Vidyanagar Nature Club

Sheltered in a nondescript bylane of one of Gujarat’s many small towns is an organisation that has started a revolution of sorts in the towns bordering it, and slowly but resolutely spreading its message to cities far beyond it, across the length and breadth of India. Vidyanagar Nature Club (VNC) one of the country’s most active NGOs, is deeply involved in the areas of environment education, awareness and protection. Established in 1988, the organisation is based in the flourishing Anand district. VNC is a registered public charitable trust and an accredited NGO by Global Environment Facility (GEF) Washington DC, USA. The organisation is a member of SAYEN (South Asia Youth & Environment Network) which is supported by UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) and a special NGO member with Global Environmental Action’s Virtual Globe, Japan. Vidyanagar Nature Club is registered with Japan’s Environmental Educational Forum (JEEF) and Environmental Grant Maker’s Association (EGA).

VNC endeavours to create awareness about the environment in society and instill in young minds the vital need for its protection and preservation. The organisation has evolved with changing times, creating innovative and interactive ways of communicating with people. With astonishing results. Over a period of several years, they’ve been responsible for the change in the attitudes and behaviour of thousands of people to the environment around them. VNC’s scope of activities is wide ranging, and includes the following;

Camps
Nature Trails
Competitions
Lectures
Live snake demonstration
Save the whale shark campaign
Save the vultures campaign
Anti-polythene bag campaign
Anti-pollution campaign
Wildlife rescue operations
Tree conservation and plantation
Reserach & Promotion of Technologies for sustainable Development:
Enzyme Treated Mud Bricks
In Line Digestion of Waste Water

Recent News

> On 22nd April 2011, International Earth Day VNC volunteers propagated environmental message by giving out Hand Painted T-shirts, to children of Blind School. (pictures)
> In the evening cloth & canvas bags were handed out to shoppers against the use of Plastic Bags at a Mall, seeking promise in return ‘Saying no to Plastic Bags’. (pictures)
> 05 June Sunday 07:20 Cycle-a-thon, (Cycle Rally) on World Environment Day 2011. Location: From Bhaikaka statue, Vallabh Vidyanagar to 'Amul' Dairy Anand.
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> 05 February Sunday 07:00 “RUN CHARUTAR FOR GREEN CHARUTAR” The event is in three categories: A. Green Bearers (Males) (for kids above 10 and below 18 yrs only.) B. Green Crusaders (Males) (for adults 18 yrs.+) C.Green Caretakers (only Females) (for females 10 years and above) There will be cash prizes of 1st (Rs.10000) & 2nd (Rs.5000) position for all the threecategories. For more details...

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