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National Green Corps Eco – Friendly Colors. Lonkar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Mundhawa, Pune , Maharashtra. MAP OF PUNE CITY SHOWING THE ZONES. Project Area: Mundhawa, Pune 36
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National Green Corps Eco – Friendly Colors Lonkar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Mundhawa, Pune , Maharashtra
Project Area: Mundhawa, Pune 36 The Lonkar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Mundhawa, Pune is one of the leading Marathi medium school in neighborhood of Pune city. The school works in two shifts. Total Number of students: 1400 Surrounding community: Middle class and Lower middle class School achievement: Five Star School Award by NGC for the year 2008-2009, 2009-2010 State level Master Trainer for environment education and awareness, Many environmental programmes being initiated in school during last ten years.
NGC “FIVE STAR GREEN SCHOOL” Award in presence of Director and Deputy Director , Social Forestry, Pune
Aim • This project aims to understand the importance natural colour • Objective • To study the health hazards of chemical colour • To study the ways of preparation of natural colour • To study the impact of action programme
Total number of students involved – • members of NGC activity 50 students + 100 self motivated students, Total 150 • Teacher Co-ordinator – Mr. Kailas Gawade • Reporting Mechanism – Weekly • Time given for this activity – VALUE education period
Preparation of Lord Ganesh Idol and colouring them in the school A message to celebrate festival in eco-friendly way
Since inception of NGC programme in the school Eco-Ganesh festival was being observed • This activity helps to create awareness regarding the unscientific nature of celebrating different festivals • The use of shadumati (soil) and eco-water colors helps to reduce the entry of chemicals into water. • In last 5 years approximately 950 Eco-Ganesh Idols were prepared by the students in the school and sold in the community with a concessional rates
During last 5 years 15 training workshops for making eco-colours were organized by school in which 1000 students were trained to prepare and use. • The colors prepared in the training workshop were used in celebrating holy within the school and community.
National Green Corps National Green Corps Life is natural, color it naturally Use home ingredients for making color They are safe and without health hazards Easy to wash Available at Lonkar school Or visit to learn procedure Save Environment – Save Pune – Save Yourself LonkarMadhyamikVidyalayaMundhawa, Pune 36
Handouts (approximately 2000) for creating awareness about the use of eco-colour were distributed in the school and nearby community • The handouts were distributed before Dahihandi, Ganesh fesival, Holi, Rang Panchami to divert attention of the people from chemical colour.
Natural ingredients like bit root, Palak, Methi, various flowers, termaric, dal, mehandi, onion shells etc, were used for making colour • The students were trained by Master trainer Mr. Kailas Gawade • The colours were made both in powder(solid) and liquid form. • For a festival 1kg of powder colour and 10 lits of liquid being prepared in the school. • The raw material for the colour being collected by the students and stored in the school.