa sp.) (locally called Singhara) Mautiksaur taxi stand, fields and the main and lotus stems (locally called Nadru) from roads. the lake. Increased incidences of hunting of local and migratory birds for trade have been While addressing the participants, the Gram observed in recent times. Pradhans raised various issues essential from perspective of environmental conservation. Members of the CEE Himalaya team presented Shri Amar Singh, Gram Pradhan of Kuroli essential facts about the Wular lake: it is both village expressed concerns about the disposal Asia’s and India’s largest fresh water lake; the of waste in and around the villages; the need lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic for improvement in waste management at activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. The individual, household and village levels; and lake’s size varies from 30 to 260 sq. km the benefits of self-employment by utilising depending on the season; more than eight environmental resources and regulating them, thousand fishermen earn their livelihood from which would lead to self dependence of the the lake. The lake also sustains a rich community and village. population of birds. Shri Dalvir Singh, Chetrapanchayat, Kankrari, Central Himalaya - Uttarakhand: In spoke on income generation and livelihood collaboration with JSW Foundation and options through utilization of the biodiversity Regional Centre for Expertise, Srinagar (RCE of the region (eg. peach fruit, locally known as Srinagar), CEE Himalaya organised World aadoo) which can contribute to the livelihoods Environment Day celebrations at Mustiksaur, of the people as well as provide environmental Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand. The eminent benefits. He also touched upon human animal guests at the event included Gram Pradhans conflict, in the context of encroachment upon from five villages - Kuroli, Sada, Bongari, forest areas by villagers for fuel and fodder. Kankrari and Mastari, along with other Kavita Gusain, Gram Pradhan, Bongari members from the local government bodies village, highlighted the increasing pollution like Mahila Mangal Dal, Yuva Mangal Dal in the district. and Chetrapanchayat. The event was attended by around 135 people from the five villages.

157 Chandan Singh Rana, BJP Representative, masking, exhibition and plantation. About 35 Mastari village, spoke about the responsibility students of middle school participated in the of each villager in conserving natural painting competition based on the WED theme. resources. The environment should be taken Junior students were facilitated to prepare care of by the villagers just they take care of masks of different wildlife of Sikkim, which their household and the local anganwadi. He they took home with a promise to protect their pointed out the ways in which the local favourite wild animal. An exhibition of craft environment is changing, with reference to work prepared by students from waste material untimely rains and cloudbursts (Chamoli and through the Environmental Club was held to Rudraprayag). The importance of ‘I’ more than encourage others to take up such initiatives. ‘we’ in contributing to environmental The Environment Club also engages students conservation was discussed along with the in making compost from kitchen and canteen need for the villagers’ realisation of their waste of the school. Members of the individual and collective responsibility to their Environmental Club, students and teachers immediate environment so as to ensure the planted saplings of flowering plants in the success of any organisational effort. school premises to increase the green cover and beautify their school. The event concluded Saplings of traditional trees were planted in with prize distribution for the winners of the the Inter college premises by the villagers, the mask making and painting competitions. invited guests and the CEE team. Manipur: CEE Guwahati celebrated WED 2016 Eastern Himalaya - Sikkim: CEE Himalaya with Naga Hindi Vidyapeeth Minuthong held a two day WED celebration with the (NHV), Imphal; Evangelical Free Church of students and teachers of Deorali Senior India (EFCI), Rengkai; and Leimatak Employee Secondary School, Gangtok, Sikkim, with Church (LEC), Churachandpur. The event was plantation on the first day and various conducted at LEC Leimatak and the Sunday programmes and activities for students on the School Hall of EFCI, Rengkai with around 100 second day. children, and was graced by the Sunday School After an awareness session by senior students Superintendent Mr. Vanlalhmuok. Sunday on each living being as a vital component of school conductor Miss P. C. Elizabeth, Sarva the environment and the significance of the Shiksha Abhiyan School teacher Secretary in WED theme, the students performed an action charge of NHV Miss. Roslyn Lalneihlu and song on showcasing the wildlife of Sikkim, village elders were also present along with namely, Himalayan Black Bear, Red Panda Miss Arlin Lalnunmawi, proprietor of Arlin and Himalayan Thar, as well as some which Decors who also undertook decoration and have become extinct due to ill legal trafficking. photography for the event. The Environmental Club of the school was Miss P. C Elizabeth raised serious concerns presented a token of appreciation for their work on the decreasing natural forests and wildlife in promoting environmental awareness and in their villages once famous for their flora conservation. and fauna, due to deforestation, destruction of Subsequently, various activities were habitats and hunting. She emphasised that organised for students – painting, mask today’s heroes are the saviours of the forest

158 and fauna, not the hunters and shooters of North East India Asian Elephant Conservation earlier times. She also warned that we should Education Programme of CEE. focus on saving the environment if we want to save human race. Miss Roslyn Lalneihlu spoke After an orientation on the theme for WED of the negligent attitude of human beings 2016, ‘Go Wild for Life - Zero Tolerance for towards environmental awareness and Illegal Wildlife Trade’, a seminar highlighting conservation that has resulted in irreversible the ‘Endangered’, ‘Threatened’ and changes in the ecosystem. Mr. Vanlalhmuok ‘Vulnerable’ species found in Assam, as listed presented interesting facts about the in IUCN version 3.1, and poached for illegal environment and its importance leaving wildlife trade, was conducted, followed by an children astonished and curious. open discussion on the role of Eco-Clubs in creating awareness and preventing the practice Participants later planted saplings in the of wildlife trade. In concluding, the locality. participants pledged to take further action and spread the word among peer groups and the Mizoram: CEE North East, in association with community. Bru Cultural Organisation, celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2016, at Bru Tripura: CEE Himalaya sponsored an event to Christian Fellowship (BCF) Hall, Mission mark World Environment Day 2016, which Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, with around 132 was celebrated in collaboration with Prayas – participants. The resource persons, Mr. G. Teliamura; Forest Department, Khowai Zonunkima and Mr. Lalremruata, deliberated District; Tripura State Pollution Control Board; on the subject of ‘Wildlife Illegal trade in Teliamura Municipal Council; along with CEE Mizoram & Wildlife Conservation Act, 1972’. Guwahati. A series of events were held on The group discussion which followed invited May 29, June 3 and 5, 2016. the participants to provide their views on and suggestions for curbing illegal wildlife trade. About 450 students drawn from nursery to class 12 participated in the drawing Assam: An outreach programme involving 57 competition organised on May 29 at Town eco-club students from standards 8-10, three Hall, Teliamura, with nearly 1000 people being teachers and the Principal of Lakhipather present. Mrs. Gouri Das, MLA, inaugurated High School, Tinsukia, Assam, was held on the event by drawing a picture of herself while the June 5, 2016. The programme was jointly Mr. Prasad Rao and Mr. A. Chakraborty, organised by CEE Himalaya and EdEn, an District Forest Officers of Khowai and organisation working for Environmental Teliamura respectively graced the event. Education in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts of Assam. On June 3, a cultural programme and plantation was organised at the newly Lakhipather lies along the Eastern South Bank constructed Children’s Park, on the premises Landscape which connects the Dihing Patkai of Teliamura Rural Development Block office Elephant Reserve with corridors ranging from and Teliamura Sub-Divisional Hospital. India to Myanmar. Lakhipather High School Dignitaries present at the event included Mrs. is also one of the schools implementing the Gouri Das, MLA, Tripura LA; Mr. Sajal Dey, Chairman, Teliamura Municipal Council; Mr.

159 Prasad Rao, DFO Khowai; Mr. A. Chakraborty, over 300 children and general visitors DFO Teliamura; and Mr. A. Chakraborty BDO participating in the event. A series of games Teliamura. The event, which had cultural and creative activities were also conducted performances by locals artistes, was attended with the focus on key endangered species. by about 2000 people. The dignitaries spoke on the significance of World Environment Day The second event was held at the village level and planted saplings in the premises. with the help of Prakriti Bus – the mobile exhibition on the biodiversity of Uttar Pradesh. The third event was held on June 5 at Netaji The bus covered the rural community and Nagar Community Hall in the presence of 500 children in two villages, Poorva and Mojasa people. The event was graced by dignitaries in Malihabad Block. This programme was namely, Mrs. Saini Sarkar, Sabhadhipati, undertaken in association with the UP State Khowai Zilla Parishad; Mr. Sajal Dey, Biodiversity Board, University of Lucknow and Chairman, Teliamura Municipal Council; Mr. District Science Club. Amaresh Chowdhury, Chairman, Teliamura Panchayat Samiti (TPS); Mr. Prasad Rao, DFO Bahraich: In Bahraich District, as part of the Khowai; and Mr. A. Chakraborty, DFO Dolphin programme, a rural community event Teliamura. The activities during the was organised. The event kicked off with an celebration included seminar, cultural events, awareness rally by the children of Dolphin and distribution of prizes, books and merit project village, which was followed by scholarships. Fifty students were given plantation and community level meeting. The certificates and prizes, five meritorious girl CEE team introduced the theme and discussed students were awarded certificates and with community members ways to conserve cheques, and students from financially poor the Ganges river dolphin. families were given science book sets. Bihar – Vaishali: The WED celebration in As in the case of Assam, the programme Vaishali was held at UMS Andharwara with included an orientation to the WED theme, school students, members of the School seminar on illegal wildlife trade, open Management Committee and teachers. The discussion on the role of Eco-clubs in event included competitions for children, preventing wildlife trade and pledge for plantation in the school campus, and an spreading the information among peer groups. address to the community members and Bal Sansad students by a guest from the education CEE North department. Winners received prizes from the CEE North has organised six awareness dignitaries and a pledge was taken for nature events on the occasion of World Environment conservation. Day at various locations in UP and Bihar. Bettiah: On WED, a workshop cum training Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow: Of the two events on ‘The Role of Agro Forestry in Conservation held in Lucknow, the first was in collaboration of Environment, Biodiversity and Habitat of with the Regional Science City for children. Ganges River Dolphin’ was organised at the Various competitions including where rangoli, Forest Resource Centre, Udaipur Wildlife poster making and quiz were conducted, with Sanctuary, Bettiah, Bihar. More than 40 farmers and fishermen beneficiaries were trained on

160 the cultivation techniques of agro forestry in habitats. Around 600 students participated in the context of farm land, flood plains and river the two day event. beds. The workshop was inaugurated by the Divisional Forest Officer, Bettiah Forest CEE Karnataka: CEE Karnataka participated Division. in the World Environment Day event organised by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board at CEE Jaipur: To create awareness about wildlife Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru and our role in its conservation, CEE Jaipur during June 5-7, 2016. CEE set up a stall where team organised a two day event at Jaipur in our publications were displayed and sold. collaboration with Rajasthan State Bharat Nature related activities were also conducted Scouts and Guides, Environment Department for visiting students. of the Government of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Pollution Control Board. A series of thematic CEE Tamil Nadu: CEE Tamil Nadu organised competitions for children and youth were a live and interactive meeting with all the staff conducted on June 4, like origami, mask members of Tamil Nadu Empowerment And making, poster making, best out of waste and Poverty Reduction Project (TNEPRP) at their pot painting, which encouraged them to project office in Chennai to celebrate WED. express their thoughts on wildlife and related CEE TN served as the State Environment issues like the interconnectedness of forest and Resource Agency (SERA) for TNEPRP to wildlife and the need for conserving and implement the Environmental Management restoring the world’s forests. A demonstration Framework (EMF). of paper recycling was conducted as an Ms. S. Rejini, Programme Officer, CEE, made a example of an action towards saving forests presentation on this year’s theme Go Wild for and wildlife. On June 5, the participants of the Life - Zero Tolerance for the Illegal Wildlife Trade. competition enthusiastically participated in She explained to the gathering with facts and the ‘Run for Environment’ programme figures the enormity of the illegal trade in organised by Rajasthan Pollution Control wildlife, and how compliances (forestry and Board to spread awareness among Jaipurites. wildlife) are being implemented in the project The CEE Team carried out face painting for through EMF. She also suggested ways for the participants of the Run for Environment individuals and groups to get involved in which was such a huge hit that even officials wildlife conservation. of various government department got their faces painted with wildlife pictures. A visit to Short video documentaries on Save Forest and Nahargarh Biological Park was also organised Wildlife was screened to drive home the point for the participants with the support of the that illegal trade in wildlife needs to be arrested. State Forest Department. The Park was inaugurated by Ms. Vasundhara Raje Scindia, 20.10 International Youth Day – Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Mr. Rajkumar August 12 Rinwa, Minister of Environment and Forests. CEE Jaipur: Acknowledging the role of youth Children enjoyed the visit to the park and were in the sustainability movement around the excited to see animals like the Himalayan Bear, world, CEE Jaipur team organised Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Panther, Hyena, Hog International Youth Day celebration on Deer, Civet and Porcupine in near-natural

161 Facilitation, Networking and Participation 21 21. Facilitation, Networking and hours, these include a Nature Trail, Participation Environment Education activities and games, and a film. Special components get added to 21.1 Facilitation this main package based on the profile of the group participating. 21.1.1 Information and Facilitation Centre, CEE Ahmedabad School groups: IFC facilitated visits from many schools of Ahmedabad. The students’ groups The Information and Facilitation Centre (IFC) were varied as they included very young was set up in January 2008 to serve as an children from pre-primary and those from interface with the people of Ahmedabad and senior secondary classes. The number of the visitors to CEE and its sister organisations, groups who have undergone the orientation providing an opportunity to orient them to programme facilitated by IFC during the Environment and Sustainable Development, reporting period: including information on various schemes and programmes of the Ministry of Environment Group Number No. of and Forests, Government of India. participants The IFC has a menu of programmes and Schools 25 2000 plus activities which include orientation and hands-on experiential learning opportunities University/ 10 500 plus for various age groups through packages of Architecture varied during from three hours to a week. The students and IFC also has a month long summer programme trainees for children, culminating on June 5 which is Groups supported 4 plus100 the World Environment Day. Outdoor by NGOs activities include nature trails on campus, bird watching and field trips to natural sites. The Summer Programme 1 100 IFC has been actively involved in developing student a campaign around the theme of “Safe Walk in Visitors 500 Plus Festivals”. It also promotes eco-friendly products, displays environmental publications and information about latest Besides offering the Orientation package, IFC publications. A database on participants of also facilitated field visits to Nature Education various programmes of IFC and visitors to IFC sites developed by CEE, namely, the is prepared and updated on a regular basis. It Manekbaug plot and Sundarvan. has over 3700 contact addresses listed to whom event information and other updates 21.1.1.2 Birthday Package on special programmes at CEE are sent. IFC organised birthday celebrations for 21.1.1.1 Packages for Orientation to children at CEE’s 14 acre green campus. The Environmental Education package includes a nature trail, bird watching, film screening, quiz and games focusing on These were offered to a varied group of visitors the environment. The birthday girl or boy to CEE. Generally planned as sessions of three

162 plants a sapling and has her/his name tag on the fertile soil from river banks to create their it. Friends are given educational products own Ganesh idols. With time however, the developed by CEE as return gifts. festival became a large scale commercial and community-based event involving Ganesh 21.1.1.3 Safe Festival Campaign idols which can be as tall as 70 feet and are Diwali Safe Festival Campaign: Posters with made of Plaster of Paris. These are later messages about safe festival celebration were submerged into the river water and since they put up at various places in Ahmedabad. are non-biodegradable, they cause extensive Mailers were sent to people making them aware pollution. The Go Green Campaign at CEE of the health hazards and pollution created was an attempt to make children realise the due to crackers impact of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in this manner. Through presentations and stories, Holi: This campaign was conducted to they were acquainted with the story of Lord propagate the use of natural colours and create Ganesh and taught the value of enjoying the awareness about the harmful impacts of festival without harming the environment. synthetic colours sold in the market. Natural They were taught to make small Ganesh idols and herbal colours were sold from H.B out of clay. Kapadia School, (Memnagar Branch), St. Kabir School and the IFC. The colours were procured 21.1.1.4 Summer Programme for children from AURA Herbal wear - organic products A special vacation programme for children of entrepreneurs in Ahmedabad. Posters were the age group 5-13 years was conducted by put up at different locations to spread the the IFC in May 2016. The month long message of safe colours. Pamphlets with tips programme was divided into different themes, on making homemade colours were each of which was coordinated by a subject distributed. The making of natural colours at specialist from CEE. This was scheduled home was also demonstrated at schools and under the main theme “Fight against Illegal colleges. Trade in Wildlife”, which was the World Makar Sankranti Festival Campaign - Save our Environment Day 2016 theme announced by Birds: Mailers were sent to friends of CEE and UNEP. other colleagues regarding the need to celebrate The programme included field trips, movie the kite flying festival safely so as to avoid screenings, theoretical and practical sessions, hurting birds. Helpline numbers were activities and games. Participants were given provided for people could contact in case they certificates at the end of the month long find some injured bird. programme. The children set up an exhibition Go Green Ganesh Campaign: CEE celebrated of the products and materials they developed an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi with ‘Go during the summer programme and conducted Green Ganesh’ campaign. The two-day puppet shows on the World Environment campaign included workshops for primary Day,. and pre-primary school students. World Environment Day: IFC supported the Traditionally Ganesh Chaturthi was a small World Environment Day programme at CEE, and intimate family affair where people used by sending mailers and invites to the IFC

163 contact list. An exhibition of the children’s 21.1.3 Summer Workshop in Jaipur work during the summer vacation programme CEE Jaipur, in collaboration with Joseph Cyril was set up for the public in the campus. Bamford (JCB), organised a week long summer Products like paper bags, candle stands, vacation workshop at the Govt. Senior lampshades and traditional diyas procured Secondary School, Bhambhoria, Jaipur. The from organisations like UTTHAN, SEWA and workshop was designed around the theme of Blind Peoples Association (BPA), were waste management, water and sanitation and exhibited and sold at the IFC on the day. learning science with fun. The workshop aimed to expose children to new activities and 21.1.1.5 Facilitating Linkages and Media experiences that they are not familiar with interface and to provide them an opportunity to explore and try new things along with skill The IFC facilitated linkages with other development like sharing, team work and programmes within CEE such as connecting participation. Hands on activities such as colleges to the SAYEN network in making a colour spinning wheel by using Ahmedabad. IFC also plays a major role in primary colours, separating colours by assisting with the media coverage for many of chromatography, preparing natural colors the NFD and CEE programmes. from flowers and leaves, preparing handmade 21.1.2 Facilitation Activities at CEE Delhi paper by recycling used paper, origami, thread painting and making homemade soap were The Delhi office of CEE continues to function conducted for the students. The importance of as a national coordination office, providing hand washing and personal hygiene was liaison and coordination services to the stressed upon thoughout. Joy of Science Headquarters and 40 odd offices of the activities like constructing balloon powered organisation. The main task of continuous car and balancing a pencil on its tip were coordination with the Ministry of Environment, carried out to develop in the children an Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&C), for the understanding of abstract scientific principles. Centres of Excellence scheme as well as various The workshop culminated with an exposure projects, follow up on sanctions and release of visit to the Regional Science Museum, Jaipur, grants, submission of reports and UCs, went and Kagzi paper making factory, Sanganer, on through the reporting year. Follow up with Jaipur. other government ministries and departments, foreign missions, national and international 21.2 Participation funding agencies also continued. Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Another continuous service by the Delhi office Attended/Conducted by CEE Members is to provide all CEE teams with focused and identified information about tenders, bids, Ms. Reema Banerjee RFPs (requests for proposals), calls for • Was nominated by the Department of proposal, etc. where CEE has the relevant Disaster Management, Government of West expertise to apply. During 2016-17, a total of Bengal, as one of the experts for the talk 44 such opportunities were identified and show ‘Durjog Mukabola’ aired on DD details sent to relevant groups/offices of CEE.

164 Kolkata on August 16, 2016. The talk show 24, 2016, to identify solutions and good was on plastic waste management. practices. It was agreed that regular • Was invited to attend the 5th meeting of the consultations will be organised for Regional Waste Management Outlook planning multi-pronged action. meeting organised by UNEP–IETC and the Ms. Sangeeta Basa Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the • Attended the workshop: ‘Sustainable Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology, Development – From Principles to Bangkok, from April 18-22, 2016. The Implementation’ at IIT Kharagpur from academic curriculum on holistic waste May 23-28, 2016. The workshop covered management for professionals such as (a) the principles of sustainable policy makers and technicians was also development, (b) case studies and insights finalised in the meeting with inputs from from practitioners on the ground working the participants and experts, and the on sustainable rural development, (c) field delivery mechanism of the course was visit to a nearby village for collecting discussed at length. The meeting also primary data for the development of a deliberated on a Regional Waste business plan, and (d) development of a Management Outlook document for Asia business plan integrating activities. on similar lines as the Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) document. Ms. Himashree Bhattacharyya • The paper authored by Ms. Reema Banerjee • All India Radio, Guwahati broadcast an and Ms. Madhavi Joshi titled ‘CHAMP - A interview of Ms. Bhattacharyya on May 21, Bio Medical Waste Disposal and Recycling 2016 on ‘Experiences in Science Express’ Plant: An innovative PPP model of reverse under the ‘Yuva Vani’ logistic mechanism to promote green programme.Presented a paper titled supply chain management in healthcare ‘Creating a Civil Defence for Tiger sector’, was accepted and presented at the Conservation through Education: A case International Conference on SWM (Solid study from Assam’ at the UGC sponsored Waste Management) organised in Jadavpur seminar at B. N. College, Dhubri on January University Kolkata, in November 2016. The 27, 2017. The paper was co-authored with paper has been shortlisted for publication Dr. Simanta Kalita and Mr. Inamul Haque in the book, Waste Management and Resource Ahmed. Circulation to be published by Springer • Was Resource Person for a teachers (India) Private Limited. training session on ‘WASH in Schools’ • Participated in stakeholder engagement organised by UNICEF Assam on July 26, sessions to discuss ways to improve 2016. Kolkata’s air quality, organised by the US • Was Resource Person for a session on Consulate General, in collaboration with ‘Walkability Study’ at the Centre for the Global Change Program of Jadavpur Ecology, Environment and Sustainable University and the social enterprise Development , School of Social Sciences, banglanatak.com, on September 15, 2016, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), followed by a Round Table on September Guwahati on March 30, 2017.

165 Ms. Bijayalakshmi Borpujari • Has been nominated as Member, Wildlife • Was the resource person for a session on Board, Government of Goa. the occasion of World Tourism Day on Dr. Abdhesh Gangwar September 26, 2016, invited by the NGO • Participated in the Regional Workshop for Uttaran. the North Eastern Region (NER) of India • Was a resource person for Swachh Mela in on ‘Climate Adaptation Programme and Golaghat District of Assam April 8, 2017 Sustainable Ecosystem in NER’ held and led training sessions on Sanitation. during April 25-26, 2016 at Imphal, Mr. Mitrajit Deb Manipur, organised by Manipur Directorate of Environment with support • Was the resource person for a ‘Digital from Swiss Development Cooperation and Payment Awareness’ programme held on Department of Science & Technology, the National Youth Day 2017 for high Government of India. school students of the New Guwahati Adarsh High School, Bamunimaidan, • Was invited to The Sirindhorn Guwahati. International Environmental Park (SIEP) 1281 Rama VI Camp, Cha-am District, • Was invited as a Resource Person for Phetchaburi, 76120, Thailand from during Swacch Mela in Golaghat and Kokrajhar June 25–July 4, 2016, where he participated districts of Assam in April 2017 and led in (a) the International Conference on training sessions and advocated the CLTS ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and approach for achieving Open Defecation Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Free India and waste management, thereby Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and aiding in the promotion of Swacch Bharat Practice’, in celebration of HRH Princess Mission. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 5 th Cycle • Was invited as a Resource Person for Birthday Anniversary during June 26-29, Namami Brahmaputra River Festival in 2016; (b) the 9th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting Goalpara District of Assam in April 2017 held on June 30, 2016; and (c) the and led training sessions on Sanitation via Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity CLTS approach. and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Capacity Building Workshop on Policy Support • Presented a paper titled ‘Local Extinction Tools during July 1-2, 2016. of Western Hoolock Gibbon from Cachar District of Assam’ at the UGC sponsored • Attended the International Conference on seminar at B. N. College, Dhubri, on ‘ESD for Transforming Education for January 27, 2017. Children and Youth’, organised by CEE Mr. Sujeetkumar Dongre from September 16-18, 2016 at Ahmedabad and coordinated the Sub Thematic Session • Facilitated technical sessions on all three on ‘ESD in Youth and Higher Education’. days of the Goa Bird Festival organised in He also participated in the sessions of the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary during General Assembly meeting of the November 11-13, 2016, in which Goa State Foundation for Environmental Education Office was an organising partner.

166 (FEE) held simultaneously during the ESD National Botanical Research Institute Conference. (NBRI), Lucknow, in recognition of the • Was invited to the Republic of Korea by the work done by CEE Himalaya, to ‘Sejahtera Forest for All’ to attend the 8th popularise science and Education for Tongyeong ESD International Forum 2016 Sustainable Development, and working held on October 21-22, 2016, at Tongyeong towards achieving climate smart and city, Republic of Korea. disaster resilient communities across the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). The NBRI • Was invited by the United Nations felicitates grass root innovators school University - Institute of Advanced Studies children who received recognition at state th (UNU-IAS) to attend the 10 Global RCE or national level, innovative science Conference held at the University of Gaja teachers, science journalisst, NGOs and Madha and RCE Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Individuals working towards and the IPBES capacity building workshop popularising science. organised by IPBES with UNU-IAS, during November 22-25, 2016. Ms. Rajeswari Gorana • Visited Nepal from January 1-8, 2017 for • Attended the annual national ‘Agenda conducting needs assessment to develop Congress’ organised by the Federal CEE’s ‘Rebuilding Nepal’ programme post- Ministry of Education and Research, Nepal earthquake. Germany, on July 11-12, 2016, at the Berlin Congress Centre in Berlin. It was a forum rd • Was invited to attend the 3 Indian where actors and member organisations Freshwater Turtle and Tortoise Strategic contributing to the Global Action Plan of Conservation Action Planning and Red UNESCO and SDGs exchanged learnings. List Assessment Workshop held during She shared the material development February 16-18, 2017 at New Delhi. initiative in one of the workshops in the • Attended the ‘Mainstreaming Grassroots Congress. Innovations: Community Action, Global • Made three presentations at the ESD for Impact’, the SGP India Meet organised by Transforming Children & Youth CEE with UNDP during March 15-17, 2017 Conference held in September 2016: (a) at CEE Ahmedabad. ‘Nature Scope & EE Materials’ at the • Was invited and supported by Give2Asia session on the theme of ‘School based to attend workshops on ‘Disaster Projects/Programmes towards Preparedness and the Power of Local Sustainability’; (b) ‘NCERT Textbook Leadership’, organised by Give2Asia and Review of Sustainable Transportation’ at IIRR, Philippines, during March 6-10, 2017 the session on the theme of ‘Innovative at IIRR, Cavite, and Asian Institute of Learning Approaches in Educational Management in Manila, Philippines. Methods; and (c) Sustainable School/ College Initiative at the session on the • Was felicitated at 2nd India International theme of ‘ESD for Youth’. Science Festival (IIFS 2016) held on November 11, 2016, at the Council of • As part of CMU, coordinated the printing Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) - and distribution of ‘ESD Curriculum

167 Framework’, edited by Jorg-Robert ‘Leading Academic Institutions through Schreiber and Hannes Siege, KMK ESD: Leadership Training programme for (Standing Conference of the Ministers of University Leaders in Malaysia’ Education and Cultural Affairs) and BMZ programme, during April 26-27, 2016. He (German Federal Ministry of Economic spoke on ‘Differences between Cooperation and Development) and Environmental Education (EE) and executed by Engagement Global, for Education for Sustainable Development distribution at the ESD for Children & (ESD)’ and ‘Managing RCEs in India: RCE Youth Conference. Guwahati - an example’. Ms. Himani • Was invited as the Guest of Honour for the • Attended the Regional Consultative ‘Swachh Vidyalaya Awareness cum Workshop on ‘Strengthening Capacity for Goodwill Meeting’ held on August 13, Disaster Risk Reduction’, organised by the 2016, at Bongora Pachoniapara MV School, UNESCO Offices in New Delhi and Kamrup, Assam. He spoke on ‘How to Kathmandu and other partners during engage community in planning and October 19-21, 2016, in Kathmandu, Nepal, execution of WASH activities in Schools’. to mark the ‘International Day for Disaster • Participated in the ‘CLTS Training of Risk Reduction’. Himani presented the Trainers’ at the State Institute of Rural rehabilitation work of CEE Himalaya under Development (SIRD), Kahikuchi, the projects ‘Rebuilding Trust’ (post Guwahati, during August 22-26, 2016. The Kashmir 2005 earthquake & J&K floods training was organised by the Chief 2014) and ‘Rebuilding Faith’ (post Engineer (Sanitation), Public Health Uttarakhand flash floods 2013). Engineering Department, Assam and Ms. Madhavi Joshi Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). • Was invited as Speaker and Chair for a Panel on ‘Women and Environment’, at • Was invited as a Panelist for the North the Sophia College Platinum Jubilee East Dialogue of World Sustainable Conference on ‘College Education for Development Summit 2016, organised at Women in 21st Century – Challenges and Guwahati by TERI on August 24, 2016. He Opportunities’, on December 1, 2016. spoke on ‘Water and Sanitation’. Dr. Simanta Kalita • Was invited as a National Expert in the Teacher Training programme on WASH in • Was invited by Assam Autism Society as Schools organised by UNICEF, SSA Bihar the Guest of Honour to delivered a lecture and CEE North. Apart from the training, on ‘Autism and Environment’ on April 2, he also visited schools and helped the 2016 - World Autism Day 2016, at project team in planning future activities. Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture, The programme was organised on Guwahati. September 7-8, 2016 at Hazipur. • Was invited as the International Resource • Was invited as a National Expert at the Person by AKEPT, Kuala Lumpur, ‘State Level Workshop on Integrating Malaysia, to deliver two lectures in the WASH in Adarsh and Utkarsh Vidyalaya

168 in Rajasthan’. The workshop was Sanitation: Lessons for Scaling up’, organised by UNICEF and Rajasthan organised on December 14, 2016, at India Council of Elementary Education (SSA) on Habitat Centre by PRIYA and Centre for September 19, 2016 at Jaipur, Rajasthan. Policy Research (CPR). • Was invited as a Resource Person for the • Particiapited, along with Himashree ‘National Teacher Training Programme’ Bhattacharyya, in the Pravasi Bharatiya organised by the Centre for Cultural Divas, held at BIEC (Bengaluru Resources and Training (CCRT) on International Exhibition Centre), Bengaluru September 29, 2016. He spoke on two topics during January 7-9, 2017. CEE has won the – ‘Introduction to Environment, National Social Innovation Contest 2016 Environment Education and of NITI Aayog and Ministry of External Environmental Studies’ and ‘Water Affairs. Dr. Kalita and Ms. Bhattacharyya Resources’. received the award from the Minister of • Was invited as a Resource Person at the State for External Affairs, Gen (Retd.) V.K. ‘Inter State Teacher Training Programme’ Singh. held for teachers of Assam and Arunachal • Delivered the Invited Speech at the Pradesh on ‘Hoolock Gibbon Conservation inaugural session of the UGC Sponsored Education. The programme was organised ‘National Seminar on Environmental on October 4, 2016 by ENVIRON and SSA, Conditions and Biodiversity Status in the Assam at Sadiya, Assam. New Millennium’. The seminar was • Was invited as a Resource Person in a organised by B.N. College at Dhubri, teacher training programme organised by Assam on January 28-29, 2017. TERI on October 14, 2016 at Guwahati. He • All India Radio, Guwahati broadcast a spoke on ‘WASH Education in Schools: telephonic interview of Dr. Kalita on Realities and Challenges’. January 30, 2017, on ‘Cleanliness and • Was invited as a Resource Person for a Swachh Bharat Mission’ under the ‘Aajir ‘Children’s interaction programme’ Puwa’ programme. organised as part of Anwesha Festival of • Delivered the Invited Speech on ‘Protecting Books at Guwahati on October 15, 2016. Natural Environment: Sensitising Student His topic of interaction was ‘Natural Community & Civil Society’ at the Disaster and Child Rights’. ‘National Workshop on Protection, • Has been appointed as one of the Members Conservation and Management of Natural of the ‘State Level Committee’ formed by Environment: Role of Student and Civil the Government of Assam for the ‘Swachh Society’, organised by the University of Vidyalaya Puraskar, Assam’. He attended Science and Technology, Meghalaya on a meeting of the committee on the December February 10, 2017, at Baridua, Meghalaya. 9, 2016, held at the Assam Secretariat under • All India Radio, Guwahati, broadcast an the chairmanship of the Principal interview of Dr. Kalita on March 16, 2017 Secretary, Education. on ‘Environmental Studies and • Participated in the ‘National Conference Employment Opportunities’ under the on Social Innovations for Improving Urban ‘Yuva Vani’ programme.

169 • Published a paper titled ‘Role of Teachers well as gave a brief overview of the wildlife in Promoting WASH in Schools: A case found in Gujarat and at Indroda Park. study from Kamrup District in Assam’ in a • Was involved in the preparation of the journal. Swachhta Pakhwada report of August 1- Ms. Preeti R. Kanaujia 15, for MoEF& CC. It is a compiled • Represented CEE in the governing body analytical report of activities undertaken meetings of Uttar Pradesh Participatory by various states as part of the Swachh Forest Management and Poverty Bharat Mission. Alleviation Project (UP-PFMPAP) which Mr. Jaison Verghese were held in Lucknow at periodic intervals. • Facilitated a two-day workshop on As member, she provided inputs on forestry Resource Mobilisation and Grant Making, management, environment awareness and organised by Caritas, Denmark and North other activities of the project. East Diocesan Social Service Society, • Has been nominated as a member of the Guwahati, on January 19-20, 2017. executive and steering committee under the • Attended and facilitated the handholding State Compensatory Afforestation Fund and networking sessions during the Management and Planning Authority Millennium Alliance (MA) Consultation (CAMPA), Uttar Pradesh. Workshop held at Imphal on February 8, Mr. Deep Shah 2017. • Organised an interaction for the staff of • Represented CEE North East, along with SEWA Gram Mahila Haat, along with Ms. Ms. Himashree Bhattacharyya, as a finalist Rajeswari Gorana, and oriented them to for the MANTHAN Awards held at digital payment and BHIM app. This was Surajkund Ground, Faridabad, Haryana on as part of the campaign called for by the February 25, 2017. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to mobilise • Coordinated pre-Earth Day campaign in youth on the theme of Digital Payments. association with the North East Diocesan • Facilitated teacher training for a batch of Social Service Society (NEDSSS). He also teachers held at Bakore during October 17- coordinated the ‘Round Table Conference 19, 2016. This was as part of the Gujarat on Environment Education in India’ in Council for Education, Research and Guwahati and Imphal along with NEDSSS. Training (GCERT), Government of Gujarat, Mubashir Sultan Zargar project awarded to CEE to train 2000 teachers on Social Science. • Participated in the First Asian Region planning meeting on January 18-21, 2017 • Facilitated a nature walk session in at Kuala Lumpur, Republic of Malaysia, Indroda Park, Gandhinagar, for the held under the project ‘Reorienting participants of the Sustainability Exchange Education and Training Systems to Programme organised by CEE’s CSD Improve the Lives of Indigenous and (Communication for Sustainable Marginalised Youth’ of the UNESCO Chair Development) Group on January 18, 2016. in ESD at York University, Toronto, He conducted a bird watching session as Canada.

170 CEE Governing Council

Centre for Environment Education Representatives of the Nehru Ahmedabad Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad 380 054 LIST OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING Ms. Indu Capoor COUNCIL: Director, Shri Ashok Khosla Centre for Health Education, Training and Chairman Nutrition Awareness, Outreach (CHETNA - Development Alternatives O) B-32, TARA Crescent, B-Block, 3rd Floor, Supath-II, Qutub Institutional Area Opp. Vadaj Bus Terminus, New Delhi 110 016 Ashram Road, Vadaj, Ahmedabad 380 013 Members Nominees of the Ministry of Representative of the Karmakshetra Environment, Forest & Climate Educational Foundation, Change, Govt. of India Ahmedabad 380 014 Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, IAS Dr. (Ms.) Mallika V. Sarabhai Secretary Trustee, Karmakshetra Education Foundation (KEF) and Government of India Hon. Director Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Darpana Academy of Performing Arts “Indira Paryavaran Bhawan” Usmanpura Jor Bagh Road Ahmedabad 380 014 New Delhi 110 003 Nominee of the Department of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Gujarat Shri P.K. Dash, IRS Shri Arvind Agarwal, IAS Additional Secretary &Financial Advisor Additional Chief Secretary Government of India Govt. of Gujarat Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Forest & Environment Dept. “Indira Paryavaran Bhawan” Sardar Patel Bhawan Jor Bagh Road Block No. 14, 8th Floor New Delhi 110 003 New Sachivalaya Gandhinagar 382 010

171 Eminent persons in the fields of Mumbai 400 036. Environment, Education, Dr. (Ms.) Mahfuza Rahman Communication and Management No.202 Amity Apartment Shri Ashoke Chatterjee S.K. Bhuyan Road B-1-002 Rushin Tower Dighalipukhuri B/h Someshwar 2 East Guwahati 781 001 Satellite Road Prof. Peter Ronald Desouza Ahmedabad 380 015 Centre for the Study of Developing Societies Shri Prasad R. Menon 29, Rajpur Road Independent Director-Axis Bank Ltd. Delhi 110054 Srishti, 264 A MLA Colony Dr. Bharat Patel Road no 12, Banjara Hills Samved Orthopaedic Hospital Hyderabad 500 034 3rd Floor, Near Sopan Flats Shri S.K. Mukherjee On Stadium Circle to Commerce College Six Roads 269, Sewalakalan (Majra) Navrangpura 47, Lane 5 Ahmedabad - 380 009 Ashwani Enclave Dehradun Ex-officio members from associate Uttarakhand 248171 institutions of NFD, Ahmedabad Prof. M.K. Prasad Shri Dilip Surkar No. 62 “Perumana” Director 5th Cross Road Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT) Girinagar Thaltej Tekra Cochin 682 020 Ahmedabad 380 054 Dr. (Ms.) Shobita Punja Ms. Pallavi Patel J-231 F/F, Saket Director New Delhi 110 0017 Centre for Health Education, Training and Ms. Kalpana Sharma Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) Independent Journalist/Columnist B-Block, 3rd Floor, Supath-II, 11 D Malabar Apartments Opp: Vadaj Bus Terminus, Off Nepean Road Ashram Road, Vadaj,

172 Ahmedabad 380 013 Shri Dilip Surkar Executive Director Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) Navrangpura Ahmedabad 380 009 Shri Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Director Centre for Environment Education Ahmedabad 380 054 T.K. Balappan Secretary Nehru Foundation for Development Ahmedabad 380 054

173 CEE Offices Address List

Head Office

Centre for Environment Education CEE North Nehru Foundation for Development House No. 83 Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380 054 Bal Vihar Colony Faridi Nagar Gujarat Picnic Spot Road Tel: 079-26858002-8005 Lucknow 226 015 Fax: 079-26858010 Uttar Pradesh E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] CEE North: Telefax: 0522-2716570 Regional Cells CEE North East CEE Central K.K. Bhatta Road, Chenikuthi 1 & 2 Pinewood Apartment Guwahati 781 003 S. No. 233/1/2, Vidhate Colony Assam Ambedkar Chowk, Near Aundh Telephone Tel:0361-2667382 Exchange Fax:0361-2665914 Dnyaneshwar Murkute Path E-mail:[email protected] Aundh Pune 411 067 Maharashtra CEE South Campus Phone:020-27298860/1/2 No. 76/8 Jarakabande Kaval Telefax:020-27298860 Suberdarpalya, Attur (Post) E-mail:[email protected] Yelahanka Bangalore 560 064 CEE East Karnataka Plot No. – 2189, 1st Floor, BJB Nagar E-mail: [email protected] Near Baragada Haat Bhubaneswar – 751014 Odisha Telefax: 0674-2310344 E-mail: [email protected]

174 CEE West CEE Delhi Centre for Environment Education C-40, Ground Floor Nehru Foundation for Development South Extension Part 2 Thaltej Tekra New Delhi – 110 049 Ahmedabad 380 054 Tel: 011-26262878, 26262880. Gujarat Email: [email protected] Tel: 079-26858002-8009 Fax: 079-26858010 CEE Goa E-mail: [email protected] C/o. Old SCERT building Alto Porvorim, Bardez State Offices Goa 403521 Telfax: 0832-2416164 CEE Andhra Pradesh/Telangana E-mail: [email protected] Door No.1- 8-505/11/1, Ground floor, Prakasham Nagar, CEE Karnataka Nr. Sub-Registrar Office Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016 No. 76/8 Jarakabande Kaval Tel. No : 040 27762680 Suberdarpalya, Attur (Post) Fax. No.040 27762679 Yelahanka E-mail: [email protected] Bangalore 560 064 E-mail:[email protected] Karnataka Tel:080-65325788 CEE Chhattisgarh E-mail: [email protected] D/6, Shri Ram Tower, Tatibandh CEE Odisha Raipur 492099 Plot No- 694, Chhattisgarh At- Raghunath Nagar (Suka Vihar), Ph. No. 0771-2572948 Near Jadupur Masjid, Email: [email protected] Po- Dumduma H.B. Colony, Bhubaneswar- 751019. Mob- 7008381393

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177 CEE Khambhaliya DéCee Bunglow– Mithoi Patiya, CEE’s Information Facilitation Centre Jamnagar – Khambhaliya Highway, Mithoi Nehru Foundation for Development Dist: Jamnagar Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380 054 Gujarat CEE Mundra Tel: 079-26858002-8009, 26844872 Fax: 079-26858010 Flat no: 103, C-6, Ramdevnagar E-mail: [email protected] Opp.Old Petrol Pump, Mundra-Baroi Road, Mundra 370 421 Nature Discovery & Campsite Gujarat Offices Contact Person: Anita Parihar Contact No. 8980016286 Sundarvan E-mail: [email protected] S.M. Road CEE Kolkata Jodhpur Tekra Ahmedabad 380 015 Flat No: C-2, II Floor Gujarat “TILOTTAMA” Tel:079-26923148/26921838 Premises No: P- 21 Mobile: 09408872745 Senhati Co-Operative Colony E-mail : [email protected] Behala Kolkata – 700 034 West Bengal Sundarvan Bakore Telefax: 033-24033842 E-mail: [email protected] Taluka : Bakore Dist : Mahisagar CEE Varanasi Gujarat Mobile : 09974839900 & 09426487261 Mr. Mayank Verma Email : [email protected] K 66/1-Q-3, Narharpura, Varanasi, Pin Code- 221001 Mobile: 07037205361

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International Offices

CEE Australia PO Box 497 Auburn NSW 1835 Australia Tel: : +612 9416 0432 E-mail:[email protected]

179 CEE Thrust Areas 1. Education for Children

2. Higher Education

3. Education for Youth

4. Sustainable Rural Development

5. Facilitating NGOs and Community Initiatives

6. Drinking Water and Sanitation

7. Education for Biodiversity Conservation and experiencing Nature

8. Interpretation

9. Urban Programmes

10. Waste Management

11. Sustainable Business and Climate Change

12. Eco System based Campaigns for Rivers, Mountains and Marine

13. Disaster Risk Reduction

14. Decision and Policy Makers

15. International Collaboration

16. Research in EE and ESD

180 CEE Websites

About CEE www.ceeindia.org

For Youth www.sayen.org

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ENVIS Centre on EE and ESD www.ceeenvis.nic.org

Archival for Green teacher on EE www.greenteacher.org

For EE Materials www.edutechindia.org

UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme www.sgpindia.org

Biomedical Waste Management www.bmwmindia.org

Documenting efforts to Conserve India's Living Traditions www.paramparaproject.org

Paryavaran Mitra Programme, one of the largest sustainability and Climate Change Education programmes in the world www.paryavaranmitra.in

South and South East Asia Network for EE www.saseanee.org

Programme and activities of CEE Australia www.ceeaustralia.org

Eco School Programme www.ecoschools.org

Global Citizenship for Sustainability Marine www.ceegcs.com

Conservation of Biological Diversity www.educationcbd.org

Programme for children in schools www.ceekabiscope.org

Energy Efficiency Network www.eenetindia.org

Cool Calculator Together We Can www.coolcalculator.org

Urjachetana www.urjachetana.in

181 Nehru Foundation for Development Centre for Environment Education Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380 054 (Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860) Regd. No. GUJ/1043 (Ahmedabad) (Also registered under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976 vide registration no. 041910044 with Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2016–2017

A SORAB S. ENGINEER & CO. (Regd.) 909, ATMA House Chartered Accountants Opp. Old Reserve Bank of India Ashram Road Ahmedabad-380 009

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of NEHRU FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT - CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION - AHMEDABAD ("Society") which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Income and Expenditure Account for the year then ended and summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position and financial performance of Society in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the applicable Accounting Standards. This responsiblity also includes maintanance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Society and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintanance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsiblity

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to Society’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of

B expressing an opinion on whether Society has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the financial statements give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of Society as at 31st March, 2017 and its surplus for the year ended on that date.

For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. FirmRegistration No.110417W Chartered Accountants

CA Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner Membership No. 100892 Ahmedabad September 23rd, 2017

C Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending on 31st March 2017. RECEIPTS Rs. Rs. OPENING CASH AND BANK BALANCES 80106249 GRANT FROM MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FOREST, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI Grant received during the year: For Infrastructure Development & Augmentation 0 For Recurring expenditure 92050000 Total Grants received from MoEF&CC 92050000 Add: Sale proceeds of old assets disposed off 0 92050000 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES Out of Grant from Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, New Delhi. 9972025

Out of Grant from Locally Funded/Foreign Funded and Own Programme Sponsored Projects/Programmes 167788588 Out of Foreign Contributions 54164157 Own Programmes 14741522 236694267 OTHER RECEIPTS Interest on Bank Accounts (Net) 1977682 Misc Income 4039007 Services & Products 3877758 Royalty and Infrastructure Receipts 9973317 Donation 635100 Consultancy, Overhead recoveries & Reimbursements. 52132757 Change in balance of suppliers & others 4444332 Recovery against Loan to staff 136760 Receivable on sale of Products/Services 1622463 Project expenses recovered 735205 Grant Recevivable 18157863 Change in balance of Advances and Others 3662253 101394497

Total Rs..... 520217038

D. N. Surati Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Chief Accounts Officer Director Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017

D Receipts and Payments Account for the year ending on 31st March 2017.

PAYMENTS Rs. Rs. MOVABLE & IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES Acquired during the year out of Grant from Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, New Delhi Immovable Properties 0 Movable Properties 0 0 Acquired during the year out of own Income & Project Grant Immovable Properties 3751366 Movable Properties 3372933 7124299 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES Out of Grant from Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, New Delhi. Projects and Programmes 9751775 9751775 Out of Grant from Locally Funded/Foreign Funded and Own Programme Own Activity / Own Project & Programmes 30194836 Locally Funded 166543483 Foreign Contributions 53580749 250319068 ESTABLISHMENT AND OTHER OFFICE EXPS Salaries 122165409 Other Administrative Expenses 23544440 Travel 1336065 Honorarium to Consultants 84232 Micro Processor Maintenance 819120 147949266 Other Payments Change in balance of Project Program grants 36222770 Change in Amount payble to NGO (Net) 54397 Tax Deducted @ Source (Net) 1297237 Security Deposit (Net) 521382 38095786 BANK OVERDRAFT Bank Overdraft from IOB repaid 4260114 Less: Bank Overdraft from SBI received -502386 3757728 CLOSING CASH AND BANK BALANCES 63219116 Total Rs..... 520217038

We have examined and found correct the above account As per our report of Even Date as per the books of account, vouchers etc. produced For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. before us and as per the information and explanations Chartered Accountants F.R.No.110417W given to us. CA Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner Membership No. 100892 Date: 23rd September 2017

E Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017. 31-03-2016 FUNDS & LIABILITIES 31-03-2017 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

CORPUS FUND 1288000 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 1288000

OTHER EARMARKED FUNDS Depreciation Fund 16900159 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 18430741 1530582 Addition during the year 1663338 18430741 20094079

Any Other Fund: 136010080 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 152385145 11010019 Addition during the year 7538925 5913196 Add: Transferred from Income & 7475536 Expenditure A/c for Infra.Deve. Fund 152933295 167399606 Less: Fund reduced by the cost of Assets written off/disposed off/transferred 548150 during the year 3788213 163611393 152385145 163611393

GRANT BALANCES: Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India, New Delhi. 1637026 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 773454 114972000 Grant for recurring expenditure 105450000 credited during the year 116609026 106223454 114972000 Less: Amount of grant transferred to 105450000 Income & Expenditure account to meet the recurring expenditure incurred during the year 863572 Less: Amount of grant transferred to 316012 Income & Expenditure account to meet the renovation expenditure incurred for Sundarvan 773454 105766012 457442 457442

76880211 Projects, Programmes, Workshops, Seminars etc., 50073919

F Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017. 31-03-2016 ASSETS 31-03-2017 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES: Immovable Properties (At cost) Buildings: 49860235 Balance as per Last Balance Sheet 53784010 3923775 Addition during the year 3751366 53784010 57535376 Movable Properties (At cost) Office equipments, Vehicles, Library Books etc., 71566690 Balance as per last Balance Sheet 75703284 4684744 Addition during the year 3593183 76251434 79296467 Less: Written off/Disposed off/ 548150 transferred during the year 3788213 75703284 75508254 129487294 133043630 1642834 Vehicles on loan from Dy. Collector, 1642834 Gulbarga for CHAMP Project Less: Liability for vehicle-Dy. Collector, 1642834 Gulbarga for CHAMP Proj. 1642834 0 0 DEPOSITS 3764617 For Services, Rent Projects etc., 4125999 LOANS: 582870 To Staff & Others 446110 ADVANCES: 1389116 To Staff (One year old Rs. 3,67,461/-, Previous 1339857 year Rs.3,25,754/-) 1478322 To NGOs, (One year old Rs. 5,10,800/-, Previous 2193912 year Rs. 1,44,705/-) 3689700 To Suppliers and Contractors for 6120579 Projects expenses (One year old Rs. 12,44,535/-, Previous year Rs. 3,64,265/-) 14472842 To Others (One year old Rs. 49,41,381/-, 8428968 Previous year Rs. 48,58,710/-) 21029980 18083316

8922478 Income Tax deducted at source (TDS) receivable 10219715 (One year old Rs. 66,25,148/-, Previous year Rs. 47,63,455/-)

G Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2017. 31-03-2016 FUNDS & LIABILITIES 31-03-2017 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

Bank Overdraft (Secured against pledge of FDR as Collateral Security) 5937201 Indian Overseas Bank, Thaltej Branch 1677087 0 State Bank of India Satellite branch 502386 5937201 2179473

LIABILITIES 29150100 For Expenses 40993855 634078 For Security Deposits 474078 265400 Amount payable to NGOs 926593 27155536 For Others 19756113 57205114 62150639

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (11636348) Balance as per last balance sheet 1117366 12753715 Add: Excess of Income over Expenditure transferred from Income & Expenditure Account for current year 427301 1117367 1544667 314017233 TOTAL 301399612

Notes on Accounts as per Schedule “B”

The above Balance Sheet to the best of our belief contains a true account of the funds and liabilities and of the property and assets of the Society.

D. N. Surati Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Chief Accounts Officer Director Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017

H Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017. 31-03-2016 ASSETS 31-03-2017 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

AMOUNT DUE/RECEIVABLE 34813180 For Projects, Programmes, Workshops, Seminars etc. 44229658 25478100 Grant receivable (since received) 20720237 288514 Interest Accrued on FDR 125548 1981547 Project Expenses Recoverable 1246342 7562404 Receivable on Sale of Products and Services etc. 5939941 (One year old Rs. 1556203/-, Previous year Rs. 805753/-) 70123745 72261726 CASH AND BANK BALANCES 80106249 As per Schedule “A” 63219116

314017233 TOTAL 301399612

As per our report of Even Date

For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. Chartered Accountants F.R.No.110417W

CA Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner Membership No. 100892 Date: 23rd September 2017

I Income and Expenditure Account for the year ending on 31st March 2017. 2015-16 2016-17 Rs. EXPENDITURE Rs. Rs.

EXPENDITURE ON OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY On Programmes and Projects (Own activity as well as sponsored by Governmental and Non-governmental organisations) 63585404 Own Activities 30194836 223437985 Out of Local Funding 176295258 34067586 Out of Foreign Contribution 53580749 321090975 260070843

ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES Salary: 131950028 Staff Salaries 127165397 12 Remuneration to the Office Bearers 12 131950040 127165409

25629842 Administrative and other Expenses 25563120

Professional Fees: 104248 Legal Fees 102737 115000 Audit Fees 118000 25849090 25783857

1530582 DEPRECIATION 1663338

AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE OR SPECIFIC FUND : 5913196 Earmarked for Immovable/Movable Properties 5075536 0 Earmarked for Gratuity 2400000 12753714 Excess of Income over Expenditure carried over to 427301 Balance Sheet

499087597 TOTAL 422586284

Notes on Accounts as per Schedule “B“

D. N. Surati Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Chief Accounts Officer Director Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017

J Income and Expenditure Account for the year ending on 31st March 2017. 2015-16 2016-17 Rs. INCOME Rs. Rs.

INTEREST EARNED:

2167448 On Savings Bank Accounts and Term Deposits 1834228 with Nationalised and Scheduled Banks 779841 Other Interest 212212 2947289 2046440 Less: Interest allocated to Special Funds and 491372 Projects 501636 2455917 1544804

16132983 OWN PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES 14710456

AMOUNT TRANSFERRED FROM: Grant from Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Government of India, New Delhi 114972000 to meet the recurring expenditure 105450000

Grant from Ministry of Environment, Forests & , Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi, 863572 to meet the infrastructure development expenditure 316012

Grants from GO/NGOs for sponsored Projects and 257505571 Programmes 229876007 373341143 335642019

OTHER INCOME: 593900 Donation 635100 36539283 Sale of Educational Material & EE Products 3908824 3356172 Fees, Royalties & Other Contributions 9973317 64002160 Recoveries/Reimb. of Exps.from Project/programmes 52132757 2666039 Miscellaneous Income including sale proceeds of 4039007 Assets 107157554 70689005 499087597 TOTAL 422586284 As per our report of Even Date For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. Chartered Accountants F.R.No.110417W CA Chokshi Shreyas B. Partner Membership No. 100892 Date: 23rd September 2017

K Schedule ‘A’ attached to and Forming Part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017

Total Sr. CASH AND BANK BALANCES CEE-CORE CEE-FC TOTAL 31-3-16 No. & Projects Projects 31-3-17

A. CURRENT ACCOUNTS In the name of Nehru Foundation for Development Centre for Environment Education with: 181692 1 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad 234119 - 234119 2567545 2 ICICI Bank Ltd. Pune 2313397 - 2313397 2373913 3 ICICI Bank Ltd. Lucknow 193311 - 193311 89270 4 ICICI Bank Ltd. Bhubneshwar 27663 - 27663 324301 5 ICICI Bank Ltd. Delhi 269688 - 269688 14227 6 ICICI Bank Ltd. Guwhati 812047 - 812047 4540 7 ICICI Bank Ltd. Coimbatore 9730 - 9730 82539 8 ICICI Bank Ltd. Hyderabad 36739 - 36739 355709 9 ICICI Bank Ltd. Bangalore 147559 - 147559 30000 10 ICICI Bank Ltd. Goa-Panaji 103141 - 103141 93756 11 CBI, S.M.Road Branch, Ahmedabad. 72098 - 72098 4002446 12 BOI,- Gulbarga (CHAMP) 47433 - 47433 0 13 BOI,- Gulbarga (CHAMP) A/c 406 2405117 - 2405117

10119938 Sub-total "A" Rs...... 6672041 6672041

B. SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS In the name of Nehru Foundation for Development- Centre for Environment Education with: 68448 1 BOI, Basaveswaranagar Branch, Bangalore.(A/c 6056) 71235 - 71235 215662 2 BOI, Cantonment Branch, Bangalore.(A/c 8435) 29577 - 29577 111239 3 BOI, Gulbarga 115769 - 115769 1859211 4 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-Core 118446 - 118446 203942 5 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-Projects 853923 - 853923 37801 6 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-SDF 39724 - 39724 378933 7 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-SWF 516346 - 516346 821419 8 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-CAPART 161439 - 161439 0 9 SBI, Lucknow Branch 1293437 - 1293437 677670 10 HDFC, Drive in Road Branch, Ahmedabad 1842238 - 1842238 37704 11 Corporation Bank, Virajpet Branch, Virajpet. 37704 - 37704 30764 12 SBI, Dharampur Branch 30764 - 30764 63 13 ICICI Bank Ltd. - name of CEE-ICEF Project Account, Delhi 67 - 67 76793 14 ICICI Bank Ltd. - DEL-RHSDP Project 79740 - 79740 78034 15 ICICI Bank Ltd. - Guwahati 358939 - 358939 16637 16 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad( CMU & Zoo) 82468 - 82468 559906 17 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad( Do Future) 217612 - 217612 2457253 18 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad ( Industry) 1234202 - 1234202 1303821 19 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad ( NCB) 180894 - 180894 981778 20 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad ( RPG & West) 2301615 - 2301615 1638256 21 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad ( Studio) 205813 - 205813 1388416 22 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad (YEN & PM) 547583 - 547583 27759 23 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad (WARM) 171658 - 171658 43424 24 ICICI Bank Ltd. Drive-in Road Br, Ahmedabad (Society) 44174 - 44174

L Schedule ‘A’ attached to and Forming Part of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017

Total Sr. CASH AND BANK BALANCES CEE-CORE CEE-FC TOTAL 31-3-16 No. & Projects Projects 31-3-17

3953087 25 ICICI Bank Ltd. Pune 1093100 - 1093100 415057 26 HDFC Bank Ltd. - Srinagar Branch 27017 - 27017 27042085 27 HDFC Bank Ltd. - Delhi Branch 5873422 - 5873422 4130498 28 SBI, ESS Project 5776623 - 5776623 9162 29 SBI, WG Project 22608 - 22608 1450353 30 ICICI Bank Ltd. Delhi(CSR a/c) 888706 - 888706 1830298 31 SBI, Bangalore Branch 523707 - 523707 0 32 Kotak mahindra Bank Nfd Cee A/C Camps 201362 - 201362 0 33 Kotak mahindra Bank Nfd Cee A/C West 1031977 - 1031977 0 34 Kotak mahindra Bank Nfd Cee A/C Gulbarga 2849511 - 2849511

In the name of Centre for Environment Education A/c. Foreign Contribution with:

5498355 1 Indian Overseas Bank, Thaltej Branch, Ahmedabad 8220684 8220684 630577 2 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad-R T T 3467407 3467407

57974403 Sub-total "B" Rs...... 28823398 11688091 40511489

C. FIXED/SHORT TERM DEPOSIT ACCOUNT In Term Deposit Account in the name of Centre for Environment Education with:

356798 1 SBI, Satellite Road Branch, Ahmedabad 8137116 - 8137116 0 2 IOB, Thaltej Branch, Ahmedabad 5000000 - 5000000 0 3 ICICI Bank, Aundh Branch, Pune 1237282 - 1237282 300000 4 BOI, Gulbarga, South 300000 - 300000 In Term Deposit Account in the name of Centre for Environment Education A/c.Foreign Contribution Fund with:

7600000 1 Indian Overseas Bank, Thaltej Branch, Ahmedabad 0 - 0 3096167 2 State Bank of India, Satellite Road Br. Ahmedabad 0 - 0

11352965 Sub-total "C" Rs...... 14674398 - 14674398

658943 D. CHEQUES ON HAND 1361189 - 1361189 - E. CASH ON HAND - - -

80106249 TOTAL "A" TO "E" Rs...... 51531025 11688091 63219116 As per our report of Even Date For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. Chartered Accountants F.R.No.110417W CA Chokshi Shreyas B. D. N. Surati Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Partner Chief Accounts Officer Director Membership No. 100892 Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017 `Date: 23rd September 2017

M Schedule “B”

Notes Attached to and forming part of the Accounts for the Year 2016-17

1 Significant Accounting Policies followed:

1.1 The accounts are maintained on accrual system of accounting subject to following exceptions.

a. The amount advanced to various Governmental and Non-Governmental agencies for projects and programmes activities are shown under the head “Advances to NGOs and Others for Project expenses” and the same will be adjusted in the books on receipt of the statements of accounts from respective agencies.

b. In respect of insurance premium, rent and annual maintenance contracts, entry for expenses paid in advance is made whereas such other expenses are accounted for as and when paid.

c. Liabilities in respect of employees benefits such as gratuity, leave encashment, LTC etc., are accounted for as and when paid.

d. Advances given to employees for travel, for project expenses and LTC are accounted for as and when bills for respective expenses are submitted by concerned employees.

1.2 Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India requires management to make estimates and assump- tions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities on the date of the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Any revision to accounting estimates is recognized prospec- tively in current and future.

1.3 Fixed Assets Fixed Assets are stated at cost. Cost means purchase price and / or erection / commissioning charges of fixed assets and other charges directly attributable to the cost of fixed assets.

1.4 Depreciation: The Society has started providing for depreciation on assets from the financial year 2003-04 based on the directions given by the Centre’s Finance Committee based on the recommendation of Indian Audit & Accounts.

Depreciation is calculated on Straight Line method on Society’s Own Assets and Assets acquired out of MoEF Grant except on Building. The depreciation is accumu- lated under the head Depreciation Fund.

N Asset Rate (%) Furniture and Equipment 10.00

Computer & Peripherals 20.00

Vehicle 20.00

Library Books 10.00

Depreciation on additions has been provided for the full year irrespective of date of acquisition.

Depreciation provision has not been made on assets acquired out of Projects/Programme Funding.

1.5 Investment Long term investments are carried at cost less any other than temporary diminution in value, determined separately for each individual investment. Current investments are carried at lower of cost and fair value.

1.6 Inventories Inventories are valued at lower of Cost or net realizable value.

The consumable stores and spares are charged to expenses at the point of their purchases.

2 The Society’s buildings are constructed on the land of Nehru Foundation for Development.

3 Debit/Credit balances of parties are subject to confirmations. Necessary adjustment, if any, will be made in the accounts on settlement of the respective accounts.

4 Corresponding figures of the previous year have been regrouped to make them comparable with figures of current year, wherever necessary.

For Sorab S. Engineer & Co. Chartered Accountants F.R.No.110417W CA Chokshi Shreyas B. D. N. Surati Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Partner Chief Accounts Officer Director Membership No. 100892 Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017 Date: 23rd September 2017

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