‘Bottle a Plant’ campaign

An initiative to create a tiny school grown forest…

Children are the future of this planet and it is important to catch them young and inculcate the habit of valuing nature right at the beginning. This thought propelled me to initiate a unique 'Bottle a plant' campaign with an aim to mobilize the children as nature guardians to raise environmental consciousness.

Think of a typical school going children who usually carry a bag, Tiffin, and a water bottle. All of us carried the same at some point of time in our life too. But ever wondered what happens to the leftover water in the water bottles once the school gets over and the child returns to home?? I saw these often getting landed up into the wash basins or wasted conveniently anywhere else. Isn't it??  Now, Can this small yet substantial amount of water be utilized for some constructive use? 

I have an idea. A unique yet simple one!

It's about watering the plant with the leftover water by the school children to create a small patch of forest within the school premises itself with the advanced Miyawaki technique. A small patch of the area will be designated in the school premises and the children from each standard will regularly water the saplings from the leftover water in their water bottles every day after school time. Thus a tiny school grown forest in no time can be generated in the school premises itself.

Broadly speaking, this idea is directly linked to SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). The successful implementation of the idea would reap multiple benefits such as improving the microclimate, generating carbon sinks, creating environmental awareness and improving the local biodiversity.

“We are talking a lot about rebuilding the roads, schools, industries, but rebuilding the environment is rarely discussed’’. ‘Bottle a Plant’ campaign is one such small initiative to rebuild the environment with the help of school children acting as nature guardians in creating a climate of change.