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Prakriti is a mobile resource centre that engages middle and secondary schools in environmental education. Developed through a participatory process, it uses a multi-media approach and involves youth as volunteers. Prakriti serves as a resource centre for various agencies and reaches out to all, linking with ongoing environmental and education initiatives.
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About Prakriti • Mobile resource centre • Developed through a participatory process • Multi-media approach Key target group is middle and secondary schools; involves youth as volunteers; used as resource centre by many agencies and reaches out to all
Project Management Steering Committee Meeting (All Partners) Project Planning Coordination with the identified agencies for Prakriti Visits CEE Capacity Building of Youth Volunteers Linking with on-going environment and education initiatives of the Government, Corporate, NGOs and institutions Visits of Prakriti to Schools, Colleges, institutes, Villages and Public Places by local coordinating agencies Feedback and Suggestions Modifications
Year 2004-06 Year 2004-05 • Prakriti Development • Setting up project processes and mechanism • Pilot runs Year 2005-06 • Focus: Reach out
Prakriti visited 204 schools, colleges, public places, villages, institutes • Participated in the 14 state wide awareness campaigns organized by NGOs, corporate, institutions and Government • Reached out to 1,07, 721 people
Year 2006-07 Focus: • Activities in 120 NGC schools, 40 per district • On request, visit to villages, public places and district/state level awareness events Strategy: • Workshops- State, district- teachers and youth • Visits • Internships (4 youth) and curricula projects (8 youth) • Annual event
No. of schools visited- 124 • No. of events participated- 12 • No. of villages, public places and colleges visited- 34 2006-07 Total Reach Out 83296
Year 2007-08 Focus: • Intensive projects in 31 schools- at least 3 visits per school with resource materials and other support • On request, visit to villages, public places and district/state level awareness events Strategy: • Workshop- State, district regular review meetings- teachers and youth • Visits • Internships • State Mela
2007 Total Reach Out till December 47549 • No. of schools with intensive activities in the three districts- 31
Activities in schools • Action projects on environmental issues of their immediate concerns such as water, energy, air and biodiversity including greening. • Tree plantation, specially medicinal plants, observing Van Mohatsav • Competitions in schools such as debate, elocution, quiz and drawing