Environment
As educators and technologists, we believe that education and appropriate technologies have the power to change the world. Our Managing Director, Prof. Mukerji, is Vice-Chairman of the Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), our official partner for the environment. He is also on Maharashtra's Eco-Tourism Development Board, appointed by the leadership of the state. Community leaders Salim, Mukesh, and Jitesh were invited to go to CSV in Wardha, and they learned first-hand various ecologically-friendly technologies to adopt in our community, including solar power, biogas, sun-baked air-pocket (thermal) bricks, eco-architectural design, and water harvesting and filtration.
In fact, beyond promoting eco-technologies in our community and beyond, we use filtered water and solar energy at our Usha Sewing Schools -- clean energy for community growth! 80% of diseases are water-borne, and preventing illness is even more powerful than medical treatment. Our teachers and students enjoy good health and productivity, plus our medical camps see fewer cases of water-borne illnesses.
Environment
As educators and technologists, we believe that education and appropriate technologies have the power to change the world. Our Managing Director, Prof. Mukerji, is Vice-Chairman of the Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), our official partner for the environment. He is also on Maharashtra's Eco-Tourism Development Board, appointed by the leadership of the state. Community leaders Salim, Mukesh, and Jitesh were invited to go to CSV in Wardha, and they learned first-hand various ecologically-friendly technologies to adopt in our community, including solar power, biogas, sun-baked air-pocket (thermal) bricks, eco-architectural design, and water harvesting and filtration.
In fact, beyond promoting eco-technologies in our community and beyond, we use filtered water and solar energy at our Usha Sewing Schools -- clean energy for community growth! 80% of diseases are water-borne, and preventing illness is even more powerful than medical treatment. Our teachers and students enjoy good health and productivity, plus our medical camps see fewer cases of water-borne illnesses.
Our first whitepaper made waves in Parlaiment with leaders who (like us!) want to promote economic development with ecological nurturing. Our second paper opened public discussion on what we as a nation should be doing with our natural assets, for the benefit of all. We've republished these two classics on medium.com, plus a strategy update that explains our Golden Triangle ecodevelopment model:
After many dreams and discussions with government officials about Kanha's amazing potential for night safaris and a 12-month business season, we are proud to announce a change in public policy. Part of the park (at the Kanha-Kisli gate) is now open year-round. That's good news for tourists and for the community that supports them.
Government action is important, but nothing secures the future of a nation or the planet like raising awareness in tomorrow’s leaders — children. ITC’s Packing and Printing business graciously awarded us space on the back of the blank school workbooks they produce. We placed pictures of tigers, links to our website, and fast facts on the tiger and environment on the cover of each book. Thanks to their generosity, we’ve raised environmental awareness in 2.5 million children.
We’ve planted trees around the world through Evertreen. We give these as gifts and encourage others to give tree-planting as corporate gifts!
We applaud the achievements of our Non-Executive Director Dr. Ghislaine Bouillet-Cordonnier, Esq. and her team at Albatross Foundation (www.albatrossglobal.org), which she Chairs and co-founded. They provide free sustainable-developm enteducation — 20,000+ children in China, Brazil and France to date. They’ve distributed 45,000+ Albatross-developed books and won MEDEF’s Innovation Trophee of Franco-China! They’ve developed mobile apps (scientific and multilingual) with CNRS ( National Research Center of France)!
Congratulations to Albatross Foundation, on the launch of Finding Happy, written & illustrated by Dr. Ellen Langer, the mother of the mindfulness movement! The founder, Ghislaine Bouillet Cordonnier, PhD, is on our Advisory Board, and Albatross is our official partner for educating children on the environment -- and now human wellbeing, too.
Finding Happy extends Albatross' focus on children's environmental education to address a powerful sustainability question:
How can we care for the world if we don't know how to care for ourselves?
Congratulations also on gaining NGO-accreditation and listing on the UN Partner Portal, plus your momentum-gathering proposal of SDG18: Respect and goodwill for humanity and beyond.
Our Chairman is thrilled to have been part of this initiative (and the video!), especially by way of introducing digital twin technology so children and parents who are learning from the book can ask questions 24/7 and receive responses from GAIAVoice customized to their individual situation. She uses a digital twin for The Tiger Center and its publications (see the Media page of this website).
How cool is it to talk to a book!? :)
And thank you, Brilliant video artist Lucille Deville.
Find your happy.
Be well.
Help the planet and all its inhabitants be well.
