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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). |
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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; |
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Camps
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Nature Trails
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Competitions
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Lectures
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Live snake demonstration
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Save the whale shark campaign
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Save the vultures campaign
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Anti-pollution campaign
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Wildlife rescue operations
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Tree conservation and plantation
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Reserach & Promotion of Technologies for sustainable Development:
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Enzyme Treated Mud Bricks
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In Line Digestion of Waste Water
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> 05 February 2012, Sunday 07:00 “RUN CHARUTAR FOR GREEN CHARUTAR” Total 670+ charotaris participated in the event which was held under three categories: A. Green Bearers (Males) (for kids above 10 and below 18 yrs only.) 245 participants, B. Green Crusaders (Males) (for adults 18 yrs.+) 240 & C.Green Caretakers (only Females) (for females 10 years and above) 185 ParticipantsMarathon was fallged off by Shri Rahulkumar Shrivastav, MD of AMUL dairy.
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catagory (A) Shubham Rai was winner while Ninad A Patel was runner-up (both from Vrajbhoomi school) in (B) catagory winner was Vishnu Chauhan and Hitendra Gadhvi was runner-up and in (C) Rushita Patel (of Anandalaya School) came first and Anjali Patel (Gojo Sharda mandir) was second, cash prizes of 1st (Rs.10000) & 2nd (Rs.5000) were given to each along with trophies, Prize giving function was held at BVM College in which dignitories like Smt.Vasantiben C Patel, Shri Bhikhubhai N Patel, Shri Arvindbhai Patel, Shri Mehul Patel, Shri Vijay Patel (Master) wer present, Function was blessed by speech and support of Shri Narayan Charandas Swamiji of Vrajbhoomi Fundation. For more details...
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