To improve food and nutritional security, as well as environmental awareness, amongst children of low income communities through nourishing school meals and innovative environmental education programmes in Chennai’s public schools.
A 3,500 sq.ft garden can supplement 100 children’s noon-meals through the growing season. Costs include a fully organic vegetable, greens and fruit garden set up, and maintenance of the garden for a period of 1 year.
COST OF SETTING UP A 3,500 SQFT GARDEN:
INR 4.5 Lakhs
Sponsor the maintenance of a school garden for 1 year. This includes labour costs of a trained gardener from a vulnerable community as well as farm inputs like seeds, organic fertilizers and bio pesticides for a farm plot with an area of 3,500 sqft.
COST OF MAINTAINING ONE GARDEN:
INR 2 Lakhs
Urban Farming has several important linkages to a variety of environmental topics. Education programmes can be conducted on these topics, for e.g., Trashonomics — a programme for middle school teachers to educate students on sustainable solid waste management.
COST OF PROGRAMME:
Starting at INR 50,000
Can I sponsor a smaller / larger / more than one school farm?
Yes! Since schools vary in size (area-wise and number of students), depending on your sponsorship budget you can sponsor a school farm as small as 1000 sqft, or choose to sponsor multiple schools.
What kind of schools can I sponsor and where are they located?
Chennai public schools are run by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and are known as ‘Corporation Schools’ locally. The govt. runs 281 Corporation Schools in the city catering to over 83,000 children from low-income families. These schools are located across all city zones. Different schools have different requirements so depending on the sponsorship amount you are offering, a school will be selected based on the premises size, number of students and permits from the principal and the GCC.
Are these sponsorship opportunities eligible towards CSR claims?
Yes, sponsorship activities towards the Green Schools Mission will be considered as activities relating to the following categories listed by Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013:
Who will receive my donation and implement the sponsored activity?
Care Earth Trust (CET), a registered NGO, and an empanelled organization of the State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu will receive donations and oversee implementation of all sponsored activities. CET has 18 years experience in the field of scientific services, strategic consulting and implementing training and capacity building initiatives in the area of biodiversity conservation and human impact on the environment. CET is a recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, awarded by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India. CET has FCRA and 80G clearance, and can accept contributions in foreign and Indian currency.
Will my company branding be permitted in the school garden?
Yes, but to a limited extent only.
Will I / company employees be able to visit the school periodically?
Certainly. If you adopt a school, provisions will be made for you to visit on certain days, if you wish to.
Contact Us for more details on how you can support the Green Schools Mission.