9 results for author: Community Editor

Sustainable Livelihood Study for Mumbai Slums

Earth5R, as a part of it’s ACT Powai program for livelihood generation for underprivileged communities and women empowerment, conducts surveys of slum localities to understand people’s lives, economic & social conditions and health, hygiene & sanitation. The surveys give a realistic idea of the problems faced by the residents in the slums as individuals, as well as a society at large. On-site survey is considered important as it also helps Earth5R team understand the social issues & devise possible sustainable solutions. The survey was conducted by interviewing individuals and simultaneously filling in google forms by citizen ...

Environmental Leadership Workshop for Mumbai School Children

Here is a story of how 500 school children from Mumbai created zero waste homes with Mumbai based environmental organisation Earth5R. 500 young students of local Powai school undertaken a powerful waste management project and moving their families towards Zero Waste Homes. The School project run by Earth5R develops future leaders to tackle environmental issues and gives them an opportunity to solve real-world problems. The environment is a resource which we all need to save for today and for generations to come. In this endeavour, support and actions by the younger generation are paramount as they are the future of our planet. Earth5R, as a ...

Citizens take plantation initiative with Earth5R

Air pollution is a common topic of discussion, while many people have a view on it and several complain on a daily basis about pollution, there are a few who take corrective measures. As per NASA's recent findings, the carbon-dioxide content in the atmosphere stands at an all time high of 411 ppm. The main cause of degrading air quality are gases like carbon-dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, CFCs, etc. emitted by automobiles, industries, power generation, etc. As a good Samaritan, one can definitely cut on carbon footprint and here's a way to do so. Priyanka & Vaibhav Gupta were expecting twins. They were overjoyed but wondered if ...

Volunteers Build Sustainable Communities

Volunteers run clean-ups are an important part of environmental and social initiatives - a community act which makes it possible to collaborate with local enthusiasts, volunteers and other important stakeholders. At the same time, it’s important that cleanup programs are effective, sustainable and designed to make an impact. The daily waste generated across Mumbai had increased 105% — up to 11,000 tonnes per day (TPD) in 2016 from 5,355 TPD in 1999. What’s worse: Mumbai is also the largest waste generator among 46 cities in India over 17 years, revealed data from EnviStats 2018, a document published by the Central Statistics Office under the ...

India’s first zero-waste city Marathon in Mumbai

Yesterday early morning, on Sunday 25th November 2018, Earth5R team partnered with the Powai Nisarg Run to ensure the first zero-waste city marathon in India. Running a marathon is not just an athletic achievement, it is a state of mind that says everything is possible. If you have doubt about human nature’s ability to change, then go out and watch a marathon. We could perceive runners’ determination and faith in saving the lake. Not only did they hope for a better future, but they believe in it and act for it. Their courageous individual act reflect the entire community’s aspiration. Inhabitants of Powai dream of a clean surrounding path ...

Mumbai – French Consulate – Waste Hackathon

On the morning of 31st October 2018, Earth5R team conducted a hackathon at the French Consulate of Bombay. This event was focused on the topic “waste segregation in public spaces and streets of Paris”. Not only did the French diplomats gain insight about the ACT Paris project but they also came up with very interesting thoughts and solutions for this issue which can be implemented by the municipal body under the supervision of the Mayor of Paris. Their inputs will surely help us design a concrete strategy to make Paris a leader of sustainable development. First, the participants of the hackathon filled a survey which was curated by the Earth5R ...

Cultivating green leaders

Earth5R Intern conducted a workshop on creative waste management. He gave a lecture on waste segregation, teaching the 5R principles to kids.  The workshop was conducted for 4th & 5th standard students of a BMC school near IIT, Powai under the ‘ACT Powai’ project, supported by Swiss Airlines Staff Foundation. Ar. Archit Jain, a volunteer of Earth5R, passionate about sustainable lifestyle, created a platform for students where they could grasp the idea of living in a sustainable way. At the start, he talked about the importance of the 5Rs: Respect, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Restore. The Earth talk was followed by a fun workshop for kids, ...

Building green young leaders

Earth5R volunteers went to a nursery school in Powai to raise awareness among young children about the waste issue under the ACT Powai project, negatively impacting the environment in which they grow-up. This activity was supported by Swiss Airlines Staff Foundation.   Earth5R volunteers engaged children, who were restless after a long day of school. Using simple understandable terms for children, volunteers explained the different types of waste, how to segregate, why it is important, and the benefits of such actions. The children then were motivated to come forth and speak about what they had learned and understood in the workshop. Ea...

Dirty hands and clean shores

"Never doubt a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only that ever has." - Margaret Mead Our job felt done for the day when the two underprivileged men took away the segregated waste for recycling and held a kind smile. That morning of 19th August, 2018 brought with it yet another enthusiastic and hopeful journey to bring about a change in our society. ACT Powai was into action on a regular Sunday drive, where almost 60 volunteers put their heart and mind to cleaning and recovering plastic from the Powai lake. These volunteers were a strong, energetic team of students from S.M. Shetty School, Gopal ...